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Song of Susannah

Song of Susannah

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  • Author：Stephen King
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Summary

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here。

Roland Deschain， gunslinger， hero， continues his perilous adventures in search of the key to the quest that will define his life。
Roland’s loyal followers Jake， Father Callahan and Oy set out to break Susannah’s date with destiny in New York。
Meanwhile， Roland and Eddie brave the state of Maine in the summer of 1977。 It is a frightful world， a real world， where bullets are flying。 A world inhabited by the author of a novel called 'Salem’s Lot…
Driven by revelation and suspense， this pivotal instalment in this magnificent epic will leave readers gasping to read the electrifying conclusion， The Dark Tower。
And the tower is closer。。。

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Reviews

Danny Tallon ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Loved the WILD meta-narrative， wasn't a big fan of the complexity。 Could have been because I read this entire book in three days， but I do feel like I'll need a break from Dark Tower for a bit before I can finish this epic story。 Long days and pleasant nights， sai。 Loved the WILD meta-narrative， wasn't a big fan of the complexity。 Could have been because I read this entire book in three days， but I do feel like I'll need a break from Dark Tower for a bit before I can finish this epic story。 Long days and pleasant nights， sai。 。。。more

Sherry Wessman ，

Not One of the BestSorry， I didn't find this one as good as the others。 It was probably my least favorite。 I've already read the last one。 I am sorry to leave this world of Roland， and his friends。 It helped get me through this pandemic。 An exciting world， no doubt！ Not One of the BestSorry， I didn't find this one as good as the others。 It was probably my least favorite。 I've already read the last one。 I am sorry to leave this world of Roland， and his friends。 It helped get me through this pandemic。 An exciting world， no doubt！ 。。。more

Mark Piechowiak ，

More enjoyable than Wolves， this revolves around Susannah's pregnancy。 There are some answers for those like me who found Wolves adding more questions than it answered。 I'll be backing up slightly to read Wind Through the Keyhole while awaiting the Dark Tower finale to arrive in the mail。。 More enjoyable than Wolves， this revolves around Susannah's pregnancy。 There are some answers for those like me who found Wolves adding more questions than it answered。 I'll be backing up slightly to read Wind Through the Keyhole while awaiting the Dark Tower finale to arrive in the mail。。 。。。more

Samuel （Still Reading Sam） Hallam ，

Full review to comeSlight step down from the past few but still good

Alex Ryan ，

Started reading this series under the pretense “some crazy shit happens in book six” and was horribly underwhelmed with how stupid the so called “crazy shit” was

Mary ，

This volume of the Dark Tower series just blew my mind。 Excellent。

Rachel ，

Chassit。

Francie Ott ，

Many surprises in this one ;）

Tristan Yi ，

Boy howdy， what a wild ride！ The denouement to the Dark Tower cycle sizzles and pops！ The wheel turns ever-faster as the dominoes fall and we face the clearing at the end of the path！

Tom Moons ，

Wat een vervolg！ Dit is wel met voorsprong het vreemdste boek van de serie， en vooral hier wil dat veel zeggen。 Een ongelofelijk spannend verhaal waarin de laatste "bocht" naar de toren wordt ingezet en er een wel heel onverwachtse twist wordt bekendgemaakt op het einde。 Wat een vervolg！ Dit is wel met voorsprong het vreemdste boek van de serie， en vooral hier wil dat veel zeggen。 Een ongelofelijk spannend verhaal waarin de laatste "bocht" naar de toren wordt ingezet en er een wel heel onverwachtse twist wordt bekendgemaakt op het einde。 。。。more

Justin Perez ，

Probably my least favorite in the series。 Still great but felt like it dragged and advanced so little。 The whole bit where Stephen King wrote himself in was weird。 I didn't hate it， but it was just too much。 Probably my least favorite in the series。 Still great but felt like it dragged and advanced so little。 The whole bit where Stephen King wrote himself in was weird。 I didn't hate it， but it was just too much。 。。。more

