1.78k reviews for:

Wolves of the Calla

Stephen King

4.12 AVERAGE

zehazoltan's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious 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: No

innasthol's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes

jennyengel's review against another edition

5.0

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I do believe this one is my favorite so far in the series. It's absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking and lovely and terrible. Five stars, without a doubt.

peefkas's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tylerruddhall's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kevbrisedevillage's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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: Yes

kat_gutierrez's review against another edition

4.0

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Okay...I liked the over all story going on in Calla....and I LOVED the whole Salems Lot fiction crossing over into non-fiction direction this series may be going....but DAMN large portions of this book were just....boring. I feel like the book could have been around 500 pages....there is about 400 pages of unneccesary filler to me. But I am in it to win it now....only 2 books left.

sanya_de's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

bc_dittemore's review against another edition

4.0

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When I first read Wolves of the Calla it was probably my favorite in the Dark Tower Series. I mean, Seven Samurai set in the DT universe? I’m in! With a second reading, though, it’s lost some luster. Mainly what bugs me is the change in King’s writing. I know a lot happened to King between Wizard and Glass and Wolves, so it’s understandable, still there are some minor quirks he has picked up somewhere that bug me.

Overall, the world building is great as usual. I love how as the series progresses we are exposed slowly to the universe. I know part of this is because King was figuring it out as he went, but it works. Callahan’s story bogs down what could’ve been a relatively tight narrative—truthfully it could have been a completely separate novel, which is my other major complaint.

Still, I love Wolves, just not as much as I used to. Also need to give a special shout out to my boy Andy the Messenger Robot—my favorite new character from this entry.

kludasch's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark slow-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Slow going in the middle. A bit too wordy, but epic ending and execution in wanting to pick up the next book when you finish.