“First comes smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire.”
—Roland Deschain, of Gilead
Welcome to A Read of the Dark Tower series. Join me each week as I, Constant Reader, tackle the magnum opus of Stephen King’s career for the first time. If you want to discuss in general terms or talk about these first sections, join me by commenting here.
We last left our story as Jake has witnessed some disturbing things—Susannah as Mia, eating a live baby pig, and Benny the Elder having a clandestine meeting with Andy by the river.
[Read this week’s chapter.]