Ok, finished the series recently. I have a (not so) few thoughts about it.
Note, if you haven't read the books yourself, I don't suggest trying to understand what I'm about to say. It's far too complicated (still working it out for myself).
First of all, in 'The Gunslinger', Walter mentions a creature in control of the Dark Tower (I believe he alludes to God, or something), but in the later books, he says 'I know for a fact that there is nothing at the top of the tower!'. It just irks me, for some reason. I can understand him wanting to confuse Roland, but at the same time... why? There's no point--Roland doesn't care who's IN the Tower, he just wants IN the Tower.
Second, am I alone in saying Dandelo from the last book was a fucking twin to 'It'? That creeped me the fuck out.
Third, did anyone notice that Mrs. Carmody from 'The Mist' and the leader of the church in 'The Gunslinger' are strikingly similar in attitude?
More later, I'm out of time. What do you guys think?
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