Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5)
by Stephen King
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Author: Stephen KingIllustrator: Bernie Wrightson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-01
ISBN: 0743251628
Number of pages: 736
Publisher: Scribner
Book Reviews of Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5)
Book Review: Not my favorite of the series
Summary: 3 Stars
This isn't my favorite entry into the series; but then, all the rest of the books refer back to this one *a lot*, so it's essential to know what the characters have experienced between books 4 and 6. The only other one I'm not particularly fond of is book 6, with yet more trips into NYC and Maine and tangles with the mobsters. At least Father Callahan is given a mighty fine send-off! I guess King figured he owed Callahan a better ending than skulking out of Salem's Lot and disappearing.
Anyhow, this book riffs off of a Kurasawa movie (Seven Samuri), which was riffed off of one of Sergio Leone's Man with No Name westerns, and then by Hollywood in The Magnificent Seven. It's a nice nod to that particular Western story. It's obviously a good one, and it's good to see King's take on it.
I think didn't quite know what he was getting into with his characters or with the world he set them in. It's a difficult tightrope to walk, and I'd say overall, he did a remarkable job of roping all the disparate threads and tropes (from SF, F, H and Westerns) into one big long story.
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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 fifth installment.General Books
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