Am I the only one who wasn't really satisfied with the ending? *Spoilers*

[JRM]

WHY did King have to tell us Wireman died? It just seemed so random. Usually when I read a King book, I could understand why he kills off certain characters -- Wireman is an exception. It didn't seem necessary to me. Also, WHY kill off Elsie? He seems to enjoy killing off characters I love. LOL. And one last thing: I wish there was more detail on the funeral of his daughter, and his relationship with his wife and other daughter afterward. By the end nothing really felt right. Something was missing. Or maybe that was the feeling King wanted his readers to feel?

Loved the book, though!

[rjt65]

Don't we all Die? ;-) and I loved Duma --ending and all

Kings books like life is sad but man --i might say Wireman is one of the best characters ever---

I had no issues with ending but felt a pang when he died

see u loved the book ;-)

[fredo]

Wireman had the bad luck of dying before Edgar was finished with his story. Why were we told? Love, man. No reason but love.

[michal]

One of the things I like best about Stephen King books is that the ending are far from what I've grown a costumed to. Cute blonde girls are not safe just for being cute and blonde, children and pet... mmm... don't get attached to them, mothers and lovable characters are the first ones to go. Really, it keeps me on my toes and to tell you the truth it makes the stories more believable to me and therefore better-written.

Anything can happened - just like it can in real life.

[peaceluvnsploosh]

I liked the ending a lot---- i think since everything was fixed at the end with perse and everything, the story was making everything go back to normal-- by this i mean if edgar never came around and painted wireman to help him get better, he might've been dead way before he was----- it sounds confusing but if u sit and think it may make sense.

[Roou*]

mmm i think the end it's GOOD, and like Fredo says, he wrote the Wireman part because of love, men i love Wireman! and i felt oh so bad with that ah you know when he dies i was almost crying lol
i dont have any complain about the end

[Immoli]

Remember how Wireman said "We fool ourselves so much we could do it for a living."

Well at the end, after he said that Wireman died he said how he thought they had more time and then remembers that saying.

Maybe King was saying how Death sneaks up on us.

Which could also be why Ilse died. He was sure she was safe, but it turned out she wasn't.

[Raq]

Im satisfied with the ending. I thought the 'final battle' was a bit to much off the wall but still it's very good. I wish there would be something about Ilse's funeral, and Edgars realations with Pam (I would actually love it if it would be tragic, sad and hearbreaking - it would serve the story). And as it goes for Wireman's death, it actually was the thing that hit me most in the story. I just loved the man and reading about his death, and his unfinished plans to start a life together with Egar (yeah..I know how it sounds :P) just threw me against a wall and ran me over with a landmower.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Hey, wouldn't it be great if Wireman had a twinner in the Territories in Talisman 3?

Long days and pleasant nights

[Doc Wilson]

One of the things I love about SK is that he has the courage of his convictions. When you pick up one of his books you have to know that you are not guaranteed a happy ending. That kind of risk is what makes his fiction real, unlike, say Dean Koontz.