The Gunslinger

King is a good writer and there were no poorly written places in this book; but I had a hard time getting into it. The plot is circuitous, with flashbacks and sidetrips, with confusing relationships of time and space. There are plenty of really good segments but as a whole it falls short. This is the first book in a series. I'm not a big reader of series. This book didn't change that. I'm unlikely to read more, though I expect they're not bad.