The Dark Tower

It is difficult to judge this book on its own, without looking back at the rest of the series.

So the book itself is not quite worth 5 stars. However, for me, this rating also reflects the entire series. It is not your typical fantasy series. King is highly original, spanning multiple worlds, timeframes, genres, and employing metafiction.

That being said, I think the ending was brilliant. Although I can understand that for some readers who read the books when they were published, the ending might have been a bit unexpected and unsatisfying, I believe it was one of the few endings that could have been. Considering how King develops his themes, plays with time, characters, and places, it is a very logical conclusion.

I do have some minor grievances about how King concluded certain storylines, but these are easily overshadowed by the brilliant overarching storyline.