[Ninjalawyer]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

One of the best mood/motif setting opening lines of all time.

It always surprises me to hear how so many people consider The Gunslinger one of the weaker installments in the series. I loved it. I'm not going to lie and say I loved every bit of the entire series—or that all seven books (and every single word) were absolutely necessary, but it was still a very memorable reading experience for me, over all.

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I even loved the ending that many people seem to love to gnash their teeth over.

I agree, that is a really memorable book opening.

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Personally, I really did not like much of the last book. The ending wasn't horrible, assuming it can even be considered an ending. When your conclusion relies on introducing a deus ex machina character with magical stationary, you've done something really wrong. I probably should have stopped the second King leapt out of the fourth wall to explain why its the journey that matters and not the end.

Originally Posted by tecweston

I've never read book seven but I've read the Wikipedia synopsis so I know how it ends.

Or doesn't end in this case. :P