I'm in a book rut.

I haven't done this in a while, but I kicked the book I was reading to the curb and decided I wasn't going to finish it.

I normally love everything Stephen King writes, but this time I just couldn't get into the book. It's the first of a 7 book series (The Dark Tower series). I've read that this series is supposed to be amazing and people have compared it to the epic-ness of The Stand...but with a Lord of the Rings twist. I also heard that the first book was kinda hard to get through.


I just couldn't get into the book. A little over halfway through I finally accepted that I wouldn't be able to finish this book. The first book is about the world's last gunslinger walking through a desert in pursuit of a Man in Black. There were times that I thought I was getting into the groove of the book, and then it slowed down again. I always feel guilty when I don't finish a book, but at the same time I feel a little bit of relief that I don't have to power through it knowing that it's not really doing it for me.

With the exception of "I Think I Love You" I haven't been on a good book run lately. I guess I'll go bury my head in the smut of Sweet Valley Confidential.