Rating: 4.5
I might be among the few who actually loved the first half of the story (maybe even more than the second half). I just loved how the world of the old age was described.
Other than that, I loved the story's connection to the Dark Tower and IT, of course, and I really liked the ending as well.
It was long though, almost excruciatingly long, but that's just King, and I think I'm finally getting used to reading such long stories.