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Wolves of the Calla

Stephen King

4.12 AVERAGE


SO far my favorite of the Dark Tower books.
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Original Notation: Did not enjoy this book as much as the rest, but it is part of the journey... so I am game (no pun intended).

Today: I still feel the same; but it was not as much of a downer as I thought it would be, going in. I think I appreciate the journey more. I am not in a rush to get to the killing. The killing comes soon enough. I am glad I reread this and I enjoyed it much more than when I was younger.

Now, to find Mia..(??)... :/

Roland and his ka-tet arrive in a small town being terrorized by mysterious raiders known as the Wolves. Roland and his group agree to help defend the town, but as always, their journey is filled with danger and strange encounters.

After several books, I’m starting to feel a bit tired of the Dark Tower series.
While the story has some strong moments and the world-building remains intriguing, the pace feels slower, and the plot sometimes drags.

I’m thinking I might need to take a break before moving on to the next book.
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

yay for finishing books Alayna!!!!!! Happy early birtthday woohoo

what the fuck is going on… probably my favorite in the series so far

I have very little experience with King but the experience I do have shows me that he’s great at spitting out absolute page turners.

This was not one of those for me. First half felt unfocused and I was crawling by the end. The language of the gunslingers is the best part of the series but there was way too much non gunslinger content in this for me to be interested.
adventurous challenging dark 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
adventurous 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
mysterious medium-paced