Actually Reading the Book I’m Named After (And All of Stephen King’s Other Work)

Before reading:  Yay! I'm excited to finally get back into The Dark Tower  series! I read the first book back in May, so it has been quite a while. Especially with the recent news that Mike Flanagan is planning on making a series, I am ready to get more of these books under my belt. Let's get to it! After reading: That was nice. I'm really enjoying reading The Dark Tower  series and was happy to hop back into that world. I also found it to be a good transition from IT.  This book was, of course, not as masterful as the previous read was, but it was familiar and beautifully written. I didn't feel like I was reading a dud after reading something so amazing. I think it also helped that it was a different genre. It is funny because the two books are so different, especially reading them back-to-back, but they are both so King.  First and foremost, I was very pleased that the book included a recap. That was very much appreciated since, like I mentioned, it has been a...

Before reading: I'll be honest, I'm afraid to read IT. Not because it's scary, but because it's long. I fear I may never finish it. I'm having flashbacks to how long it took me to read The Stand  and I'm scared. Besides that, I am excited to read this one for the first time. I am a big fan of both movie adaptations. I also know a lot of what happens in the book that isn't in the movies. So I am going into this one knowing most things but am looking forward to actually read it. Let's get started cause we will be here a while.  After reading: I don't say this lightly...I think that was the best book I've ever read in my life. That was really really good. It was so good that I don't really even have too much to say about it. I barely took any notes because I was just so engrossed in it.  I will say that I read it much quicker than I anticipated. There were no points where I struggled to get through it. I enjoyed it so much that I just kept on go...