Wizard And Glass

The entire book save for the first and last chapters is a flashback which caught me by surprise. It feels a bit forced since there's only a loose tie-in with the plot of the main storyline. Aside from that fact, the backstory itself is an entertaining and illuminating look into young Roland. Upon completing this entry in the series I actually found the parts of the main storyline which bookend the flashback to stand out as feeling forced and almost wish they concluded the previous book.