This may be my favorite of the series so far. I read it quickly and it grabbed my attention, leaving me wanting more. Now I am faced with the next book, the last of the series, which reads at 845 pages. Not sure if I'll finish that one as quickly or not with how slow I've been reading lately, but I do hope it's a great finale. This one did have the King stuff in it, which I know some don't approve of. I found it...interesting. Didn't throw off my opinion of the novel and really, I've come to the conclusion that the Dark Tower series is in a way about books themselves.