The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah v. 6 - Stephen King

'And the tower draws nearer!' was the first sentence that entered my head. However, it was immediately followed by a feeling of complete disappointment. The previous 5 installments of Stephen King's epic saga impressed me, despite numerous digressions and a completely twisted tale. There has always been something intense and intriguing about everything the King (no pun intended) of digression, but sadly, the sixth hurdle has proven to be a bit of a momentum stopper for me. If you're reading this having not experienced The Dark Tower as yet, then I advise you to turn back and read the first 5 books before attempting to undergo this analysis, or even attempting ...  Read the complete review

The fact is I've been reading Stephen King's magnum opus, The Dark Tower series, since it first started back in 1982. A set of seven books, the epic series revolves around the gunslinger, Roland Deschain and his gang of four or ka-tet, in their quest to save the Dark Tower. The four include: Eddie Dean, Susannah Holmes, Jake Chambers and his strange pet, Oy. This curious combination of former drug addict, legless and now wheelchair-bound, black woman and young boy are brought together in the second volume “The Drawing of the Three” to help Roland in his quest to save the Dark Tower. In order to do this they must travel through perilous lands to get to ...  Read the complete review

"Song of Susannah" is the sixth novel by Stephen King in the increasingly lengthy but hugely successful Dark Tower series. It is the penultimate novel of the series and this is both its greatest strength and its weakness. This novel cannot be read without any prior knowledge of the previous five and unlike his previous efforts King makes no attempts to involve new readers in the tale. The stories main protagonist Roland of Gilead continues in his quest towards the Dark Tower along with his friend and fellow gunslinger Eddie Dean in an attempt to stop it being destroyed. Meanwhile continuing from his previous novel "Wolves of the ...  Read the complete review

Those of you who followed the Dark Tower from the beginning had to wait more than 20 years for him to actually finish the damn thing. The longest gap came between books 3 and 4. King himself said as book 4 was to be a love story he was scared to start it! Now none of that really matters as the Dark Tower was worth waiting for. But the problem is when he started writing again he felt pressured to finish the series. And they felt rushed. None more than Song of Susanna. The first time I read it I was rushing myself, desperate to finish the Tower, and thought it was my fault I didn't like it. But after re-reading it I decided it ...  Read the complete review

Song of Susannah is the sixth and penultimate book in the Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. This book picks up the story of Roland Deschain and his friends exactly where we left them in the previous book with the dilemma of having to find Susannah whilst still trying to save the Dark Tower. Roland's ka-tet splits into 2 for this book, Roland & Eddie are sent to Maine, America to ensure Cal Tower signs over the plot of land in New York that contains the rose that is directly linked to the Dark Tower, whilst here they discover that another link to the towers safety could be a small time writer that goes by the name of Stephen King!! Jake & Father ...  Read the complete review