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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
adventurous
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mysterious
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adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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tense
medium-paced
adventurous
Overall I enjoyed it, the action was good, but for the love of fuck could you have done something other than take your one recurring female character and turn her into a plot device because she got pregnant? Given that this was written in 1975 I guess I can't really expect too much better, but for fuck's sake. Yuck.
Ngl, I can't decide if I love or am rolling my eyes that the climactic end battle was between furry Doombots wielding lightsabers and killer snitches (yes, from Harry Potter) and badass plate wielding ladies.
Edit: MY BAD it was written in 2003. The year of our Lord two thousand and fucking three, Stephen King you had no excuse at this point, ugh.
Ngl, I can't decide if I love or am rolling my eyes that the climactic end battle was between furry Doombots wielding lightsabers and killer snitches (yes, from Harry Potter) and badass plate wielding ladies.
Edit: MY BAD it was written in 2003. The year of our Lord two thousand and fucking three, Stephen King you had no excuse at this point, ugh.
I really have mixed feelings on this one. On the positive side, I really like the continuation/connection to Salem's Lot, the unfolding mystery is really interesting to me, and the climactic confrontation with the wolves is really well done.
But also, the pacing is on the dull side, and there are some significant plot developments with Susannah's character that I found extremely frustrating. In the end, it kind of felt like that trope about comic book movies: that it feels more like a set up for the next story than a true story in its own right. So much so that a shocking amount of this installment is left either with shallow and vague explanations or kind of unresolved altogether.
That said, I've always looked at the Dark Tower series as more like a tv show than any other series I've read. So this "season" was a bit disappointing. But the characters and concept are solid enough to keep me going, even if it's a significant step down from the previous books.
But also, the pacing is on the dull side, and there are some significant plot developments with Susannah's character that I found extremely frustrating. In the end, it kind of felt like that trope about comic book movies: that it feels more like a set up for the next story than a true story in its own right. So much so that a shocking amount of this installment is left either with shallow and vague explanations or kind of unresolved altogether.
That said, I've always looked at the Dark Tower series as more like a tv show than any other series I've read. So this "season" was a bit disappointing. But the characters and concept are solid enough to keep me going, even if it's a significant step down from the previous books.
This book is dry and long. Like total slog. There is great stuff in here but it’s hidden, too packed with filler.
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“No one ever does live happily ever after, but we leave the children to find that out for themselves.”
Wolves of the Calla, fifth volume of the Dark Tower series, finds Roland and his companions returning to the path of the Beam and being followed by some people of the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis.
They need the gunslingers' help to face a band of masked riders, called the Wolves, that every generation gallop to town and kidnap half of the children, only to return them some time later, but mentally and physically ruined. Will Roland and his tet defeat these Wolves? And what will they learn from the people of the Calla? And how is this new adventure a plan of the "ka"?
I was so book-hangover after Wizard and Glass and the Wind through the Keyhole, that I read back to back and liked less than previous books, so I took a break from the Dark Tower quest. A one year break. So it was just time to go back to my favorite gunslinger and well... this book did not disappoint! It's literally the perfect book, considering where we are in the Dark Tower journey.
All the action provided by the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis, its peculiar inhabitants and the Wolves, not only is a great stand-alone story that kept me glued to the pages, but it's also an amazing expedient that King used to enrich the path of Roland, Jake, Eddie and Susannah and their quest. I loved the reintroduction of Father Callahan, that readers met in another King's book, and I loved how his complicated and fascinating past blends so well with the main plot of the series.
And besides the "classic" western action that the fight against the Wolves provides, this book gifts us with suspense (is there a mole?), horror (hello vampires and baby demon), fantasy and time travels (definitely my favorite part!) and looots of references to books and general pop culture.
I really really enjoyed this book and I am so glad I picked this series up again.
5 stars and the Dark Tower is so close!
Wolves of the Calla, fifth volume of the Dark Tower series, finds Roland and his companions returning to the path of the Beam and being followed by some people of the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis.
They need the gunslingers' help to face a band of masked riders, called the Wolves, that every generation gallop to town and kidnap half of the children, only to return them some time later, but mentally and physically ruined. Will Roland and his tet defeat these Wolves? And what will they learn from the people of the Calla? And how is this new adventure a plan of the "ka"?
I was so book-hangover after Wizard and Glass and the Wind through the Keyhole, that I read back to back and liked less than previous books, so I took a break from the Dark Tower quest. A one year break. So it was just time to go back to my favorite gunslinger and well... this book did not disappoint! It's literally the perfect book, considering where we are in the Dark Tower journey.
All the action provided by the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis, its peculiar inhabitants and the Wolves, not only is a great stand-alone story that kept me glued to the pages, but it's also an amazing expedient that King used to enrich the path of Roland, Jake, Eddie and Susannah and their quest. I loved the reintroduction of Father Callahan, that readers met in another King's book, and I loved how his complicated and fascinating past blends so well with the main plot of the series.
And besides the "classic" western action that the fight against the Wolves provides, this book gifts us with suspense (is there a mole?), horror (hello vampires and baby demon), fantasy and time travels (definitely my favorite part!) and looots of references to books and general pop culture.
I really really enjoyed this book and I am so glad I picked this series up again.
5 stars and the Dark Tower is so close!
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:
Complicated
Stellar addition in the dark tower cycle, but unfortunately will have to be 6th place out of the six I’ve read so far. Something about it didn’t grab me until the very end. I adored the world building of the various callas, and the sisters or riza were some of my favorite parts of this series so far. But the fight felt anticlimactic, and the ending felt like too much of a rush into the next book. Now, as I did with every other book in this series, I may come back and adjust my star rating to a higher rating. Most of the books have had to sit with me a while before I realize how much I enjoyed them.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No