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Inside the Dark Tower Series by Patrick McAleer brings up an interesting point about the gothic world of the Dark Tower. Gothic is usually described as uncanny, off, close enough to reality but not close enough for comfort. McAleer makes a point of noting that “simplicity and singularity function as polar opposites to the GothicContinue reading “Duality”

So, I’m close to the end of the seventh and final book in the series and therefore close to reaching the tower. Susannah and Roland and Oy encounter Castle Discordia where the Crimson King used to rule and has abandoned to head towards the Tower. They meet fake Stephen Kings, three of them in fact.Continue reading “Psychoanalysis”

I hate exercise, but let’s take a hike to the Dark Tower. “A long tale, like a tall Tower, must be built a stone at a time.” -Stephen King In this post I’m mostly working through the character evolution of Susannah Dean/Odetta Holmes/Detta Walker/Mia. They are all physically in the same body but separate characters.Continue reading “Working Out”