Incurable Bookworm: The Dark Tower Series

I finished The Dark Tower books that my Mom got me for Christmas. I don't know why I haven't read them before. I loved them each individually and all together as a complete story. I couldn't say enough about them to do them justice. If you love to read Stephen King, as I do, I wouldn't miss out on this incredible piece of work.

The ending was brilliant, one that I never saw coming (which made it even better) and one that I pondered on for days after I was finished. I even went back and read the ending over and over again to make sure that I didn't miss a single thing. I highly recommend keeping a box of Kleenex handy when you get to the last book and that's all I'm saying because I don't want to spoil the ride for anyone else.

Incurable Bookworm: Black House

I don't know what to say about this book other than it was awesome. It was a page-turner if I've ever read one. Once I got somewhere around the middle of the book ~ when the all the characters were developed and I quit confusing them ~ I couldn't stop reading it.

I loved Jack Sawyer from The Talisman which I read eons ago and will definitely have to read again. I fell in love with Henry ~ He reminded me of an awesomely cool Frank Sinatra or Bing Crosby. I don't know if that was the intended idea for Henry but I couldn't help but think of him that way.

The connection to The Dark Tower was obvious. And there was a little spot where they could have run into The Little Sisters of Eluria from Everything's Eventual but they didn't.

I'm going to re-read The Talisman again and then move on to The Dark Tower Series. Black House is definitely not a rehash of The Talisman just to let you know. It's different. And it's worth the read but if you haven't read The Talisman ~ you might want to start there. You won't be disappointed in either one.

Incurable Bookworm: Phantoms

I finished Phantoms by Dean Koontz a few days ago.

This book grabbed me in the first few pages and didn't let go. I will usually give a book a few chapters to pull me but this one took in me immediately. It was a good, quick read. I just couldn't put it down. The ending I saw coming but even ending the way it did, I still liked it very much.

Keep in mind that you would have to love Sci-Fi or Horror to enjoy it. And since I do, I would recommend it on a rainy day.

Up next: Bag of Bones by Stephen King

Incurable Bookworm: Cell

I just finished reading Cell by Stephen King.

It was really intriguing, even though it reminded me of a mini The Stand. It pulled me in and held my interest until I got to the end and then I desperately turned the pages searching for more.

He left the book unfinished, like it was ~ to be continued ~. There was so much more that needed to be wrapped up (in my opinion) and so many different scenarios that might have been.

At first I was mad, because I needed answers to all my questions. What was the pulse? Who started it? What happened to Clay and his son? Tom? Jordon? Aaahhh! It was all left up in the air. And what were those dates all about?

It left me running about 5 different ending around in my head desperately searching for one that made sense and drove me crazy for about an hour and a half.

But then I began to think about Stephen King and his reasoning behind leaving a book unfinished and maybe... just maybe... this desperate searching, deep thinking, running crazy scenarios in my head thing was what he intended all along... and if so... isn't that the beauty of it?

But then again, I'm still mad at him. I want to know what's in his head not mine. I already know what I know. Geez.


~ READING: PHANTOMS by Dean Koontz ~