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This was a really good page turner, suspenseful kind of book. It was a quick read and I didn't want to stop. However, I DO NOT like books that leave me hanging so the ending kept me from giving it five stars.
I am still processing this one. And I feel physically exhausted, both of which tell me this was a really good book.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
This was a re-read, but I didn't remember much of this story at all and I'm kind of glad I didn't. It was nice to slip into this kind of fever-dream world King is creating in this first book of the DT series. I was confused through much of it - and now that I have more fantasy books under my belt, this doesn't bother me as much as it used to. I know that fantasy requires set up and trust King to get us there over the course of the series. This one did seem extra wordy, even for King, and part of me wonders if that was intentional to build a little confusion - as Roland and other characters seem to be in the dark about a lot of things, including their own memories. Excited to move on to book 2!
I loved this. I don't even think I can explain why I loved it so much or why I'm still thinking about Hazel and Gus and why I want to track down John Green a la Peter Van Houten and demand that he tell me what happened after the ending. (But I thought the ending was perfect.) I suppose it's because I have direct, personal experience with losing a young person and Green's observations on life and death and making the most out of both just struck me at my core. I listened to the audio version, which was great, but I will be buying a copy so that I can highlight and read it over and over and over.
I am making a mess of this review, but I just loved it so, so much. I loved Hazel and Gus and every single other character, even Peter Van Houten and I never wanted it to end.
I am making a mess of this review, but I just loved it so, so much. I loved Hazel and Gus and every single other character, even Peter Van Houten and I never wanted it to end.
