Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, Book 6)
by Stephen King
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Author: Stephen KingIllustrator: Darrel Anderson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-05
ISBN: 0743254554
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Scribner
Book Reviews of Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, Book 6)
Book Review: The Clearing is Just Ahead
Summary: 5 Stars
We had our rest in Wolves of the Calla--now, it's a race to the finish line, and in Song of Susannah, King has us pumping arms and legs the entire way.
Remember Wolves? It was a slow-paced (but enjoyable) story set in a sleepy, bucolic village. Well, that's done. This story begins with a "beamquake" and the ground keeps right on shaking from there, separating our ka-tet into the two missions that were set up before: finding Susannah-Mia (and her chap) and sealing the deal with Calvin Tower. Neither mission will go easily.... and then.... there's the big twist at the end.
Yes, this is something like The Neverending Story... but it's much more than that, too. The Neverending Story was a cute, and extremely well-executed, gimmick concept that made for a wonderful children's book. King is here presenting an entire theory of literature, itself. The mythology in The Dark Tower (and by extension, his body of work), revolves around answering the question: "Where do you get these ideas!?" And providing a compelling, original answer for that question. The interplay between mid-world and "reality" is interesting and insightful, and we still don't really know which is leading what. Also to mention is the clever frame of the song, stanza by stanza, giving a deliberate form to King's work that we rarely see (13 stanzas, the last one ending in section 19, of course).
Well, childe Roland to the Dark Tower is just about to come... and I can't wait. Is it turtles all the way down? What *is* in the room at the top of the Dark Tower (is it empty? O Discordia)? Will our heroes survive (it looks grimmer and grimmer)? Will Roland finally face down Walter? Will the Tower fall?
One book to answer all of these questions, if you hear me. And it does me fine.
Summary of Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, Book 6)
Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, The Dark Tower series is unlike anything you have ever read. Here is the penultimate installment.Literary Books
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