Entertaining the Alien

33. The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three, Stephen King*

Yeah, guess what I did this weekend? I should go on the record as saying that this is probably my least favorite of the Dark Tower books. Which is not to say that I don't like it; the second-to-last scene, the one that ends with Roland saying, "Even the damned love," gives me goosebumps every time I read it. And the depth of character development and change that happens is nothing short of astounding but overall... I just don't have the same level of attachment to it as I do to the other books.

Not much else to say about this, except that Susannah Dean goes on to become one of my most favorite literary characters ever, right next to Jake Chambers. (Which, come to think of it, may be one reason I'm not as fond of this book--no Jake.)