1.69k reviews for:

Song of Susannah

Darrel Anderson, Stephen King

3.88 AVERAGE

batsg's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Yes

terrilynneereading's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cjpenner's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

incaseof's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Complicated

luffy8sweet's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Yes

ryan_fremgen's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bc_dittemore's review against another edition

3.0

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King wrote the last three Dark Tower books back to back to back at a frenzied pace. Subsequently the final three books read more like a trilogy within a bigger cycle. Song of Susannah is the middle of that trilogy and likewise it suffers in the way many middle books do. The plot is thin and what is there gets bogged down in a lot of exposition. Most of the real estate is dedicated to world building, which is not a bad thing; the world of the Dark Tower has always been the major draw for me.

This all barrels toward an abrupt and unexpected ending which is very unlike King. It’s all capped off by a wonderful Coda which I imagine was and still is divisive among his Constant Readers.

By no means is Song of Susannah a bad book. It is definitely the weakest link in the series but to say that is like saying the jelly is the weakest part of your peanut butter and jelly sandwich — maybe it’s not your favorite part but it’s still a vital component.

cody_reads_books's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Yes

vizenom's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nenation's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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A wild, mind-bending ride through time and reality with some seriously trippy sci-fi twists. I especially loved how it tied into other Stephen King stories. Now I’m all in and more than ready for the final showdown in the last book!