Don't let it bring you down, lowman.
They're not all going to grab you, despite what some of the more zealous acolytes around here will tell you. ; )
I had to slog my way through this particular story,too, not so much because the style didn't appeal to me, but for whatever reason, I just didn't care about the characters. That's unusual for me. While I am not automatically in love with everything King writes, I've always maintained that his character development is his strongest suit. In this one -- and a couple others you may find -- his obsession with Roland's obsession may not resonate with every reader the way it does in the author's mind.
That's just the way it goes sometimes.