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A review by subparcupcake
The Waste Lands by Stephen King
5.0
Let me start off by saying that I didn't rate this five stars because of its stand alone content. I rated it five stars because of the level it elevated the series too. I wasn't very interested in the Dark Tower series after Gunslinger, but I kept going. After Drawing of the Three, I was more intrigued, I liked it a lot better than Gunslinger, but I still could have not continued and not really cared. But now, after Waste Lands, I'm hooked. I can't wait to continue, and learn more of the story. I want to devour the remaining books now now now! But alas, I'm reading this as part of a group read, so I'm sticking to one per month.
Now as for the story itself... It started out weird for me. The plot kind of just meandered around, not really going anywhere that I could see. I worried that it was just going to fizzle out... But the ending definitely redeemed the beginning! I couldn't put the book down for the last 200 pages, I loved it. It ended it a total cliffhanger, which is making it even harder for me not to pick up the next book right away, but that's ok... I'll live. At least the next book is released and waiting for me whenever I want it!
On it's own, for the story in this book alone, I'd probably rate is 3.5 stars, rounded to 4. But for the level it took the entire series to, for me personally at least, I'm bumping it to 5. I can't wait to continue!
Now as for the story itself... It started out weird for me. The plot kind of just meandered around, not really going anywhere that I could see. I worried that it was just going to fizzle out... But the ending definitely redeemed the beginning! I couldn't put the book down for the last 200 pages, I loved it. It ended it a total cliffhanger, which is making it even harder for me not to pick up the next book right away, but that's ok... I'll live. At least the next book is released and waiting for me whenever I want it!
On it's own, for the story in this book alone, I'd probably rate is 3.5 stars, rounded to 4. But for the level it took the entire series to, for me personally at least, I'm bumping it to 5. I can't wait to continue!