More properly the Dark Tower, I suppose. Anyway, I'm chewing my way through what Mr. King says is the last of these, The Dark Tower. Overall, I have enjoyed this series, though the first couple were perhaps better. The only thing that has consistantly annoyed me is this:
Given a series of books which heavily feature guns, shooting, and other weapons so frequently, it's odd that King makes so many god-awful boners regarding the weapons. His characters are forever checking non-existant safties, swinging out the cylinders on single-action revolvers, and a variety of other things that make you wince when you read 'em.
Now I can forgive this in the many Brit authors who may have never seen or handled any firearms, but a good American lad like King should have a passing familiarity, or at least do a little research.
Other than that, a typically-entertaining King read...
Given a series of books which heavily feature guns, shooting, and other weapons so frequently, it's odd that King makes so many god-awful boners regarding the weapons. His characters are forever checking non-existant safties, swinging out the cylinders on single-action revolvers, and a variety of other things that make you wince when you read 'em.
Now I can forgive this in the many Brit authors who may have never seen or handled any firearms, but a good American lad like King should have a passing familiarity, or at least do a little research.
Other than that, a typically-entertaining King read...