A review by shells
The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus by Bev Vincent

informative medium-paced

3.0

This book was a moderately interesting read. Having read through all of the Dark Tower books, I did enjoy revisiting them. That being said, I felt like this book was less of an exploration and more of an outline of each book. There was some exploration in the end, but I was hoping for more; a deeper dive into the characters, the settings, the plot, and the connections throughout the King universe of books, and I was expecting that to be present throughout the entirety of the book. There were a lot of quotes and comments pulled from other sources, but what would have greatly benefited this book would be a discussion between Stephen King and the author of this book, Bev Vincent. Basically, I enjoyed the read and it has made me want to reread the Dark Tower series (this time I'm opting for audio versions.) But, I don't feel like I would have missed anything by not reading it. If you aren't a reader of Stephen King's books, you might find more value in this than I did. If you struggled with understanding some of the themes and character arcs, then this might also help you comprehend a little more. I did find the little bit of history regarding the writing and publishing of the series to be interesting. (If the internet has shown us one thing, it's that fans of anything can be toxic AF. I'm looking at you, Star Wars fans.) I'll be passing this book onto my aunt who brought it to my attention to begin with and I won't miss it in my collection.