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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
Not the biggest fan of meta things, but I've definitely read worse
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I started this book with my expectations relatively low. The prior book in the series was good, but unnecessarily long, and I was beginning to lose a bit of my enthusiasm for the overall progression of storyline and characters. In addition, this was the lowest rated book of the entire series on both Good Reads and Amazon.
However, I was actually pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the sixth novel of the Dark Tower cycle. It was definitely a page turner, and I thought the plotting was much more concise than The Wolves of The Calla. Roland's gang is back on track to find the Dark Tower, and the reader clearly understands how the trials of each of the separated groups fit into the overall plot to save the collapsing Dark Tower. I also enjoyed the further exploration into the world(s)' mythology that Mia explains, as I feel nothing truly new about this aspect has been revealed since The Waste Lands.
It appears that the majority of the disdain for this book (and perhaps the last three in the series) stems from Steven King's self-introduced significance to the Dark Tower universe. However, I actually think it is a pretty clever idea, executed very well, and makes perfect sense in a cross-dimensional epic storyline that the author has been working on his whole career.
I can’t wait to start the final book in the series, and I have not been this excited to continue since the head spinning ending of the first book.
However, I was actually pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the sixth novel of the Dark Tower cycle. It was definitely a page turner, and I thought the plotting was much more concise than The Wolves of The Calla. Roland's gang is back on track to find the Dark Tower, and the reader clearly understands how the trials of each of the separated groups fit into the overall plot to save the collapsing Dark Tower. I also enjoyed the further exploration into the world(s)' mythology that Mia explains, as I feel nothing truly new about this aspect has been revealed since The Waste Lands.
It appears that the majority of the disdain for this book (and perhaps the last three in the series) stems from Steven King's self-introduced significance to the Dark Tower universe. However, I actually think it is a pretty clever idea, executed very well, and makes perfect sense in a cross-dimensional epic storyline that the author has been working on his whole career.
I can’t wait to start the final book in the series, and I have not been this excited to continue since the head spinning ending of the first book.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Low point in the series so far but still very enjoyable.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Probably also one of the weakest entries in the series. Uneven but has some great parts.