Massively underwhelmed?
Not deliberately trying to be controversial here. I am a fan of Stephen King. particularly the DT complementary books (particually Insomnia) and thought I'd laud DT series as the masterpeice that most feel it to be.
I loved parts of the journey. I loved the characters. The world. The concept of this multi verse, all the many weird and wacky things that can happen in this fictional world.
Then we met the Crimson King.
The way he, Flagg and Spider boy are dealt with made me wish I hadn't read any of the books. I left feeling that the series was a waste of a great concept, a great premise great characters and great villains. While the series was far from perfect, I can't believe the something witch such an epic scale and tremendous build would end as such a wet fart.
I don't even have a problem with what Roland found in the tower at the end. Which seems to be the biggest gripe from readers that I can tell, but I actually think the way all the major villains are treated undo all the promise and build. It's like a joke without the punch line.
I suspect I am massively in the minority, but I had to get this sadness off of my chest.
Curious if anyone has empathy with this feeling?
Not deliberately trying to be controversial here. I am a fan of Stephen King. particularly the DT complementary books (particually Insomnia) and thought I'd laud DT series as the masterpeice that most feel it to be.
I loved parts of the journey. I loved the characters. The world. The concept of this multi verse, all the many weird and wacky things that can happen in this fictional world.
Then we met the Crimson King.
The way he, Flagg and Spider boy are dealt with made me wish I hadn't read any of the books. I left feeling that the series was a waste of a great concept, a great premise great characters and great villains. While the series was far from perfect, I can't believe the something witch such an epic scale and tremendous build would end as such a wet fart.
I don't even have a problem with what Roland found in the tower at the end. Which seems to be the biggest gripe from readers that I can tell, but I actually think the way all the major villains are treated undo all the promise and build. It's like a joke without the punch line.
I suspect I am massively in the minority, but I had to get this sadness off of my chest.
Curious if anyone has empathy with this feeling?