The Dark Tower Ending - I HATED IT! **SPOILERS**

[michal]

I was fine with the ending - not jumping up and down, but I felt it was typical Mr. King ending - living threads open and letting the reader end it as he or she may.

And as for wanting to give up all your books because you disliked the ending of one of them... Well, my fellow Constant Reader - are you not overreacting?

And let's face it - in the final pages, right before the ending, Mr. King told you that you will probably hate it, told you that you are better off leaving the story untold all the way through and that the ending he thought of will not make you happy.

You chose to continue.

Why are you angry, then?

[Jack Aubrey]

Why do we so insist on closure...

Tonight I finished the Dark Tower series. I can now breathe a *sigh* of relief. The series has dominated my reading time over the last few months. I recently (relatively) started the first book and almost three months later I have completed the series. I’ll be the first to admit that I am no major fan of Sai King. I have read a few of his novels prior to the Dark Tower series. I found him to be an entertaining writer, nothing too taxing and overall a pleasant experience.

The Dark Tower series took me by complete surprise. It was a total unknown to me and now I have to wonder why, at the age of 30, had I not stumbled across this epic series earlier. A wonderful story with a set of characters that I felt I truly knew. Very few series manage this. My forum name is testament to one such collection.

Anyway. Back on topic. My reason for posting is as follows: I enjoyed the ending of the Dark Tower series immensely and I did not feel entitled to have complete closure. However, I feel we should not berate people for wanting a clear conclusion to Roland’s tale. It’s in our nature to seek closure, especially when we have invested so much time in the aforementioned activity. I, for one, believe the story reached a satisfactory conclusion. Yes, there are open questions, but they provide the reader with an opportunity to conceive a version of reality for Roland, Susanna, et al., that befits the readers interpretation of the story.

Perhaps Sai King, through his writing, has truly stumbled across subliminal threads that span time and space. Subconsciously he has spun his web and tales from alternate universes are inexorably caught and documented. Perchance, Roland’s true ending is cognitively closed to us. All our answers exists in the text but they simply cannot be properly conceived by our human minds.

Either way. Thank you Sai King for a wonderful series.

[GodsOmen]

The Dark Tower series was really a fantastic ride. I enjoyed the journey with Roland and his band of gunslingers truimph and overcome almost insurmountable obstacles.

The ending was symbolic, and was true to the story, but it did leave me wanting. Over the first few books, I questioned why Roland sought the Dark Tower, and as the story progressed it seemed as if his trip would save all worlds and perhaps venture into a Godly type role for Roland favoring the "white". Instead, the ending leaves the journey I enjoyed so much feeling hollow and meaningless.

Maybe Mr. King intended for each of us to draw (no pun intended) our own conclusions on whether his trip was worth it or not. Personally, after putting so much of myself into the story, I was hoping that there was be more ground gained than just a horn.

[GodsOmen]

By the way, what does the Dark Tower want anyway? If it's not the restoration of the beams, and it can control time, what is it after in the end? Seriously, Roland might just be it's "Final Fantasy" game to keep it occupied.

[sköldpadda]

The first time I read it I did feel disappointed with the ending and it left a bit of a sour taste after being so involved with the story. However I have just re-read the whole series again (about 3 years after the first time) and now the ending seems very fitting and right. I love the endless possibilities and questions it opens up, much more interesting/satisfying than a definitive ending IMO.

So I would definitely recomend a re-read for those who are unsatisfied (the ending practically asks you to anyway!)

[dragonflier]

I LOVED EVERY WORD OF THE DARK TOWER TALE!!! Even though I sobbed when Oy ended up in the branches.....
Dear Stephen, please PLEASE do not let any muppet film directors wreck this story, ie the IDIOT who made Dreamcatcher (what WAS that film!!!??? where did he invent it from????) - you can only trust it to someone like the Lord of the Rings chappie Peter Jackson or to Frank Darabont (Shawshank)

[dragonflier]

Hey, call yourself a fan and you waited THIS long just to read it...?! JUST KIDDING! Sorry that you hated the story so much and felt a bit jipped - I felt like that for about a minute, then realised that it is in fact the perfect ending.... gives me an excuse to start all over again (I read DT ubertale once a year!)

[Daddyn505]

He did warn us not to finish the book. But still I think Ole' Roland will get it right eventually. Everythings Eventual.

[GBPack1]

I completely agree with the majority here...this was the perfect and ONLY ending for this great tale. What an emotional ride it is

[B4victorycomestemptation]

I also loved this ending. Finishing the Dark Tower Series was something I never really wanted to do. But the end came. For me the ending allows me to know where the characters are at anytime. Anytime I think of them I can recall a memory and there is the possibility they are there. I love that!!