I’m a lifelong Stephen King fan and have read just about everything else he ever released, but I could never motivate myself to get started on the Dark Tower stuff. There’s just SO MUCH and I kind of dread committing to it.
(And yet somehow I reread a bunch of his stuff including the extended The Stand every couple years. I claim no rationality about it.)
As a fellow constant reader, do it. The Dark Tower series ties everything together, all his works revolve around this one in a way. It can seem daunting, but trust me, those pages can’t turn fast enough as you’re reading them.
I caution the series to newbie King readers for the very same reason. The series is long, and they won’t understand all the references and tie-ins. You will though, and you’ll enjoy it (or I hope so, I’ve never met a fan who doesn’t like them [except for the ending, but what King book doesn’t have a contentious ending?]).
I’ll second this, especially if you’ve read and enjoyed most of his other work (his horror novels especially have a lot of interconnecting themes that pop up and converge in fun ways).
I’m a lifelong Stephen King fan and have read just about everything else he ever released, but I could never motivate myself to get started on the Dark Tower stuff. There’s just SO MUCH and I kind of dread committing to it.
(And yet somehow I reread a bunch of his stuff including the extended The Stand every couple years. I claim no rationality about it.)
As a fellow constant reader, do it. The Dark Tower series ties everything together, all his works revolve around this one in a way. It can seem daunting, but trust me, those pages can’t turn fast enough as you’re reading them.
I caution the series to newbie King readers for the very same reason. The series is long, and they won’t understand all the references and tie-ins. You will though, and you’ll enjoy it (or I hope so, I’ve never met a fan who doesn’t like them [except for the ending, but what King book doesn’t have a contentious ending?]).
Perhaps I may have to put it back on my stack and give it another honest try.
Thanks for the motivation!
I’ll second this, especially if you’ve read and enjoyed most of his other work (his horror novels especially have a lot of interconnecting themes that pop up and converge in fun ways).
You won’t regret it.
Honestly I just love it - it is my favorite series I’ve ever read from any author. It’s certainly a journey but a fun one!!!