The world has moved on…

I love that concept, and that phrase in The Dark Tower – there’s this beautiful, melancholy lyricism that stays on in part from the first book, and that phrase is almost a mantra, a refrain for everything that has been lost, fallen behind in Roland’s world.

The other thing I love about the series is Roland. He’s a hollow man – scooped empty of everything but one purpose – something that he’s just wired to do. Find the Dark Tower. Everything else goes by the wayside. He’s an old, bitter killer. David Gemmell had a similar concept with the Sipstrassi Tales, but for my liking, Roland is the real deal.

The little flashes of the history of Roland’s world are a great device to leave you gagging for Wizard & Glass, too.

This story had me hooked from the beginning to the end. More addictive than the first book, but it times it seems to digress a bit from the main plot (although the side plots are not entirely unpleasant). Could probably be two thirds of the size.

Totally worth reading – can’t wait to read the next one!

The first inspired me enough to read the second – I am a good way into it and am liking it so far – grips me while reading but I can put it down.

Of the four Dark Tower books I’ve read so far, I like this one the best.