I finally read the first book of the famous Stephen King franchise, The Dark Tower. I'm quite disappointed that this novel didn't manage to pass the "okay-zone". It's very very different from what King usually writes. This is... well, western fantasy! You probably need to read it to understand what I mean. 
 I want this review to be nice and hopeful and stuff, so I'm going to start with the things I didn't like (just so I can finish with the parts I adored yay). I mostly didn't like the lack of characterisation that Jake got. I was expecting so much more, to be honest. I liked him, though. I saw him as a symbol for innocence and for, well, bad luck in general. However, he was pretty intelligent and even wise. (view spoiler)[His death saddened me and I hated Roland a little bit for letting Jake die. On the other hand, screw Jake, go get that Tower! (hide spoiler)] 
 The plot was not nearly as exciting as everyone describes it to be. I missed King's quickened story telling pace. Stephen King used some kind of writing style that made you curl your fingers into the pages and breathe in sharply because you can't wait to find out what happens. This is partly gone in The Gunslinger, or at least it was gone for me. I just thought the only thrilling parts were at the beginning and then at the very end. 
 Buuuut, I also loved lots of details in this book. The characters, all of them, Roland, Jake, The Man in Black, everyone was really mysterious and overall great characters that I loved reading about. The end, when (view spoiler)[the man reveals who he is and he gives the universe revelation to Roland (hide spoiler)], that part was so damn beautifully described. 
 Okay. my favourite thing about the novel: the setting. Seriously, the setting is totally worth it! It's quite complicated for me to explain how the universe "The Dark Tower" is set in works, but it's in a parallel universe that has a few things in common with ours (the song "Hey Jude", for example). Also, (view spoiler)[if you died in our universe, you'd end up in The Dark Tower universe. And Jake understood that right before he passed away, oh my (hide spoiler)]. 
 What else...I'm waiting to read The Drawing of the Three now...