spaccapagine ，

Susannah-Mia， in pieno travaglio， ha attraversato la porta che dal Calla l’ha condotta nel 1999， per raggiungere coloro che la aiuteranno a partorire il figlio di nessuno。 Mia， una nuova inquietante personalità， ha infatti preso possesso del suo corpo， ma stavolta non si tratta di schizofrenia， bensì di una nuova e pericolosa manovra di coloro che servono il Re Rosso e che hanno promesso al demone femminile un corpo per generare un neonato。 Eddie Dean vorrebbe precipitarsi alla ricerca della mog Susannah-Mia， in pieno travaglio， ha attraversato la porta che dal Calla l’ha condotta nel 1999， per raggiungere coloro che la aiuteranno a partorire il figlio di nessuno。 Mia， una nuova inquietante personalità， ha infatti preso possesso del suo corpo， ma stavolta non si tratta di schizofrenia， bensì di una nuova e pericolosa manovra di coloro che servono il Re Rosso e che hanno promesso al demone femminile un corpo per generare un neonato。 Eddie Dean vorrebbe precipitarsi alla ricerca della moglie， ma quando si è in viaggio tra le epoche per salvare il cardine dei mondi， La Torre Nera， non c’è tempo per i sentimentalismi。 Convocata l’assemblea dei Manni e aperta la porta verso gli altri mondi， Père Callahan e Jake vengono risucchiati nella stessa dimensione in cui è fuggita Susannah， mentre Roland ed Eddie， nel Maine anno del Signore 1977， devono vedersela con i redivivi Jack Andolini e George Biondi per poter recuperare da Calvin Torre l’atto di proprietà del terreno su cui sorge la Rosa。 E visto che sono lì， perché non andare a parlare con colui che sembra avere le mani in pasta nella loro missione， il giovane scrittore Stephen King in persona？Sono pronto a giurare sull'Uomo-Gesù che sarebbe caduto dalle mie grazie qualsiasi altro scrittore che avesse commesso la narcisissima mossa di introdursi tra i suoi personaggi e in un così importante ruolo （un creatore di mondi。。。 ma forse che scrivere non è proprio questo？）。 Sì， perché King， distruggendo ogni barriera tra finzione e realtà， si catapulta nella Torre Nera e stringe letteralmente la mano ai suoi stessi personaggi， sia pure sottolineando i propri difetti e i suoi trascorsi da beone e drogato。 A conclusione del romanzo， una raccolta di pagine dal suo diario， lettere e articoli che， invece di essere postfazione， rimangono in un mondo fittizio stravolgendo la realtà con un inquietante 'e se？'。 。。。more

Wania Cris ，

（3，5）Gente， que livro extenso， prolixo e。。。 vazio。O livro VI da série Torre Negra ainda narra resquícios da batalha contra os Lobos de Calla e eventos iniciados ali。 Susannah encontra-se em poder de uma outra personalidade que toma seu corpo， Mia， a mãe。 E toooodo o livro conta a estória desse sequestro。Colocando todo o ka-tet de Roland em risco em vários quandos de Nova Iorque e adjacências， incluindo até o autor da saga na estória， Canção de Susannah deixa a saga mais confusa e acrescenta muit （3，5）Gente， que livro extenso， prolixo e。。。 vazio。O livro VI da série Torre Negra ainda narra resquícios da batalha contra os Lobos de Calla e eventos iniciados ali。 Susannah encontra-se em poder de uma outra personalidade que toma seu corpo， Mia， a mãe。 E toooodo o livro conta a estória desse sequestro。Colocando todo o ka-tet de Roland em risco em vários quandos de Nova Iorque e adjacências， incluindo até o autor da saga na estória， Canção de Susannah deixa a saga mais confusa e acrescenta muito pouco à busca da Torre。 O que escapa nesse livro é a escrita envolvente de King e sua forma de contar até as mais enfadonhas das estórias。 Foi， realmente， uma luta。。。 。。。more

Bear ，

Thank God I didn't opt for the audiobook on this one like I did with the first four。 I would have likely thrown my phone far away and sworn off King for the rest of my days。I have a lot of respect for King。 I doubt I could contrive to write three thousand pages about one group of people。 But it's getting a little ridiculous at this point。 I miss the days of his shorter， sharper work。 Bring back Carrie's length and excellence， please！The further I go in this series， the more I'm disturbed by the Thank God I didn't opt for the audiobook on this one like I did with the first four。 I would have likely thrown my phone far away and sworn off King for the rest of my days。I have a lot of respect for King。 I doubt I could contrive to write three thousand pages about one group of people。 But it's getting a little ridiculous at this point。 I miss the days of his shorter， sharper work。 Bring back Carrie's length and excellence， please！The further I go in this series， the more I'm disturbed by the unnecessary sexuality/male gaze placed on women。 Instead of writing "around her neck，" King writes "between her breasts" （on more than one occasion）。 Women are constantly described as "beautiful" or with some sexual connotation and the constant nudity gets tiresome， especially when it is so blatantly drawn to one gender。 Sex is great， gender is great， but when all you do is draw attention to a women's breasts or her genitals， your fantasy novel starts to read more like a porno。 Not a fan。In conclusion， I am going to read the last book in the series as fast as possible。 I loved Roland - the idea of Roland， I should say - but I am hoping he dies soon。 I have spent nearly a year wading through this series and I want it to be over。 Which is a shame， since I think King had a lot of unfulfilled potential。 。。。more

