It's a doorstop that's for sure (and I listened to the audiobook, but it increased the weight of my iPod so much that I could have used it for a doorstop), but all in all a satisfying conclusion to the series. At points it did feel like it could have been broken into two or three more books, but maybe King was being nice and not making his fans spend the extra money it would have cost to get the additional volumes. I don't really want to say much more so as to not spoil it for anyone, but I will say I was worried after such an epic tale that the ending would fall flat, but I was definitely satisfied.