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

[abominae1]

I think there is no ending to the Dark Tower series that would've made us all happy. I didn't hate the ending , I found that as time has gone by I like the ending more than I did when I first read it. I'm not sure why that is , there is just something about it that just fits the story.

[Goodlovin]

I wasnt too happy with it....although I still love Roland's world...

I found the ending to be sorta lazy....almost like using a deux machina thingy to save characters for a hopeless situation.....almost like saying at the end of a novel or tv show.....it was all a bad dream ....a sorta cop out...
I didnt like Stephen putting himself in the story either....I didnt think this worked very well....I couldnt suspend my disbelief for long periods of time...the versmillitude suffered..

You said everything I would have liked to say about the final book.

I haven't attempted to reread the whole thing in order though so maybe that will change on the final book though I doubt it.


It will be fun revisiting the rest of the books which I loved.

[nsharonew]

Hated it? No, not now and not ever. In fact, it brought be such joy that I read the whole thing again, along with some other of King's works, and enjoyed it profoundly and without reservation.

It had to end. He could have just not written any ending, and then you would be unhappy too, or, he could have given it a happier ending, and that would have upset others in the same regard. It had to end. I was very sad when it ended, still own all the books, and still cry at the end.

If you were married for 23 years, and the marriage finally ended in divorce, you would be distraught, and you would want for more, perhaps, or perhaps you wouldn't, but, after 23 years, if the marriage ended, that was the only thing that could have happened, no?

Stephen King started something he never intended on finishing, and it was an Event, yes, with a capital E. It was so powerful, even with a weak and confusing story line to complete it, that he was compelled, no, obligated, to complete the task. I would say the part of the story I liked LEAST was the beginning, and it was so good, I have read it again and again, always finding a new thing to latch to, and to smile about.

I personally commend Mr. King for his effort in finishing this massive committment, and thank him for the immense joy it brought me and still brings me. After I finished the series, I didn't pick up a book for an entire year, and the next one I did pick up was about Roland, Sussanah, Jake, Eddie, Oy and all the others.

Let's face it, it was a fine story, better than fine, and no matter how it ended, it had to end. I loved the ending. I loved the story. And, I am getting ready to read more of his work right now!

[staropeace]

I am not sorry to have been given the opportunity of reading this wonderful saga.The man has the patience of Job to write a story for so long.....OUCH. Thing is,though,the last book sorta hurt me. I just wish he had spared us a little bit,especially with Oy's fate. I dont know if he realized just what these characters meant to us. This isnt like just reading a novel and feeling an empathy for the characters. This story spanned a good many years in our lives....and I think that is why we could be affected so strongly.

Now that I have whined a bit,I want to say this........nobody has this kind of power to move with the written word that Stephen King has. He is the Master.

[Luli]

Today I finished the last DT book. I sat for about five minutes just staring at nothing and thinking what the hell just happened? It will take me some time to figure out how I feel about the ending, but I don't hate it, that much I know. I'm sad that Roland has to do it all over again and that he's alone once more. But the ending also gives me hope that it might be different this time around because now he has the horn and because (as he said himself) he learned to love again and doesn't regret it.

What a journey! YAY now I can finally check out the DT threads!

[JohnDalglish]

Today I finished the last DT book. I sat for about five minutes just staring at nothing and thinking what the hell just happened? It will take me some time to figure out how I feel about the ending, but I don't hate it, that much I know. I'm sad that Roland has to do it all over again and that he's alone once more. But the ending also gives me hope that it might be different this time around because now he has the horn and because (as he said himself) he learned to love again and doesn't regret it.

What a journey! YAY now I can finally check out the DT threads!

Hi,

It was Dark Tower that drove me to finding the SKMB in the first place, Luli.

After almost thirty years reading it the first time, I took a hysterical laughing fit on finishing DT7 (not because it was funny, obviously and my son thought there was something wrong with me. I immediately decided to read it all again, stocked up on convenience food etc and read it all in twenty days, only stopping to eat and, well, you know.

