got the notion to read the dark tower books last month. read up to 3 (waste lands) 20 years ago. remember liking that one.

first book bored me.
second one (drawing of the three) is just starting to entertain a bit 40% in. ganbatte, book.

hoping the long-term investment is worthwhile.

this is a pretty common thing for me, i hear people rave about something and try it for myself, only to completely fail to feel engaged.

major example, i thought the silo / wool series was awful. it's known that the author paid for many of his amazon reviews, but i even had a friend recommend the series.

i wonder if my taste is just different from most. seems very choosy.

@alyx The beauty of books is that there is a story or series for everyone.

I liked The Dark Tower series. The books also tie in to other books by Stephen King. Almost all of his books are connected in some small way.

@ThatDamnCat yeah. as a pre-teen/early teen i was quite the king fan. loved the stand (long version), IT, waste lands, short stories (the sun dog!) etc. (needful things was ok. hated tommyknockers).

i stopped being so into him around 1992's dolores claiborne, which was decent, but after that i drifted away. i felt his quality decreased but perhaps it was my tastes changing. or maybe that he quit drugs.

i still think i should read the two peter straub books, talisman and black house. hear they're cool.