What was your favorite moment in The Gunslinger?

I love everything about it - but the "rain in Spain" nursery rhyme (original) was something that sort of haunted me during the time between my first reading of the book (borrowed) and the happy moment when I bought my very own copy.

Who is your favorite minor character in The Gunslinger?

Probably Cort

What bugged you the most about this book?

Nothing

What surprised you most about this book?

That it would be so captivating. I knew that I tended to get engrossed in books that I liked, but I never imagined I could "drown" in a book.

At that moment, would you have let Jake drop?

If I were Roland - yes.
If I was still mostly me ... it's hard to say, and it would be more socially acceptable to answer in the negative. But if I were in those circumstances and with Roland's sense of purpose, I most likely would do it, too.

Which was worse....Traveling in the dark under the mountains or traveling in the heat across the desert?

I would say the desert - I don't like extreme heat.