Apparently my frustration level is just too frustrating. And when that happens, I seek my comfort zone - Mr. Stephen King.
I have read his Dark Tower series twice (it's just that good). It is one of the best epic stories I've ever read (sorry, Tolkein) and I can't get enough of the world King created.
While not technically part of the series, Eyes of the Dragon could be said to be a pre-pre-prequel to the Dark Tower books, and features the same semi-immortal antagonist, Randall Flagg, who has been stirring the pot in several King books for years under various names.
I didn't expect to love this book as much as I do. I thought it would just be a fun way to revisit the world of Dark Tower. But there are several parallels to The Count of Monte Cristo (my absolute favorite book of all time - but only the Penguin Classics unabridged translation. All others fall short). From an innocent being wrongly imprisoned in a cold, dank tower, to his being helped by someone who shares his fate, to the success of those who imprisoned him (and the guilt eating away at one of them) and the slow, painstaking plans for escape, the comparison is unavoidable.
I am really looking forward to the eventual revenge plot when the innocent prisoner escapes. Nothing makes me happier than seeing justice delivered creatively to those who deserve it.
That sounded dark and cold.
I mean creative justice in books. And there are probably several things that make me happier. I just enjoy reading this kind of story.
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