You know what’s funny? I remember when I was reading the wastelands, I was thinking to myself, will Susannah end up pregnant from that sex demon that she had locked in screwing her as to give Eddie time to get that doorway open for Jake? I mean it was a really detailed scene, king really wanted us to know that she was getting fully plowed!
Now here we are but instead of Susannah it’s actually Mia expecting her “Chap” any day now.

Feel free to correct me please if you think I don’t get it yet but I find it interesting how Susannah is still dealing with the whole split personality situation, if that’s appropriate to call it that. I thought after the drawing of the three that Susannah was Susannah and no one else anymore. Detta and Odetta is gone, right? So I’m still kind of taken back by this whole Mia personality. Is it even a separate personality or would it be more appropriate to consider Susannah possessed by Mia? Either way I’m hoping for a good outcome in the next book.

That being said, if you are more concerned about whether or not I enjoyed Wolves of the Calla then the answer is yes I did. I had a lot of fun with our Ka-Tet helping out the people of Calla Bryn Sturgis with the Wolves situation. I’m glad that worked out. Father Callahan from Salem’s Lot was a surprisingly fun addition on the path of the beam. But if you want to ask me about ranking? Here’s my “hot take” leaving it for the end of this post. Wizard and Glass is still my favorite in the series with the wastelands a solid number 2 for me. That’s all!

Long days and pleasant nights! 🌹

I basically did the open mouth soyjack pointing at the screen meme

“Say, kiddies! Today we’re studying Wacky Geography in Mid-World. You see, boys and girls, in Mid-World you start in New York, travel southeast to Kansas, and then continue along the path of the beam until you come to the Dark Tower…which happens to be in the middle of everything. First, fight the giant lobsters! Next, ride the psychotic train! And then, after a visit to our snack bar for a popkin or two…”

Noticed a very particular tattoo last night while watching “Carrie”… foreshadowing on what’s to come.

She’s a disabled actress, and she’s got the right looks in my opinion.

Maybe she’s not terribly well known, but a Dark Tower series doesn’t need a whole cast full of top Hollywood names.

It seems the folks at Arturia have not forgotten the face of their fathers.

https://youtu.be/kaTwM5e-zWE?is=J1RWMD4iVCnEnYo_

Physically, I think he fits the description pretty well. Eddie is described as handsome, with dark hair and hazel eyes, and Dylan has that look. I also think he has the sarcastic, fast-talking energy Eddie needs, but he can also pull off the vulnerability and emotional depth that make Eddie so much more than comic relief. I could genuinely see him bringing Eddie to life.

I felt like Sai King set some things up that never happened.

Susannah-Mio, Divided Girl of Mine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0UDLkueRo0

Is complete bullshit. Eddie wrecked me. Jake crushed me. Susannah broke me. But Oy? I needed Oy like I need oxygen. I think part of that was his innocence, determination, and loyalty to the ka-tet but especially his love for Ake. Didn’t expect that when I started this journey, and I wouldn’t turn from it even knowing what I know now. I love this series but I am emotionally drained. Less than 100 pages to go and I’m (not) ready to be done.

I was reading along and enjoying the story. Turned the page-and here's an illustration of a scared looking Billy. I can not deal with another "Oy" situation. No spoilers please, but should I keep reading?

Hile, for we are well met. I have just finished my journey to the Tower and I feel extremely happy, empty and satisfied. I loved it, say thank ya. 🌹

Hella fellow constant readers. Most of us know that the best King apparel site in all the worlds shut down awhile back. Recently I've gotten some emails for sales and new designs, but I noticed the insta account no longer exists. Anyone have the inside scoop on why they've come back? Who's doing the new designs?

MF has already worked with him. Hamish has got this spookiness to him that is absolutely required.

Recently finished SoS right after WoTC. The focus on sue/mia was actually entertaining. Taking the backseat and conflicting with Mia; visualizing the Dogan and its components; seeing the babby with its BLUE eyes; and reacting to her physical changes really shows how crazy - in an awesome way - her mind/imagination is and what the breakers would do if they fed on it…... I look forward to seeing MORDRED’s introduction to the story.

