Very disappointed with the short length, loved the book but expected much more

[kiteflyingal]

The book was wonderful as all the Dark Tower series was but it was far too short in pages for the price of the book. I preordered as I do with all his books but come on under 300 pages? Whats up with that?

[Patricia A]

Really? I never thought of buying books by the page. Interesting concept. Welcome and keep on posting.

[Spideyman]

When the story is told, the pages stop. It's the story, not the number of pages. Happy to hear that you thought the book was wonderful.

[Beep-Beep]

Well the title of this thread is very misleading

I'll get me coat!

[carrie's younger brother]

I've always gone with quality over quantity myself. I thought all 300 pages of this book were quality with no filler. SK writes the story he wants to tell. Like another poster said, when the story is over, it is over.

[GNTLGNT]

...all I can say is, any number of places would have given you the length of the novel-even in pre-orders...

[Bainie]

Just finished it and loved every page, all under 300 of them!!!

[Sai Roland]

Sai King has always stated that he is just writing the story of Roland as though he were watching it, not creating it. The story has is and always will be in motion. He uses exactly as many pages as are required to tell the tale, no more no less.

[Doc Wilson]

Pretty sure the publisher sets the price.

[AchtungBaby]

You said yourself you thought the book was great, so just be thankful Sai King wrote it at all.:wink2:

[unclelouie]

The book was wonderful as all the Dark Tower series was but it was far too short in pages for the price of the book. I preordered as I do with all his books but come on under 300 pages? Whats up with that?


I just bought it used. Paid about 4 bucks. Near perfect condition :)

[Becks19]

I agree with you.......The rotten thing about Sai King's books is that they END....how dare he! Actually, TWTTK was an unexpected gift in a series that was thought to be finished. I couldn't ask for more!

[unclelouie]

I agree with you.......The rotten thing about Sai King's books is that they END....how dare he! Actually, TWTTK was an unexpected gift in a series that was thought to be finished. I couldn't ask for more!

I agree. It was good catching up with Roland, Eddie, Suze, Jake, and Oy (if only for a bit). It was great going back to Roland's younger years and learning more about his past. It was nice to finally get to meet Jamie DeCurry (we've heard so much about him... but he wasnt as interesting as Cuthbert and Alain, IMO). And the Covenant Man's tale was great... although not directly a story about Roland, it still quenched my thirst for more Mid World!

[shipwreked]

I thought this thread was about "In the Tall Grass", based on the subject. I was surprised when I hit the end (doubly surprising as an ebook) I loved 'through the keyhole. My only disappointment was having to leave the story again. I don't think any length will fix that.

[muskrat]

DT books could always be longer. But what we got was well worth the price.

[WesleyGman]

100% agree, I am reading Wind Through the Keyhole right now - - almost finished. I am loving it. I do not care about the length, but the content. I really hope SK comes out with another book like this.

[icarus]

I really enjoyed The Wind Through the Keyhole, and its been a couple of years since I read the complete Dark Tower Series, so it was nice to go back, I myself dont really mind if its only a 300 page novel, just glad to read Sai King.
The Convenant Mans character was interesting, as I dont really know if he ended up being a help to Tim Southeart, even though he was willing to take his mothers land, as he gave the key to Tim to search Kells secret box, to find out what really happend to his father. But the convenant man did blind his mother, so Im not too sure.