May 22 2006
The Dark Tower
I’m done. My journey to the Dark Tower with Roland, Eddie, Jake, Susannah and Oy is over. I reached the end of the seven volume epic at this afternoon at 4:02 p.m. while sitting on a rock in the shade at the Denver Botanic Gardens (ironically, for those that have read the books, not far from the rose garden). How long have I been reading these books? Has it really been two years since buddy Nate introduced me to Stephen King’s life work?
I’m not going to give a review of the books. That would be too much. I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed each book in the Dark Tower series even though there were a few parts of the story that could have been condensed (“and they walked through desert and walked and walked and walked and walked and…”). I’m not a big fan of Stephen King, nor do I particularly care for his writing style, but he does tell a good story. I may end up reading one or two more King books. One of the most interesting things about the series is how the story intertwines with other King novels outside of the series. That may be a reason for me to pick up another King book.
What now? Ummm… nothing. No reading for a couple days. I’m burned out and don’t want to think about it for a while.