The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla | Stephen King | VAMPIRES AND ROBOTS....LOVING IT!!!

The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla | Stephen King | Hungry Like the Wolves

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	The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla Stephen King Donald M. Grant/Scribner, 2003 - 736 pages average customer review:based on 382 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

VAMPIRES AND ROBOTS....LOVING IT!!!

So far this has been my favorite book in the series. It seemed to develop an entire story line that differs from the previous four novels. It gathered me from the very beginning and held my attention. As I was reading it, I was able to capture the spirit of the entire town and feel the demise that they were in. I have one solitude question though...how to I stop the vivid dreams of rabid robots and gunslingers with no legs?

Hungry Like the Wolves

The first four books of Stephen King's Dark Tower series are engaging, somewhat endearing works of fiction, some of which ("The Drawing of the Three") are individually stronger than others ("The Gunslinger"; "Wizard and Glass"), but "Wolves of the Calla" (Book 5) smokes them all. Not only is this rip-roaring piece of epic fiction the strongest book in the series yet, it's also one of the best things King has ever written. Period. Considering my struggle to make it through "Wizard and Glass," I found the writing in "Wolves" so engaging that it swept me in its grip every time I sat down to read. Roland and his ka-tet come across the town of Calla Bryn Springs where, every 23 years, a cluster of "wolves" on horseback steal the children and send them back home towering mongoloids; the gunslinger concots a plan of retaliation, all while trying to protect the Rose, housed in a vacant lot in 1977 New York City. The suspense in "Wolves" builds with majestic mastery, laying out the plot in the extended prologue and getting mileage out of characters who, on the surface, are seemingly generic stereotypes of fantasy townfolk. While the climax only amounts to a scant few pages, the richness of the narrative as a whole shines through. And the illustrations--by "Cycle of the Werewolf" illustrator Bernie Wrightson--may be the best visual accompaniment to Roland's (and King's, and Our) journey yet.

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Reviewing the series, not this book specifically.

The Tower Series by Stephen King, where do I start? I enjoyed reading these books a great deal, but near the end, it felt like it had just been going on for far too long. It is an epic tale, and King doesn't really pull any punches. Heros die, and for the most part stay dead. Making the books recursive and self referential was little odd, and felt a bit trite in my oppinion. Having himself as a character in his own book was odd. I'm not sure if it worked or not. I think the goal was to again bring the story into "our world" after it had strayed far away into the lands of Rolland.

I feel that now that the books are completed, that the author and editors need to have a pow-wow, and re-edit the books after reading them in one fell swoop over the period of a week, and then a V2.0 version can be released.

If I were to compare these books to JK Rowling's Harry Potter books, I would say these books address more adult themes, but maybe don't hold together as well. There are more gimmicks in the writing, and it is often hard to relate to the character's struggles.

Sincerely,
Ira Carmel.

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Pretty Good

This is the fifth book in the Dark Tower series. I found it very similar to the 4th book. I liked the 4th, so I liked this one. The characters don't really progress towards their final objective. The first three books had them moving towards the Dark Tower, but in the Wizzard and Glass and this one, they don't make much progress. The book was a fast easy read (like all of the books in this series).

My friend told me this was the best book of the series...

My friend told me this was the best book of the series and so far he's right. I am not starting on Song of Susannah so I can't comment on the last two books yet, but yeah, so far this is the best book of the series.

My favorite parts of the Dark Tower series have taken place in "Roland's World". I don't care so much for their trips to New York. I like the land of the lobstrosities and Blaine the train and most of this book took place in that world, Calla bin Sturgis to be exact.

The build up to the coming of the "Wolves" was well done and I, at least, was surprised with what they turned out to be. Like all the other Dark Tower books there is really no way to read them out of order and have any idea about what is going on. This really is a series that must be read in order.

Thus far, this is my favorite book of the series and I was excited about going straight into the next one.

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