Review "The Drawing of the Three" by Stephen King

"The Drawing of the Three" is the second book in King's 'Dark Tower' series. It continues the story of Roland, the Gunslinger, on his quest for the Dark Tower.

In this book Roland must journey to our world through three magical doors to draw back three people to help him on his quest. Seems simple enough? How about if the three were a junkie on an airplane with several pounds of cocaine taped to his body, a schizophrenic woman whose other identity is evil and violent, and a homicidal maniac. Oh yeah, and the place where the doors are located is a beach where giant man-eating lobster monsters come out every night.......
As you can see, Roland has a bit of a hard time in this book.

But I enjoyed it more than the first book (Gunslinger) which was a little stranger. It was easy to read and hard to put down - a good combination. I can't wait to start the next one.

(Note: for fans of the "The Stand", which is the only other King book I have read - Roland remembers an encounter with an evil man named Flagg in this book!)