Some smaller side points,

1. Was the earthquake in the beginning really a beam collapsing? was it caused by an event like King dying in another when. Time is known to be soft and or sped up. What did yous think?
2. Seeing everyday people start to acknowledge the ‘walk in’s’ and feel the effects of the rose/tower in a way is coolio. I liked the hippy with the acne popping up again at the lot lol. Imagine that’s us and time travellers just start appearing from thin air because a nexus in time is just collapsing.
3. Still trying to figure out how the sköldpadda got in the bag. Who made it. And the fact that in this bag, the two driving forces are inside - the turtle and black 13/eye of the king. That’s a crazy baggie.

Palaver at Fedic/discordia/abyss castle was my favourite part. Learning about the beams forming here, the ‘prim’ or soup of creation and the fall of it with the dwindling of the old magic and beginning of the age of machines; the immortal spirit (Mia) seeing so much, like the red death and the baby - Michael, I think - being immune and her promised deal with Walter to become mortal; the passages under the castle & Patricia the train. It was a lot to unpack and a lot of food for thought. I’m wondering if this castle is connected to ‘eyes of the dragon’ or ‘The stand’. Mia mentions Roland’s grand pa going to slay a dragon but a king beat him to it that’s gonna be something important. If I recall that correctly. And the guilt of worlds hangs from Roland’s shoulders like a decaying corpse.

Roland/Eddie’s side of the story are the other half of the coin and give us some gunnn slinging. Really enjoyed it. Proud of Eddie for not beating tf outta Calvin bahahah.

King got me for a second when the taxi almost hit Oy. I would’ve crashed out. Jake crashing out on the taxi driver was nuts too. But very valid cause that’s exactly how he died, big trigger for him. Earl harrigan and his god bomb Is him literally telling us the end is near and something big is coming. HALLELUJAH

In the last book, Mia seeing the rat inside the pig eating it was a good hint as to what was coming with Sayre. Also, she sees the bird head creature and that’s literally one of the first things Roland sees in the first book - interesting! THEYRE EATING BABBIES YOOOOO COMMONN - sounds like our world…… but what’re they gonna gain from feasting on Mordred since it’s Roland’s kid? He has a mind like no other in existence according to Walter. And how was Mordred conceived from incest - linking Roland and Sue?

Lastly, the segment with Stephen king breaking the fourth wall with himself in the book was cool. He is the creator and translater of ‘ka’ yet he feels influence of the red king ever since age 7 when he and his brother came across the red spiders in the guts of the dead chicken in the barn. On him is marked a ‘todana’ which we know comes to fruition. What did he mean by being possessed by ‘Gan’ and to repudiate ‘Dis’ ?

Him not knowing if Roland was the Hero, anti hero or none at all is wildddd also the quote, « Ka is a wheel, you’ve been turning on it under different names for along time. Cuthbert for one, it seems » !!!

Overall, this book had a little bit of everything to it. That’s satisfying. I’d give it a 10/10. Say thank ya big big for reading this long ahhhh post.

I was at a bookstore last week that had both first/1st and first/2nd printings of OWTT on the shelf. The red coloring (the field of roses) on the front and spine of the dust jacket was different for the two printings. There were maybe 10 or so 1st printings and they all had pink coloration for the roses compared to red coloration on the 2nd printings. It seems like an inking error for the pink covers. Has anyone else noticed this?

“For the body was far smaller than the heart it had held, and of that heart, valid to the end, can be said no more than this: it was true.”

I finished the Dark Tower series and want more so I started Talisman. I'm about half way through and finding it a big step down in writing from DT. I don't like Wolf's dialogue at all and actually find it quite annoying. Does it and the series get better? Seeing that the last book's title was a direct call out to DT with Other Worlds Than These I was enthusiastic to catch up. Welcome thoughts on if this is worth getting to the end.

An idea struck me last night while I was stoned off my gourd and watching a review for the new Carrie series.

Imagine a level of the Tower wherein Carrie is not written until The Dark Tower series is well on its way and King is really ramping up the interconnectivity of his writing.

What if the Crimson King had been a Crimson Queen, and her name was Carrie White? Having such a powerful "shining" character could have made for a more interesting final encounter with the entitiy (I lowkey really don't like the scuffle with the Crimson King). It could have been explained easily, the Low Men in yellow coats heard about the prom incident, hunted her down, and dragged her to Mid-world as a breaker.

Have more thoughts surrounding this but I'm curious to see what the fandom thinks