Wizard and glass....imo

[bluvylet]

I've yet to read the last of the series, but so far, Wizard and Glass is my favorite. I know I'll reread it one of these days.

[ChickenStu]

I'm sorry to say I didn't like this one. The story through the first three volumes had such momentum, when it comes to this one (which is essentially one big flashback) it kind of took the wind out of my sails. Found it a chore to read cause the story wasn't interesting to me and I wanted to see the Ka-Tet continue on the quest.

[bluesology]

I remember being very hesitant when this first came out. Obviously I was extremely eager to see the resolution of the Blaine story-line. But knowing that the story was going to be largely set in Roland's past was not something I was looking forward to. I thought that I wouldn't be able to connect as much with the book or that I would find it boring.

As has happened many times in my life, I got to find out first hand how wrong I'm capable of being. There's so much in this book - on paper it would seem like it shouldn't work to take such a Tolkien-esque departure from the main characters for so long but for some reason I hardly even notice. Seeing Roland at such an innocent and young age but already feeling the weight of his responsibilities - the tragedy of the love story - very Shakespearean in the timing of everything. It's one of my favorite books of the saga.