When I started re-reading this book, I was shocked to see I had rated this book higher (5 stars) than [b:Black House|18856670|Black House (The Talisman, #2)|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1394056076l/18856670._SY75_.jpg|1738813] (4 stars), because I seemed to have fonder memories of the second book.
Although I remembered most of the plot points (except the ending; for some reason, I couldn't remember how exactly things ended with Jack and The Talisman), what I remembered the most from this book was its sloowww pace, and the fact that it put me in a reading slump the first time around (indeed, it took me 10 months to read it). On the other hand, I didn't remember much from Black House, but I remembered it being a more pleasant read.

Anyways, after finishing my re-reads of both books, I think my former higher rating for this book was because of its ending. I still struggled immensely with the pacing of most of this book, the only reason I managed to finish it in a shorter amount of time is that I forced myself to read so that I would be able to finish both books before T3, [b:Other Worlds Than These|247593404|Other Worlds Than These (The Talisman, #3)|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1781173110l/247593404._SY75_.jpg|281807138].
I still love this book, Jack's character development and arc in this book is beautiful and heartbreaking. I love Speedy and the antagonists are pretty compelling. And as a Tower junkie, I love the concept of Twinners and the whole premise of this book. It's solely the pacing that is annoying, and dampens the experience of this book.