Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower 6) by Stephen King - Book Review

With Susannah disappearing through Doorway Cave, Roland and his ka-tet must separate in order to ensure they can continue their quest as one. With each of the group sent back into the world they know; each will face impossible odds to save their future.

While Father Callahan and Jake return to 1999 to save Susannah and her unborn child, Mia has been tasked by the Crimson King to deliver Susannah to him, promising her the child instead.

 Meanwhile, Roland and Eddie return to New York in 1977, desperate to secure a vacant lot that holds a secret as important as the Dark tower itself. Needing to secure the services of Calvin Towers, Roland and Eddie soon discover that another secret could hold the answers they desperately seek.

Discovering a novel containing Father Callahan himself, the pair find themselves in a race to find a man who may hold the key to the tower itself, and with it, their final destiny.

While I know many may disagree with me, I personally didn’t enjoy the direction this book took when it came to the journey. I don’t know whether it was because he needed to find an ending to a series he began two decades before, or whether the ideas he had just didn’t fit, but whatever the reason, I couldn’t get used to seeing King himself in the story. 

It reminds me of the movie “The Dark Tower” a little. The question I keep asking myself is, if you’re going to bother with it, do it properly. This just didn’t do it for me.

While most of the book is insanely addictive, as the previous few were, parts of this one could have been deleted. While I love the overall story, bits in this one just didn’t work for me.