The Gunslinger

This is at least my third time reading The Gunslinger. The first was way back in Junior High, with my first attempt at the cycle (I cried off at either Wolves of Calla or Song of Susannah). The second was with the audiobooks a few years ago.

The first of the audiobooks at the time was read by George Guidall, who I came to associate more with Les Miserables than The Dark Tower. I like George's narration, and I loved Frank Muller's narration of a few of the Tower books he narrated. I found myself reading Gunslinger this time in a merge of their voices, fitting perfectly.

This is my first read of Gunslinger after having completed the cycle once. I find it rewarding. There's so much here that echoes throughout the rest of the cycle and it is sweet to feel it all again. I forgot how much Susan Delgado is in this, and every time I saw her name I wanted to go back into Hambry.

I'm excited to be reading through these again. I meant to dive right into Drawing of the Three after finishing this, but my library turned up with Duma Key (one of my all time fav King books), so I'll have to hold off until I can get that one through again.