Lately, I have been reading (devouring) the first few books in Stephen King's Dark Tower series. The series came highly recommended by colleague, who happens to be a huge Stephen King fan himself. The series is tough to explain to the unfamiliar. Essentially it is a sort of post-apocalytic epic about Roland, the last gunslinger and his quest for the Dark Tower. It is a twist on the classic grail quest where the noble knight, Roland in this case, quests for his ultimate destiny and encounters many a challenge, adventure, and odd character along the way.
I love to read but I'm not a regular reader, normally I only read in bursts of reading energy. I can go six months without reading a book, then get the reading bug and tear through 3-4 books in a short time. (I guess I have a problem with moderation?) In school I was a nerdy kid in the back who kept to himself and always had his homework done on time. I would normally breeze through my homework during class and then spend the rest of the hour reading. I always had a book with me.
