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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This one delivers a baby, and sets up the final confrontation in the last book. Nothing particularly spectacular (although King gives himself a character/roll).
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I knew about King inserting himself into the narrative beforehand but that part really didn't bother me so much, despite maybe being a bit unnecessary. Really gets 3/5 for just being more of a prologue for book 7 than anything else. This one just doesn't stand by itself and is just there to get the characters from Calla Bryn Sturgis to where they need to be for the finale.
mysterious
tense
slow-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
This installment of the Dark Tower feels very much like a "transitional" book, a stepping stone to fill in some of the gaps before we get to the last Dark Tower. Honestly, (writing this after finishing both SOS and TDT) I can't really remember which plot events happened in SOS versus the beginning of TDT.
I will say, I really enjoyed getting more of Susannah -- I feel up until this point in the ka-tet's journey, she was like a shell of a character? And seeing her internal struggle with Mia gave her a lot of depth. I also felt sympathy and heartbreak for Mia.
I will say, I really enjoyed getting more of Susannah -- I feel up until this point in the ka-tet's journey, she was like a shell of a character? And seeing her internal struggle with Mia gave her a lot of depth. I also felt sympathy and heartbreak for Mia.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Cannibalism