I just finished listening to the Dark Tower series. Again. After having it on in my car for so long, it seems like my own Tower – it’s always there, I’m always pursuing it, even sorta sacrificing friends along the way (by not making calls when I can). “The story fled across the tape head, and the listener followed.” There were so many other things going on at the end, though, I felt distracted. This happened the first time around, too – I remember book 7 both dragging and sustaining itself for the sake of itself.
Like Roland, I am destined to repeat this story ad infinitum, with tiny changes on each iteration. This time, for example, I skipped over the entire middle of Wizards and Glass, the tale of Mejis, to better grok the over arcing journey of the ka-tet. Next time, I will physically read them all, which I’m certain will be a very different experience. By then, the entire comic book series will be complete, again changing the experience.
I would so love to see a movie made of this. My own vision of the tale of Mejis could work, I’m certain. Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that JJ Abrams will ever get to it.
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