Commodore ，

Ohhhhhh boy。 Real low part of the series here。 If I’d had to wait for each of these later books to be published to read them， I’d be infuriated。

Kim ，

This was my favorite one of the series so far。 I have one left to go。 The first was hard to stay with because he had to set it up in my opinion。 I think I would like to read these again to see what I missed the first time around。 He is by far my favorite author。

Cleo Summers ，

This series took a turn I never would have imagined but in the best way possible I loved this book and kings command （or lack of） over the world！ I’m excited to start the next book in the series but also sad it’s the last for I never want this story to end！

Avishek Chatterjee ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “In the land of memory， the time is always now。”Are all births natural？In more ways than one， this instalment in the dark tower series， the penultimate one – is about beginnings and origin stories as we weave in and out of different timelines and maybe even worlds。A Ka-tet is divided as we follow Roland and Eddie in search of authors and book lovers while Father Callahan and Jake alongwith his faithful Oy find themselves in 1999 – after a ‘pregnant’ Susannah on the run。‘Pregnant’ cause it actual “In the land of memory， the time is always now。”Are all births natural？In more ways than one， this instalment in the dark tower series， the penultimate one – is about beginnings and origin stories as we weave in and out of different timelines and maybe even worlds。A Ka-tet is divided as we follow Roland and Eddie in search of authors and book lovers while Father Callahan and Jake alongwith his faithful Oy find themselves in 1999 – after a ‘pregnant’ Susannah on the run。‘Pregnant’ cause it actually isn’t her that is pregnant， it’s Mia – a being given form by the very forces that serve to end her and her fellow gunslingers。Even as both race against time and the designs of the Man in Black and his group separated by generations， Roland comes face to face with his maker and the question of existence is brought to a head。 For we meet an unlikely character （or author？） in a young Stephen King – terrified to find his creations brought to life。One of the themes that has recurred throughout the series is the sense of purpose and birth。 Roland， Eddie， Susannah， Jake and the others all struggle to understand with Roland showing close to panic knowing what might await him if he reaches the tower。 Understanding that he himself might be fiction and that maybe Ka has planned out everything for him brings a sense of helplessness we haven’t seen before from any of the characters。We are introduced again to the Rose， and the handover of the same to the Tet Corporation。We learn more about the Crimson King and End-World from King and Mia as they recount their encounters over the year and sadly， even as Mia begins to have a change of heart – it is far too late， as our author encounters death on the street even as the Father-Killer Mordred is brought into this world to rid Roland of it。 The stanzas are over， the music stops…。。。The King is dead。 Long live the King。 。。。more

Jack D ，

Weakest in the series but still a good read。

David Cockeram ，

After the excellent ‘Wolves’ this is an enjoyable journey to the conclusion。

Colin Mitchell ，

Susannah has gone through the gate with Detta in her mind and Mia seemingly real， heading to the Dixie Pig to give birth。 Who。s is the baby？ Why have Roland and Eddie gone to a different time and will Jake and Pere Callaghan be able to protect Sussanah？ Lots of questions but few answers in this book。 Lots of time musing about the baby and what might happen to the Beam。 I just hope that the story comes together in the end and some questions are actually answered。 I might just make it through the Susannah has gone through the gate with Detta in her mind and Mia seemingly real， heading to the Dixie Pig to give birth。 Who。s is the baby？ Why have Roland and Eddie gone to a different time and will Jake and Pere Callaghan be able to protect Sussanah？ Lots of questions but few answers in this book。 Lots of time musing about the baby and what might happen to the Beam。 I just hope that the story comes together in the end and some questions are actually answered。 I might just make it through the last book and then Mr King can be given a rest possibly until I reach the clearing at the end of the path。3 stars。 。。。more

Thomas Strömquist ，

The penultimate （not counting the tacked on afterthought that is The Wind Through the Keyhole） book in the Dark Tower overwhelming mass of text had a couple of advantages vs。 the parts leading up to it。 There's some decent writing in here that occasionally caught my interest and also， it's shorter。The main "story" again flounders， goes off on tangents， feels stitched and patched and hardly moves in any direction， least of all towards any Tower。 I won't even go into the "writer within the story"- The penultimate （not counting the tacked on afterthought that is The Wind Through the Keyhole） book in the Dark Tower overwhelming mass of text had a couple of advantages vs。 the parts leading up to it。 There's some decent writing in here that occasionally caught my interest and also， it's shorter。The main "story" again flounders， goes off on tangents， feels stitched and patched and hardly moves in any direction， least of all towards any Tower。 I won't even go into the "writer within the story"-idea。One more to go。 It's a pity I am not interested in the least in what the tower holds or what happens to any of the characters， but however those things turn out， the absurd completist in me will at least settle down （for now， anyway。。。） 。。。more

