I read The Gunslinger maybe 5 times. compared to the dozen or more times i read each of the next 2 books would indicate that i agree. its a weaker story and to be honest i never read it til after Drawing of The Three because it wasnt a widely released book until then. they didnt have amazon back then you could browse for it. it was either pay crazy money at the book store(80 bucks in 1985 dollars?) to special order the book or borrow it from the local library which didnt have it either.Maybe. idk, I was really into the first one and I liked how much he left open. Nothing worse than a book that tries to pack in as much explanation as possible. Drags the story down. So coming out of that one I was all in, and the next several were top notch.
That's the norm for like 95 percent of his books.Finished The Stand. So far my only King experience has been the entire Dark Tower series (sans keyhole) and The Stand. All in the space of about six months.
Jesus, those endings. The last third of The Stand I just wanted it to end.