Read: The Dark Tower–“Tracks on the Path”
This brief interlude with Roland and Jake hinges on two of the characters’ most endearing traits: Roland’s near-inability to be caught by surprise, as it turns out he’s known Mordred has been tracking them; and the sad love between Roland and Jake. The latter was the emotional heart of the series’ first and best book, and while it’s depressing that the prose here is not that volume’s equal, it’s at least comforting to see some weight given to the deepest, darkest, most complex relationship the main characters have established. As I’ve said before, if these books starred only Roland and Jake (and Oy), they’d be better.
The Blogslinger: Blogging The Dark Tower, October-November 2007–Index
Here you shall find links to all of the posts in my blogathon reading of Stephen King’s Dark Tower series. This post will be updated with each new entry. Day 1: Introduction Day 2: The Gunslinger Day 3: The Drawing…