It's hard to throw a stone at the reviews of Song of Susannah and not hit one that complains about King inserting himself as a small but important character in this book (I added the spoiler tag just in case somebody isn't aware it happens and wants to be surprised like I was). But while it first caused me to roll my eyes and cringe a bit, I have to admit it worked really well for me. Even the coda. And while I was not looking forward to heading back to New York (some of my least favorite parts of books 2 and 3) everything again worked well for me here.

I didn't stick with my English degree, and my literary tastes trend almost exclusively into the "sci-fi and occasionally fantasy" area. But all that said, I really liked Song of Susannah and am going to jump right into The Dark Tower now.