Stephen King

[Sebek]

I read the Gunslinger a while back and really didn't like it much. My first time reading Stephen King. It's not that I had an issue with the story itself, but I found something about the vernacular or the way it was written to be really off-putting to me. Yet everywhere I see people praising the whole of the Dark Tower series. Is it just me? Does the writing style change after the first book? I've since given King another shot and read Under the Dome, which was enjoyable and a much easier read (aside from the ending shitting the bed).

[Jinsai]

The Gunslinger was written when King was really young. The writing style and pacing change dramatically with The Drawing of the Three.

[Leman Russ]

The Gunslinger was written when King was really young. The writing style and pacing change dramatically with The Drawing of the Three.

I couldn't have said it better myself. It almost seems like parts I & VII were written by different authors, that's how different the styles are. You just have to remember the series has been written over decades