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Summary: Wolves of Calla left me begging for more
Review: This book was excellent. I have read all of Stephen King's book and not disappointed with the latest Dark Tower book. I can't wait for the next tale to come out....I will order it as soon as it becomes available. Anyone who has been a fan of Roland will agree that this book was just as superb (if not more so) than the previous 4. 10 stars (if the scale went that high)
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Summary: Hooked again
Review: "Buick 8" left a lot to be desired, but it only took a few pages to realize that King is back on the beam. Western references abound, go grab those DVD's and see where all this came from. Can't wait for the finish.
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Summary: Lived up to expectations
Review: Right up front I have to say that I would read a shopping list written by Stephen King. I have yet to read something by him that I didn't like, although there have been some that I liked more than others. That being said, I found Wolves of the Calla extreming satisfying. One reason is that it tied the storyline in with many other King stories. Secondly, we find out that he'll be finishing the series shortly. Who would have thought it possible.
Anyway, buy the book, read the book, you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: He's Done it Again!!
Review: I was anxiously awaiting the 5th installment of the Dark Tower series! I started reading the series in the late 1980's and have followed it faithfully.
Wolves of Calla is simply a good read. It brings the gunslingers in a new direction and we see the characters growing older and wiser. Stephen King has this ability to pull you into his stories and make your heartbeat speed up with suspense.
We see a part of Roland that we haven't seen in earlier installments and Eddie is becoming a fierce gunslinger. Jake is old for his age and Susannah has many hidden surprises......
I loved the book! When I finished the book I was saddened because reading other books afterwards just wasn't the same as reading a book of King's magnitude.
Stephen King has outdone himself with the Dark Tower series.
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Summary: The Best of the Dark Tower Series
Review: Steven King has outdone himself with this book. From the synopsis of the previous 4 installments in the prologue to the final words this book keeps the reader engrossed in the story with very little downtime as was experienced in the other "Dark Tower" books.
Can't wait for the final two.
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Summary: THE COMING OF THE WHITE
Review: The Wolves of the Calla is a powerful (and long) fifth installment in Stephen King's Dark Tower series. I came with very high expectations. Especially after Wizard and Glass, which is, in my opinion, (along with Desperation) one of King's two best books so far. While Wolves is not as great as Wizard and Glass, I feel in no way let down.Wolves of the Calla is a great book. The Story itself owes a big deal to The Magnificent Seven. This is the Dark Tower version of a border town, inspired by the arrival of Gunslingers, rising up against its oppressors. Will the town have the courage to stand? Will they win the day or somehow become worse off? It all draws down to one apocalyptic battle. Thrown into this backdrop we have the continuing story of Roland and his Ka-Tet's quest for the Tower. Susanah's about to have a little one (or perhaps not so little) and doesn't even know it. Jake is growning up fast. Roland too is growing older--at the most inopportune time. Eddie is becoming a more formidable gunslinger by the day. Add to this the appearance of Father Callahan from Salem's Lot, an unexpected trip to New York, the reappearance of a certain flower, and you get a very engrossing story. I have said this before but it bears saying again: I am impressed with the continued development of King's storytelling and writing abilities. Literary gasbags like Harold Bloom sound shriller and more foolish the more they criticize a master like King. He may be a genre writer who writes in the dialect of the people, but so what? So was Dickens. So was Faulkner. I would stack his work of the last ten years up against any writer living. If weighed fairly, it would not be found lacking. In other words: read this book. If you haven't started the Dark Tower series yet, do so. The first book is a little bit of a hurdle, but you will not be sorry.
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Summary: Just Aweful
Review: I anxiously awaited the 5th installment. I should have waited for the paperback - this way I would not have felt as if I threw away $30. I loved the first 4 installments and hope that 'Wolves is nothing more than a momentary transgression. Simply put, it is the most boring book I have ever read. This is the first review I have ever placed on Amazon. I am doing this because I feel compelled to warn people. Let's hope Mr. King didn't "go through the motions" for the final installments.
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Summary: Dark, gritty fantasy marred by post-modern cheese
Review: What originally appealed to me about the Dark Tower series was its romantic classicism and mystery. Here was a hero myth like no other, set in an utterly unique and dangerous world that felt tantalizingly like our future, but so far removed in time as to be a font of magic and fantasy. At least that's where we began. We ended by picking up a snitch from Harry Potter, arguing about the relevance of Dr. Doom, and smack bottom when Roland of Gilead reaches into a worm hole and comes up with a copy of 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King. To make matters worse, the illustrations are awful, lacking the Edward Hopper-esque surrealism of those from Drawing of the Three or the graphic power of the pen illustrations in the Stand (or any ability to draw the human body, period... where did they find this guy, anyway?). Both this installment and the Wizard of Oz bookends from #4 belong on the shelf next to Phantom Menace. What a letdown to an incredible series.
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Summary: Good, but not the best of the series
Review: Stephen king returns to the Dark Tower series after a gap of 6 years, and does not disappoint. This is the fifth novel in the series and it will make no sense to someone who picks up the book without having read the other four. The novel does not contribute very much to the progression of the series itself if we were to measure progress towards the Dark Tower, but it does bring together characters from King's other work (particularly 'Salem's lot) and introduces a major twist with Susannah (spelling?). This novel, more than any of the others, has more a feel of a serial - presumably because he wrote the last three books at the same time. As some of the other reviewers have noted, the illustrations are not in tune with the spirit of the story - they are quite bizzare. I had read the previous four books in paperback form and so had formed my own personal impression of what the characters would have looked like. Susanah is certainly not naked when throwing the plates as shown on the cover. Overall, a very good addition to the Dark Tower series, and a must-read for fans.
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Summary: A mess
Review: I recently re-read The Stand for the first time since I was a teenager and was struck by the great storytelling, interesting characters and tight writing in the book -- despite its length. It was particularly striking because I had just thrown Wolves across the room in disgust after about 150 pages. Wolves is a self-indulgent and frequently revolting mess of a book that's nearly incomprehensible in its own self-referentialism. This isn't because King is "ready to retire," as some have put it. If you read the recent collection Everything's Eventual, you know he still has every bit of his storytelling power. Too bad he didn't use it here.
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