Yuli ，

Damn I’m almost done wtf I’m scared

Meg ，

This one was ROUGH to get through。 The beginning started out okay， but it just devolved from there。 I always find these books a little tough to understand， but it feels like King totally lost the thread on this one。 The magic system made no sense， things just happened with no real explanation， and all it felt like was one palaver after another。 Not even to mention the whole writing himself into the story thing。 What the heck was he thinking with that？ It totally broke the immersion （maybe mentio This one was ROUGH to get through。 The beginning started out okay， but it just devolved from there。 I always find these books a little tough to understand， but it feels like King totally lost the thread on this one。 The magic system made no sense， things just happened with no real explanation， and all it felt like was one palaver after another。 Not even to mention the whole writing himself into the story thing。 What the heck was he thinking with that？ It totally broke the immersion （maybe mentioning himself is one thing， having a full on conversation with multiple appearances is another）。 Really makes me happy there is only one book after this if THIS is the direction it is headed。 。。。more

Caroline ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I liked Eddie and Roland’s visit to Stephen King， and I liked the notes from “King’s journal” at the end。 I definitely was not expecting King to die at the end！ The visit seemed like a bit of a tangent， since its connection to the plot was pretty silly。 Roland has to hypnotize King to make him finish writing the books？ Or what， the books won’t exist and Roland’s story won’t exist？ But it was a funny idea to think of your own character showing up out of your book and talking to you。All of Susanna I liked Eddie and Roland’s visit to Stephen King， and I liked the notes from “King’s journal” at the end。 I definitely was not expecting King to die at the end！ The visit seemed like a bit of a tangent， since its connection to the plot was pretty silly。 Roland has to hypnotize King to make him finish writing the books？ Or what， the books won’t exist and Roland’s story won’t exist？ But it was a funny idea to think of your own character showing up out of your book and talking to you。All of Susannah’s arguments with Mia were more tedious。 I wasn’t a fan of that part。 。。。more

Leonard Herman ，

I read one Dark Tower novel a year。 I try to read a book a week but I put aside two weeks for the Dark Tower series （once I start a book or series I have to finish it）。 Wolves of the Calla took me six weeks to read and I didn’t look forward to the next one。 To my surprise I was able to read Song of Susannah in my allotted two weeks。 It was an easy read。 The problem is I don’t know what I read。 I hope it all comes together next year when I read The Dark Tower （but then I still have The Wind Throu I read one Dark Tower novel a year。 I try to read a book a week but I put aside two weeks for the Dark Tower series （once I start a book or series I have to finish it）。 Wolves of the Calla took me six weeks to read and I didn’t look forward to the next one。 To my surprise I was able to read Song of Susannah in my allotted two weeks。 It was an easy read。 The problem is I don’t know what I read。 I hope it all comes together next year when I read The Dark Tower （but then I still have The Wind Through The Keyhole which follows my least favorite book in the series， Wizard and Glass）。 。。。more

Oskar Edberg ，

Ja jävlar vilken wild ride den här serien är！ Delar av händelseutvecklingen kan jag kanske tycka är lite svåra att smälta， men på något märkligt jäkla sätt funkar det ändå som helhet。 Att läsa Det Mörka Tornet är lite som att få följa med in i ett kreativt rus där ingen idé är för konstig för att få plats。 Svinbra。 Soundtrack: Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV och Ghosts V

Aaron Weber ，

3。5 Stars

Minh Strome ，

The characters are really well crafted。

Natascha ，

Man kann Stephen King mögen oder auch nicht， aber es lässt sich auf keinen Fall abstreiten， dass er weiß wie man sein Publikum immer wieder aufs Neue überrascht。 Obwohl man bis hierhin schon viel Verrücktes auf dem Weg zum dunklen Turm erlebt und gesehen hat toppt Song of Susannah das alles noch einmal um Welten。 Und genau das liebe ich so an dieser Reihe。 Man weiß nie was passiert und ist auch gar nicht fähig die Wendungen vorherzusehen， weil die eigenen Gedanken niemals so abgedreht sein könne Man kann Stephen King mögen oder auch nicht， aber es lässt sich auf keinen Fall abstreiten， dass er weiß wie man sein Publikum immer wieder aufs Neue überrascht。 Obwohl man bis hierhin schon viel Verrücktes auf dem Weg zum dunklen Turm erlebt und gesehen hat toppt Song of Susannah das alles noch einmal um Welten。 Und genau das liebe ich so an dieser Reihe。 Man weiß nie was passiert und ist auch gar nicht fähig die Wendungen vorherzusehen， weil die eigenen Gedanken niemals so abgedreht sein können wie das was sich Stephen King hier ausdenkt。 Thankee-sai。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Song of Susannah

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Song of Susannah&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Song of Susannah&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0