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A review by jayseewhy
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
3.0
I was prompted to start this series by an intriguing poster that I saw for the movie it inspired. Eight books and over a year later I have finally reached the end (and still haven’t seen the movie).
Getting through the series was a real quest. At times the reading was captivating but I was repeatedly left questioning whether I should give up or not before reaching the Dark Tower.
For me the biggest problems with the series lay in King’s painstaking setups that, while engaging, were a bit of a slog to get through and rarely had a satisfying payoff. I also felt that a lot of the plot was haphazard, particularly in this final book.
My disappointment continued until the last couple of pages where the book left me with a conclusion that I thought was clever, completely unexpected and entirely satisfying.
Getting through the series was a real quest. At times the reading was captivating but I was repeatedly left questioning whether I should give up or not before reaching the Dark Tower.
For me the biggest problems with the series lay in King’s painstaking setups that, while engaging, were a bit of a slog to get through and rarely had a satisfying payoff. I also felt that a lot of the plot was haphazard, particularly in this final book.
My disappointment continued until the last couple of pages where the book left me with a conclusion that I thought was clever, completely unexpected and entirely satisfying.