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Stephen King's Gunslinger series - worth it or no?

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dr.caffy:
So I read alot of Stephen King. IT, Carrie, Pet Sematary, Bachman series, Christine, Night Shift  - I've read about half of his novels and short story collections. Yet I tend to shy away from the Gunslinger books since the big bastards would take a nice healthy chunk of my life to finish. Still, a buncha folks I've spoken to foam at the mouth over them.

So I ask: are those 10,000-odd pages worth it, ladies and gentlemen of the jury? Or would I be better off with something else? Caffy needs your help. D8

magdalena:
YES!!! but read the new version he put out, it has some new things that he added in later books that make the story mesh better.  and when you read those, you pretty much have to read all his other books over because he ties them all in together.

Blaine is a pain and that is the TRUTH.

Entilzah:
READ THE SERIES! That is an order. It is some of Stephen's best work. It was well worth my time reading and enjoying it. I promise if you like King's stuff, you will not be disapointed by this series.

guywithoutsocks:
As someone who has read a similar amount of King as the OP, I would recommend these novels.  They aren't really horror novels really; it's more of a science fiction epic, like The Stand.

I really enjoyed them all, save for the final book.  Part of me is grateful that King had the decency to finish the tale, though.  I won't say anything more about the last book for the sake of spoilers at this point.

pinkroses:
I enjoyed the first 5 or so, but then reading them became a bit of a chore. They seemed to kind of drag by the end, not a lot happening in 100 pages or so. Maybe I feel this way because I had to wait so long before reading the last few after reading the first ones in such quick succession (I filled half a shelf in my school library by ordering them so the school bought them for me! :-) )

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