It seems like it's been years (I guess it has been actually)since I started reading and listening to Stephen King's
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series, but I've finally completed the journey along with Roland. The last two books I listened to on audio CD (unabridged, of course) and it was quite enjoyable. The readings were great and the writing was, of course, exemplory. The ending was anti-climatic, also
of course, but after 7 books and 20+ years how couldn't it be? But I've learned over the years not to read (or listen to) Stephen King for the exciting endings. It's the journey. I think even he knows that at this point and even alluded to that fact by the end of
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.
One of my favorite Stephen King books of recent vintage was
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. That one had a much more satisfying ending. Stepen King actually does the reading on the
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and does an excellent job - as I guess any writer reading their own material should.
Over the years, I've often sat down and tried to do a drawing or two based on the Dark Tower, but was never satisfied. Maybe sometime still in the future....
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