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Wolves of the Calla
by Stephen King
Not too much to say here. For me this is the last book in the series that showed "The Dark Tower" at its peak. The remaining books did not have the same energy and yes, I am still angry at the conclusion of this series. Though now of course re-reading this one, I do hate the references to Harry Potter. Yeah, not going into it much here, but I refuse to ever read anything again about J.K. Rowling. I forgot how much of a fan of that series Stephen King was back when he was writing this series. There are also some other pop cultural references in this one that was a bit jarring to read now in 2020.
"Wolves of the Calla" is the fifth book in "The Dark Tower" series. We follow our ka-tet, Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake, and of course Oy. Our ka-tet has been wandering for a long time and finally comes along the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis which needs the help of the last gunslingers. Calla is a town where twins are born (hello references to "The Talisman") and every 20 years, creatures called the Wolves come and steal one set. The twins are taken to a place called Thunderclap. No one knows what is done to them, but they are eventually returned and are left mindless and huge (I read shades of "Desperation" with regards to the growth). The townspeople tell the ka-tet that if they try to fight back, the kill everyone. The wolves are now due to arrive soon and they want to fight back and want the gunslingers to train them.
Ahh yeah. King gives us a good western showdown fight with some random references here and there. And we also get a look at some characters that will make you go what the heck (hello Father Callahan...this isn't Salem's Lot.) We also have Roland and crew dealing with the fact that "the rose" that they all dream of is in danger and trying to figure out what they can do in order to keep it safe.
Things I loved: Our ka-tet and how strong they are together. All of them are gunslingers. I still get a kick out of "Black House" when the gunslingers are referenced in that and we hear how dangerous they are to the Crimson King.
Things I did not love: The pregnancy story line was the worst thing ever and I wish that King had lef it out. I know he wants to play a little into the whole Arthur mythos, but he already did that when you read how Roland's gun came to being. And about Roland's ancestors when you read the graphic novels. The whole split personality thing a freaking-gain. Seriously? Why? It was not needed.
That said, this is still my favorite cause I know what is coming and it breaks this Constant Reader's heart every single time.
"Wolves of the Calla" is the fifth book in "The Dark Tower" series. We follow our ka-tet, Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake, and of course Oy. Our ka-tet has been wandering for a long time and finally comes along the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis which needs the help of the last gunslingers. Calla is a town where twins are born (hello references to "The Talisman") and every 20 years, creatures called the Wolves come and steal one set. The twins are taken to a place called Thunderclap. No one knows what is done to them, but they are eventually returned and are left mindless and huge (I read shades of "Desperation" with regards to the growth). The townspeople tell the ka-tet that if they try to fight back, the kill everyone. The wolves are now due to arrive soon and they want to fight back and want the gunslingers to train them.
Ahh yeah. King gives us a good western showdown fight with some random references here and there. And we also get a look at some characters that will make you go what the heck (hello Father Callahan...this isn't Salem's Lot.) We also have Roland and crew dealing with the fact that "the rose" that they all dream of is in danger and trying to figure out what they can do in order to keep it safe.
Things I loved: Our ka-tet and how strong they are together. All of them are gunslingers. I still get a kick out of "Black House" when the gunslingers are referenced in that and we hear how dangerous they are to the Crimson King.
Things I did not love: The pregnancy story line was the worst thing ever and I wish that King had lef it out. I know he wants to play a little into the whole Arthur mythos, but he already did that when you read how Roland's gun came to being. And about Roland's ancestors when you read the graphic novels. The whole split personality thing a freaking-gain. Seriously? Why? It was not needed.
That said, this is still my favorite cause I know what is coming and it breaks this Constant Reader's heart every single time.