Instruct: Classify a review as either positive or negative.
Query: Unfulfilled promise

I was really anticipating this book. I thoroughly enjoyed the earlier books from the gunslinger series, but it seems that fame and money have made King lazy and egocentric. Who else do you know that would actually have the ego to write himself into his own book as a god? The dialogue in this book is also particularly simplistic and bland- something worthy of Danielle Steel. It lacks the capacity to conjure up the vivid imagery of earlier books. I can only believe that King is getting paid by the word, and that his publishing company, knowing whatever piece of trash he writes will sell, broke hardly a sweat in the editing process. It is truly, truly unfortunate that a series that originated with so much promise should end up this way. Like the worst movie sequel, this sequel sullies appreciation for the original.