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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
Again, not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I agree with other reviewer's that this book is a lot of set up for the next book. And all those Susanna is not my favorite character, I really did love her in this book. I also appreciated that the book wasn't just about her but also had clips of Roland and Eddie as well as Jake, Father Callahan and Oiy.
I'm not sure if this book could be skipped and just the final book read. I was definitely able to skip "wizard and glass" and not lose any momentum in the overall plot of the series. I guess I'll have to see by reading the next book whether this book is necessary read in order. I suspect it is.
However, if you had not read "Wolves the Calla" and heard Father Callahan's story you would be missing a lot of what's going on in this book with the long men. I specially enjoy Eddie's character turmoil in this book as he continue to grow into a gunslinger. Jake is much the same though we don't see him as much.
I'm not sure if this book could be skipped and just the final book read. I was definitely able to skip "wizard and glass" and not lose any momentum in the overall plot of the series. I guess I'll have to see by reading the next book whether this book is necessary read in order. I suspect it is.
However, if you had not read "Wolves the Calla" and heard Father Callahan's story you would be missing a lot of what's going on in this book with the long men. I specially enjoy Eddie's character turmoil in this book as he continue to grow into a gunslinger. Jake is much the same though we don't see him as much.
Just riding this series out. I'm way too invested to quit now. I liked this one. It moved at a brisk pace and didn't feel padded. Not sure yet how I feel about King inserting himself into the story. Felt a bit self indulgent but I guess I can let King get away with it. Only one more left!
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
The penultimate entry to the epic series. Not as good as earlier entries but still a worthy entry. Here's to the last book! I shall miss Roland and the ka-tet!
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Solid entry in the Dark Tower series. I'm not sure why this one is rated so much lower than the others. It's much shorter than the previous book, but a ton happens: Susannah is under the control of Mia, a demon-turned-human who is about to have a baby. They escape to New York City of 1999 through the magic doorway, pursued by Jake, Oy, and Father Callahan. The events at the Dixie Pig and Fedic are exciting. Eddie and Roland go through the magic doorway to Maine 1997 to deal with Calvin Tower and Jack Andolini... and to meet with Stephen King! I actually love that King wrote himself into this book; ballsy as hell but it was my favorite part.
No es ni de lejos mi libro favorito de la colección. De hecho me parece bastante normalillo. Pero en comparación a la tirria que le tengo a Lobos del Calla lo he disfrutado. Es corto, tiene información relevante y por fin hemos terminado, cuatro libros después, con la trama del embarazo. Así que eso, sumado que Callahan no sale mucho, es suficiente para mí de momento.
Y ahora ya, sí que sí, llega el comienzo del fin ¡a por la Torre!
Y ahora ya, sí que sí, llega el comienzo del fin ¡a por la Torre!
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
How can this book be 400+ pages and yet I can only remember three things about it? "The Wolves of Calla" ends with Susannah going into labor and fleeing with Black #13. This book ends with her having the baby (not much of a spoiler, I'd think). The whole tale takes place in the span of maybe a day or two. The other two things I can recall are spoilers. That was kind of neat but I don't see how it will have a major impact on the story as a whole.
There was nothing really wrong with this book, it just wasn't memorable at all. I was listening to the audiobook version and noticed I only had an hour left this morning. I put my headphones on, hopped in the car to go get breakfast, and settled in to hear the big finale with Susannah/Mia's baby. Then, the story abruptly ended at around 25 minutes and the remaining time was spent reading King's diary entries while writing the series. What? Save that for after the last book. This one wasn't finished.
Anyway... I think I'm going to go back and bump up my rating of "The Waste Lands". Now that I'm a few books out, I'm appreciating that one more. In total, I'm 50/50 on this series as a whole. I really likes #2 and #5, with #3 coming close behind them. Book #1 is downright awful, but it is necessary to read it. Books #4 and #6 are way too long and could be summed up in a few pages. He has a real tendency to meander to and fro with no particular end in sight. As someone that feeds off of plot progression, this drives me nuts. However, I do want to see how this all ends and am drawn in by the tale he's spinning here. I just pray that "The Dark Tower" doesn't spend 600 pages doing more of the same and wraps up everything in the last 100 pages. We need an exciting, plot-driven all the way through, honest-to-goodness book to round this whole thing out. Make the time investment worth it, Mr. King! *fingers crossed*
Spoiler
1.) Susannah's baby is Roland's... Mia explains how that is possible; and 2.) Roland and Eddie travel to Maine and talk to Stephen King around the time between him writing book 1 and book 2. During the conversation King kind of rationalizes his inability to finish "The Dark Tower" is caused by a supernatural force pulling him away.There was nothing really wrong with this book, it just wasn't memorable at all. I was listening to the audiobook version and noticed I only had an hour left this morning. I put my headphones on, hopped in the car to go get breakfast, and settled in to hear the big finale with Susannah/Mia's baby. Then, the story abruptly ended at around 25 minutes and the remaining time was spent reading King's diary entries while writing the series. What? Save that for after the last book. This one wasn't finished.
Anyway... I think I'm going to go back and bump up my rating of "The Waste Lands". Now that I'm a few books out, I'm appreciating that one more. In total, I'm 50/50 on this series as a whole. I really likes #2 and #5, with #3 coming close behind them. Book #1 is downright awful, but it is necessary to read it. Books #4 and #6 are way too long and could be summed up in a few pages. He has a real tendency to meander to and fro with no particular end in sight. As someone that feeds off of plot progression, this drives me nuts. However, I do want to see how this all ends and am drawn in by the tale he's spinning here. I just pray that "The Dark Tower" doesn't spend 600 pages doing more of the same and wraps up everything in the last 100 pages. We need an exciting, plot-driven all the way through, honest-to-goodness book to round this whole thing out. Make the time investment worth it, Mr. King! *fingers crossed*
Not my favorite, but recognize were putting the pieces in place for the final book. Excited to see how this series wraps.