And with this book, I progressed into what I can't help but think of as the modern era of the Dark Tower saga - the books published since the time at which I first read The Gunslinger. I don't actually think it was quite as good in a technical sense as the ones leading up to it, but I only really noticed that after I finished the book. While actually in the middle of it, I was every bit as engaged with the plot and characters as I could wish.
I continue to be increasingly impressed by the underlying story of this with each additional book I read, and find I'm having more trouble each time waiting until the next one comes to the top of the pile. But there are thousands of books in our library, many hundreds of which I actively want to read at any time, so a bit of discipline in keeping the queue-jumping to a minimum is a thing I have had to acquire. And so it will be another week or two before I get to Song of Susannah, and I will be patient.
Mostly.