And then I just had to discuss it with someone, and eventually I found the MB.

I can honestly say that there is no book ever written, including the Bible, Koran and Torah etc., ever affected me so much.

And much for the better IMO.

The realisation that it's all about the journey, and not the destination, changed my outlook on life considerably for the better IMO and, as you said, 'There will be water if God wills it'. And some expressions, like 'thankee' have become part of my normal speech patterns (to the consternation of strangers sometimes LOL).

To say nothing of the concept of Ka.

And one thing you have to look forward to, Luli, is that it only improves on subsequent re-reads and at the moment, reading along with Pat and Kim, I'm halfway through W&G on my 4th (although I've actually read W&G itself far more than that, as with Waste Lands, as I waited the years in between)

Looking forward to your posts in the DT threads with interest.

Long days and pleasant nights (see what I mean?)

[whoopsipoppedaplatypus]

When i first finished and read the words

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The man in black fled across the desert

I must admit, i was a bit dissapointed and maybe even felt a little cheated, but upon reflection the more i liked it, and having read other peoples thoughts on it, i personally couldn't think of a better ending. Like John said, It's the journey, not the destination.

Its definately on my list of things to read again very soon and i'm really looking forward to it as many people have said it's better 2nd time round although i admit i think i'll probably skip the gunslinger and go straight onto the drawing of the 3.

Unfortunately i have another 3 or 4 other books that come first in line.

[Luli]

Hi,

It was Dark Tower that drove me to finding the SKMB in the first place, Luli.

After almost thirty years reading it the first time, I took a hysterical laughing fit on finishing DT7 (not because it was funny, obviously and my son thought there was something wrong with me. I immediately decided to read it all again, stocked up on convenience food etc and read it all in twenty days, only stopping to eat and, well, you know.

And then I just had to discuss it with someone, and eventually I found the MB.

I can honestly say that there is no book ever written, including the Bible, Koran and Torah etc., ever affected me so much.

And much for the better IMO.

The realisation that it's all about the journey, and not the destination, changed my outlook on life considerably for the better IMO and, as you said, 'There will be water if God wills it'. And some expressions, like 'thankee' have become part of my normal speech patterns (to the consternation of strangers sometimes LOL).

To say nothing of the concept of Ka.

And one thing you have to look forward to, Luli, is that it only improves on subsequent re-reads and at the moment, reading along with Pat and Kim, I'm halfway through W&G on my 4th (although I've actually read W&G itself far more than that, as with Waste Lands, as I waited the years in between)

Looking forward to your posts in the DT threads with interest.

Long days and pleasant nights (see what I mean?)

Isn't it awesome how we're all united by SK's work. When I signed up to the board I never heard of DT before, but I saw how much appreciation there is for this series. I just had to find out what it is all about. Now that I have read the DT books I can also share and understand why it's very much loved. It's a shame that Sai King himself says that many fans don't know about it or have never read it.

I can't wait to re-read the books, but I need to take a small break. I have put so much time and energy (not to forget a rollercoaster of emotions) into reading them one after the other that I feel drained.

It's a shame I can't access the DT threads on the old sk message boards anymore. But there's plenty to read on the new board!

[rockfarmer70]

Y'know, I was pretty disappointed too. At first. But it's like the neverending story. Roland and his tribe go on, and on, and on...

[Vegetable in Glasses]

I loved it. I actually hugged the book to my chest and sobbed. My husband, who was pretty worried about how I would react after he saw me melt-down at the end of Insomnia, came in very quietly and asked how it was. I told him, "Perfect. Surprising, but perfect." He said, "Thank God. I didn't want to have to drive that far just to yell at someone. But, if it was perfect, why are you crying?"
Now how could I explain that to someone who has never read the books, I ask you? The part that surprised me was the optimism. Eddie and the gang got to be together in a place that seemed to make them happy, with their memories intact. Once I accepted the repeating nature of the thing, my next thought was that if I had been gifted enough to write it, there would never have been a horn. Never. And so it made me like Sai King even more.