At last, I'm going to finish this series! It was a bit difficult getting back into it after such a long break after the last volume, but thankfully there's enough reminders of what happened previously that I didn't get lost or confused. 
 I still love the ka-tet, maybe Roland most of all (or is that because I know Idris Elba is set to portray him in the movie(s)?), and I was glad to follow their adventures once more. 
 Some parts might have been too long and convoluted, and yet it didn't bother me too much. Neither did the literary device that always bugs me whenever it's used (like, seriously, NO), but here was done well enough that I didn't fully mind. Well, it did get me out of the story a bit, but it could have been much worse (there's books I never finished because of it). 
 I've started the last book as soon as I finished this one... I have a feeling it's going to be quite the epic conclusion!