pazuzu

I would like to stat a discussion amongst the Dark Tower lovers, and haters if there are people out there who've read all 7 and decided they don't like them, especially the ending. I think this should be a complete spoiler allowed thread so we can discuss all issues openly. Are there others out there who would like to do so?

For instance, having read the revised edition of The Gunslinger (Book 1), I would say its incredibly necessary for the series to tie back in on itself. The very beginning where Roland feels momentarily displaced in time, woozy as if he had gone Todash, of course immediately follows the end of Book 7. He also immediately thinks about Cuthbert's fall and the loss of his horn. A sin that was supposed to be a step in damning him.

Another thought I had, was the way Susannah left near the end of Book 7. The difficulty in letting her go, her fear for a moment that he would stop her. Do you think, not letting Sussannah go was one of the sins he previously committed along his journey, he has now rectified?

Any other thoughts or comments? My gf does not have time to read the book right now, she is a HS Drama teacher and is directing a play. I am dying at my inability to discuss is with her.

And for the record, this was touched on in the other DT thread, I do wish RF had gone out a bit more dramatically. Stephen King's greatest obstacle as a story teller has always been the ending. It never seems to match the momentum of the first 3/4 of his books, and this is the ending of a 7 book series, and really so many more of his books as well. I'm not surprised there are stutters along the way.

Paz