Paperback Rocker: Where Words And Music Collide

In this episode, I talk about being bitten by a weenie dog on Thanksgiving. I ordered a new microphone, a Heil PR 40, which I'm looking forward to. I start out with a book review of "The Gunslinger", the first book of "The Dark Tower" series by Stephen King. Stylistically, it was different, because it was concisely written compared to some of his longer novels. The protagonist is modeled after Clint Eastwood, and knowing that I pictured Clint in my mind during the audiobook. The dialogue was similar to his spaghetti westerns. It was like fan fiction, which is when a writer uses character from another work. "Fifty Shades of Grey" was fan fiction of "Twilight". The beginning was the best writing of Stephen King's I've read. It was comparable to Hemingway, and I think the fan fiction angle allowed the author to lose himself. Just like a songwriter writing a ballad, the entire work should have a cohesive feel from start to finish. The hero is named Roland, and he is not described much. His motivations become clea