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A review by peterkeep
The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King
4.0
I loved the Dark Tower series (as a whole -- I didn't love each book individually) so I had some mixed feelings going into this. I was excited to read a bit more about Roland, Susannah, Eddie, Jake, and Oy, but I also didn't want to read it and be "done" with this series again. I knew this book didn't feature the main characters a ton, so I was a bit unsure about how it would all go down.
It's the classic story within a story within a story. Overall, there's really not a lot happening in the book. It's short, and there are three stories being told, so two of them end up being pretty short. Which is totally good with me. I like that the main ka-tet's story didn't move too much, since I don't want to change anything from the rest of the series (of which this takes place in the middle somewhere). The second-level story is interesting and cool and gives some more backstory to Roland's weird childhood, so that was good to read. I like the little bits of Roland's teenage and 20-something years that we get to see throughout the series, so I felt at home in the second story.
The third story took me a bit to get into. Maybe it was because of all of the switching of stories, or my busy schedule, or that it just took me a bit to get interested, but it is what it is. Somewhere in the middle I started enjoying it a lot, which was my reaction to [b: Wizard and Glass|5096|Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4)|Stephen King|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327946510s/5096.jpg|750558] as well. It's a nice story that fits in the world, adds some fun perspective, and is pretty creative/doesn't seem to redundant. The conclusions of all three stories take place pretty quickly, and I thought that everything was nicely wrapped up. Roland and the gang head to the Calla and keep on their quest for the Dark Tower, but the little pit-stop they make here is enjoyable and memorable.
It's the classic story within a story within a story. Overall, there's really not a lot happening in the book. It's short, and there are three stories being told, so two of them end up being pretty short. Which is totally good with me. I like that the main ka-tet's story didn't move too much, since I don't want to change anything from the rest of the series (of which this takes place in the middle somewhere). The second-level story is interesting and cool and gives some more backstory to Roland's weird childhood, so that was good to read. I like the little bits of Roland's teenage and 20-something years that we get to see throughout the series, so I felt at home in the second story.
The third story took me a bit to get into. Maybe it was because of all of the switching of stories, or my busy schedule, or that it just took me a bit to get interested, but it is what it is. Somewhere in the middle I started enjoying it a lot, which was my reaction to [b: Wizard and Glass|5096|Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4)|Stephen King|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327946510s/5096.jpg|750558] as well. It's a nice story that fits in the world, adds some fun perspective, and is pretty creative/doesn't seem to redundant. The conclusions of all three stories take place pretty quickly, and I thought that everything was nicely wrapped up. Roland and the gang head to the Calla and keep on their quest for the Dark Tower, but the little pit-stop they make here is enjoyable and memorable.