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What is the worst experience you've had reading a book?
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I mean, it does literally warn you to stop reading when the characters other than Roland get their happy ending, so if you kept going that's on you... /s
Also, it's thematic to the story at hand. It also ends hopefully, as Roland has the horn he did not have the first time through, which is implied to be incredibly important to his quest going well. We see the cycle right before victory, when he gets everyone else their happy endings and redeems his sins enough to earn the horn and, on the next cycle, likely end his quest. Which can be read as very hopeful, but your take isn't invalid or anything
Its been a long time, like I said I read it right when it came out. I'm glad people enjoyed it! It was quite an investment, and I loved most of the books leading up, even the Wizard and the Glass. You all make some good points but it just didn't hit me that way and I'm not liable to go back. I hardly read any fiction anymore, except the occasional classic, Philip K Dick, or whenever Joe Abercrombie comes out with a new book I'll usually pick it up.