Song of Susannah: The Dark Tower VI

Part of The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King.Highly Recommended!!!!!!! Too bad I could not give 10 stars.#1 The Gunslinger - Introduction to the last Gunslinger, Roland. This book was wonderful. It introduces you to some of the characters of the series and gives you the Gunslinger's quest.#2 - The Drawing of the Three - Roland pulls future Gunslingers, Jake, Eddie, and Suzannah from our world over to his. I really enjoyed how this was done. The characters are very likeable (especially OY)#3 - The Wastelands - The Gunslingers make continue on their way. Blaine really is a pain.#4 - Wizard and Glass - Roland tells them the story of Susan, The girl at the window. A very sad thing that happened to him in childhood. A beautiful story.#5 - Wolves of the Calla - The gunslingers help a town that is about to have their children taken. Jake makes a friend his own age. A character from another King book is met. This book was well put together.#6 - Song of Suzannah - This one tells of something that Suzannah is going through.#7 - The Dark Tower - The quest is finally over. The tower is reached. But who will make it there? Believe it or not this book made me cry.#* - The Wind Through the Keyhole - This story takes place between some of the other books. It is Roland and his gang taking refuge from a storm and Roland telling stories to pass the time. The stories are beautifully written.All of the stories in this series are exceptional. I love how they flow together. It really does seem like one continuous book.

I started out thinking I'd really dislike this installment of the series. It's the most critically review of all the books in the series and there are probably good reasons for that. Some have called it slow and tedious. Some have inquired about whether it's really a necessary plot-line in Roland's path to the Tower. At the end of it, I found it to be surprisingly good. This could have resulted because I started out with such low expectations. As I mention in my review of "W.o.t.C." I had become disenchanted with Susannah. I got so sick of reading about the "chap" that I gritted my teeth every time Mia or anyone else uttered the word. Even since T.D.o.t.T I never much liked Susannah-finding her both improbable and annoying--and by the end of "Wolves..." I was pretty much done with her. I was dreading reading this title as it bears her name. By the end, I'd found a whole lot of sympathy for her. She'd become quite complex, human, fragile, and believable. When she was weak, I felt weak with her. When she was strong, I rooted for her to win. I didn't want her gone after all. In fact, I wanted her to whip Mia into oblivion.(Spoilers ahead.) So, here's what I didn't like. First, I bought the hardcover which comes with the usually-good illustrations. The illustrations were just awful in this book. Modern art nonsense. I suppose someone could argue that their schizophrenic representations are indicative of the mental turmoil Susannah suffers. Bah. They're junk. Fortunately, the drawings in Book VII are great! Second, I was disappointed that King prominently included himself in "Wolves" and was thoroughly disappointed that he brought Eddie and Roland to his house in this book. The way that whole scene ended up playing out sort of saved some of this for me and I came away not hating it as much as I did when they first suggested they needed to go find this wordslinger in Bridgton. Maybe some people are really down with this whole twist. I'm still not sold on it. I'm hoping that it doesn't feature nearly as much in the final book.

I've been immersed in the Dark Tower series for a few years now. Usually, I binge read a few books in a row and then take a break. For some reason, "Song of Susannah" became the book I paused at. After finally finishing it for the first time, I realized what I've been missing out on all this time. This book is packed with incredible backstory and fascinating tidbits of lore. I think it might just be my favorite book in the entire series.

I hate the man's politics--but his writing is, as always, wonderful. I am well into the final book in the series, and I have a really bad feeling about the ending, but that's not the issue here. The issue here is Susannah, and her little chap--who is actually Roland's child, thanks to the machinations on the demon/incubus/succubus in the speaking ring several books ago.Just as there is little that is "normal" about Susannah, even now that she is coming to terms with her evolved and integrated parts of her former selves, and being forged in the furnace of hard experience travelling through Roland's World, the chap is...not normal. How not normal he is is a matter for debate--and for the last book in the series.Both the last book--Wolves of the Calla--and THIS book, show us the emerging truths of Susannah, Jake, Eddie, Roland, and even OY, who as the faithful readers know is far smarter than most would give him credit for. The deeper meaning of Ka, Ka-Tet, and the quest for the tower, as well as the deeper essential nature of a "Gunslinger" is coming to fruition, and our band of heroes are finally coming into their own.One can only hope when they finally DO make the movie--if the rumors of upcoming movies prove true this time--that they don't ruin it. Sadly, the initial rumors about casting make it perfectly clear that either the evil Trolls of HollyWeird, or King, or BOTH, are already conspiring to violate this wonderful series in ways that surpass our worst nightmares. In the meantime, For those who have walked and ridden with Roland and Co.--the end is almost here, the tower is drawing near, and that is all that matter right now.

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Really good!! 👍

You have a feeling of having been fooled and of having wasted your time in such mindless jibber jabber. I left this book having read almost 60% and reached this conclusion. Obviously, I will avoid part VII of Dark Tower and be wise even if the cost in terms of wastage of time and of feeding mind a senseless, abusive and cheap entertainment has been enormous. Better be late than never.My recommendation is to be select your books wisely and not go by reputation.

Every single character and plot points are absolutely mind blowing. King literally thinks outside the box and throws curve balls left and right.

Another great read. The author has managed to talk about himself and his books,and draw you into the story. A great read!

An excellent story from Mr. King....only one more to go. A couple of pages fell out of the book, which is unusual and precludes trade-in at a used book store, but I still enjoyed the read.