Kevin's Watch

Alrighty then. Little Sisters and Everything's Eventual read. Onward to VII. I'm guessing the connection of DT to Everything's Eventual, other than working for Trans Corporation, will become clearer. I should know better than to expect anyone here to fill me in...

Holy @#$! King pulls no quarter with the opening chapter of book VII. Poor Don Callahan, after all that to come face to face with his worse fear. He acquited himself well though.

...sitting here with tears coursing down my cheeks as I close the book on Part 1 of Book VII...

Ah, Jake. Ah, Roland...

...oh..my...word...

Such is the end of Flagg? There's no way...

Bit of a let-down huh?

I thought so too.

--A

*nod*

...literally trembling...

Oh Eddie!!! Oh Jake!!!

...oh...oh...oh...

...putting book aside for a while...

*shudder*

So, we return to the concept of the Undead yet again. What form will it take this time?

Susannah...was your decision right?

*shuddering...with tears streaming down my face*

So comes the end of the ka-tet...

...whispered...

...Oy...brave...faithful...loyal...Oy...

...and so...

I come to Coda. I am already satisfied. Deeply satisfied. I have not even begun to read Coda. Yet, I suspect this is the section some of those who have posted about it regret reading.

I ask you true...

If given the choice again, would you read it? For, as of now anyway, I can put the book aside and not read this last section, with no regrets.

What say you, those who have stuck with me as I made my journey?

Ultimately, you'll read it whether you want to or not. I think its inclusion was totally unnecessary, and it does detract from the overall arc of the story. But King included it for a reason, and I think it bears reading, if only so you can bitch about it.

Oy's loyalty and fate are the best part of the book.

Cail wrote:Ultimately, you'll read it whether you want to or not.

Do you think so? If y'all say I should stop, I can easily return the book to the library without reading it and have no regrets. But, I also know I could hunt it down again at any time.

Although I'll never know what Beorn's comment that the ending is not an ending means...

Cail wrote:I think its inclusion was totally unnecessary, and it does detract from the overall arc of the story. But King included it for a reason, and I think it bears reading, if only so you can bitch about it.

So...one vote aye, read it.

Cail wrote:Oy's loyalty and fate are the best part of the book.

...tearing up again...

*nod*

At least up to Coda.

Read it. Thematically, it's a brilliant and perfect ending.

Dear God, I hope I'm not mixing the endings.

The ending is

Spoiler

Roland opening the door and starting the whole cycle all over again.

The coda is

Spoiler

The alternate universe in which everyone is reunited.

Someone please clarify this for me.

Well, in terms of which comes first while actually reading further methinks you've got them switched.

There are two sections, what I call Susannah's Destination and then there's Roland In the Tower.

I'm of two minds. For maximum effect, and in hindsight, I would chose not to read the latter at first. Later, go back and read it--which is in its own way quite brilliant even though King himself comes out and warns you. Loved the line about having written plenty of endings and not one is the equal of "Once upon a time..."

OK, then I've got them mixed.

I hated Susannah's Destination, loved Roland in the Tower.

If Susannah's Destination is what I think you are referring to, I've already read that.

So...Coda does continue with Roland inside the Tower? I figured that but...grumble...thanks Zahir and Cail...

Menolly wrote:...and so...

I come to Coda. I am already satisfied. Deeply satisfied. I have not even begun to read Coda. Yet, I suspect this is the section some of those who have posted about it regret reading.

I ask you true...

If given the choice again, would you read it? For, as of now anyway, I can put the book aside and not read this last section, with no regrets.

What say you, those who have stuck with me as I made my journey?

YOU MUST READ IT. It makes the cycle complete, even if it makes you simper and pul! King intertwined HIMSELF into the journey...the least you can do is read it ALL as he intended.

Menolly wrote:If Susannah's Destination is what I think you are referring to, I've already read that.

So...Coda does continue with Roland inside the Tower? I figured that but...grumble...thanks Zahir and Cail...

I spoilered my stuff.