Dark Tower - I'm avoiding reading the last book!!

[JohnDalglish]

I too didn't want to read the last book.

I never wanted the series to end.

Hi,

But as DT, more than any work in history IMO, benefits from re-reads, does it truly end? I don't think so.

Ka is a wheel.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Majorth]

I felt much as you are, or had been, Wendybird. I didn't want to get into that last book either. That Last Book marked the end of the journey. By leaving that book unread, you think that the tale will continue infinitely.

I humbly beg yer pardon to turn your attention to those pages (DAMN all audio books!! READ it!! If you aren't blind.... READ!), and see what Master King left in them for you.

What you find at the end will either make you smile, or choke back tears. Myself, I did a little of both.

All good tales must have their ends just as our lives end. Or.......

I say read it, and enjoy it as much as any of the others. You might even discover something after finishing it.

Da Maj

[Wendybird]

I read UTD while in hospital and I think it has made me realise that NOT reading the last DT book is a waste of a book! Maybe having an emergency op has made me realise just how silly I have been avoiding the last book. Life is for living and books are for reading!

It is time for me to pick it back up, grit my teeth and just accept that the end is inevitable. I already know that some of my most beloved characters will not finish the journey but that's life

Wish me luck!

Thank you all for your patience and words of encouragement since I originally posted this thread. It has taken me months to get to this point but at least I finally got here.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Good luck indeed, Wendybird!

It IS hard, but it's equally brilliant IMO

Long days and pleasant nights

[^Candy^]

But the last book isn't the last book. There's going to be another one. Wind Through the Keyhole is suppose to take place between book 4 and 5.

[Snaggletooth]

Strangely enough, I experienced the same procrastination when I got to DT7. Not a normal reaction for me. I suppose that I did not want closure for these characters or for the story. But as they say, ka is a wheel, and there are no real endings to these tales.

I did finish the book with mixed emotions; the ending made me squirm a bit, but decided that it was appropriate after I thought about it for a while.

(as if SK needs my approval......!)

[*Iris*]

Yes, it happens to me too with the last book of Dark Tower. I don't know how to explain it. Maybe because is the Last Book. And I feel strange that Roland's and his ka tet's story will end. I feel sad in a way, but fortunatally I have the books If I miss them. I' ll read them again. Anyway, now I read some other books for distraction, but as I see it I won't last many days away from the Dark Tower book.

[TPG555]

You will eventually read it. Mr. King has laid a trap for you. It is just like the trap The Man in Black left for Allie in Tull. She couldn't stop herself from telling her weedeating zombie friend, Nort, "nineteen." She knew that knowing the secrets from beyond the grave would drive her mad, but she just couldn't help it.

Stand and be true.

[cfin5256]

I didn't experience hesitation about reading Book 7, though I can certainly understand not wanting the journey to end. I believe JohnDanglish said it best; Ka is a wheel so in ways the journey never ends. For me, it's a journey filled with excitement, and, yes, even tears, but a journey you'll regret not making.

[Watahoot]

Absolutely! I read the DT series 3 times... right up to #7 before stopping dead. The time was never right, I was too busy, I was fearful of what might come to pass, there were other books than these.... but really, it mostly came down to me needing to be ready to move on. You'll know when you are, it'll just feel right.

I have done this exact same thing my friend! :P