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Started off slow for me. I actually read this in paperback about a year ago and about half-way through and didn't return to it. I decided to make it my first Kindle purchase. I'm glad I did, the book ends much better than it starts out and leads perfectly into the 4th book Wizards and Glass which I purchased after ending this one.
But if you must continue the story after 3 then go ahead and read 4. But once again 4-7 will only dissapoint. You will be horrified at what King does to the wonderful charachters and world that he has created. So my warning to fans of The Dark Tower books is this: DONT read books 4-7. This is a great book. This epic series had such momentum and it really is a shame at what happens to the quality of the story in 4-7. it really is a great addition to the DTs. I love the plot and the cool stuff that Roland and his "ka tet" find along their journey.
Mr. 5-7 is complete garbage and should have never been written or published. Sadly it is the last great one in the DT series. Some things are better left unfinished. It really isn't that bad but it's sure is no match for 1-3. The Waste Lands is my favourite in the series. King should have relized that when he decided to (SPOILER) put in Harry Potter snitches, lightsabers, and the most annoying way of talking ever in book 5. So please please please don't read them.
I liked the idea of the "test of wits," i.e. This book isn't my favorite in the Dark Tower Series, but it does have some very good qualities. the logic puzzle, for the fate of Roland's Ka-Tet, but this has definitely been done before. The concept of Blaine the Mono is definitely intriguing. I also like it's attitude, and how that particular character, in some form, keeps recurring (if only in the other characters' analyses of artificial intelligence later in the series). I would have liked some more explanation of how the Tick-Tock man and the man in black are intertwined. The city of Lud also interested me greatly, and I would have really liked a little more exploration of this world.
And have a way of tying all of his books together, even the ones out of the series. I absolutely LOVE the gunslinger series. THEY ARE GREAT. What a wonderful read. This was bought as a gift for my dad.
This book had me slightly bored until the last quarter of it. I really liked the way it pulled together in the end and I loved the ending (leaves you no choice but to buy book 4). This was another great piece in the story of Roland and his crew. I'm very much looking forward to reading the next book after I finish The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time).
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