Song of Susannah DEEP DIVE! (Spoiler Review)
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- čas přidán 4. 01. 2024
- Welcome to my book review of "Song of Susannah" by Stephen King. Today, I'm diving deep into the penultimate book of the Dark Tower series, a journey through time, space, and the mystical. This installment follows our heroes as they continue their quest toward the Dark Tower, facing ever more bizarre and fantastical challenges.
SPOILERS BELOW...
In "Song of Susannah," we find our ka-tet divided. Susannah Dean, now pregnant with a demon's child, has been taken over by the personality of Mia and is whisked away to New York City in the year 1999. The narrative splits, following the separate paths of Roland and Eddie as they attempt to rescue Susannah, while also exploring King's unique meta-literary approach where he inserts himself as a character within the story.
This book is a blend of horror, fantasy, and Western genres, typical of the Dark Tower series. It explores themes of fate, destiny, and the nature of the author's relationship to his creation. What makes "Song of Susannah" particularly intriguing are the elements of Stephen King's own life and the broader literary world that are woven into the fabric of the narrative, creating a story that's not only about the characters but about storytelling itself.
I'm eager to hear your thoughts and interpretations of this compelling piece of the Dark Tower series. Have you found any hidden meanings or connections to King's other works? Let's discuss in the comments below!
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The idea you have about recording your reaction is genius!!! I’m so excited for you. Less nervous now that you liked King’s introduction to the King the character.
The last book is such a roller-coaster ride. I look forward to seeing your react to everything. A lot is too come! I've read around 40 Stephen King books, love them all but yes sometimes the ending is kind of a let down compared to the world building of the story. But, in the newest IT movie, Stephen King makes a cameo as a character & gives Bill a hard time for not liking the ending of his books. I love that he listens to his readers & can make light of it.
I'm excited for you to finish it. It's been awesome watching your journey though this world, it's one of my absolute favorites.
Excellent idea to record your live reaction to the finale. Looking forward to that and the discussions with you after all is revealed.
I was telling a friend about your videos & the excitement you show for the books & then I got excited just thinking about how you will react in the next video as you finish The Dark Tower. I can't wait!
I’m so happy you enjoyed the introduction of King to the story. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts after completing the journey. Loving your enthusiasm. It really comes through 👏🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
Another great review. I am really looking forward to your review of the last book and I am sure the discussion following will be great, you should have a live chat for that.
If I could give you any advice, it would be to take your time! Everyone who has read this series really wishes they could get flashed by the memory eraser from Men in Black so they can read the series again for the first time. That a bold statement but I believe it's true. Your review of the final book is a video I am looking forward to!
Buckle up, buttercup!!!! 😁
Once again you have provided an absolutely stellar review of the next book. I totally get what you mean about getting emotional coming to the end. The first time I read through DT 1-6 I was heavily addicted to booze and when I got to the end of SOS I realized I didn't really know what was going on in the story. Years later I gave up the sauce and started the series over. On this readthrough when I reached the end of SOS I was so distraught that the series was coming to an end I almost started over again because I didn't want the story to end. It's sooo fun seeing your reactions to the books and I'm super excited to see your thoughts on the final book!
P.S. I actually laughed out loud during the Maury clip.
Aw man, great review!
I’ve never bitten my tongue so hard. There are so many things that you’ve touched that I want to comment on that would be huge, hairy-arsed spoilers. But no. I’ll keep schtum.
As well as the culmination to the Dark Tower, the next book is actually where you start to realise why you had to read all the other stuff. There’ll be highs. There’ll be lows. And both of those are emotional and also reactions to the story.
By the by. I know casting your mind back to Desperation and The Regulators might not be what you want to do, but the Skoldpadda is one of the can tah figurines from Desperation.
…yeah it probably wasn’t a good enough reason to read that pair, but at least the next lot of in-universe connections are a lot more satisfying.
Can’t wait for your thoughts on the next one and I’ll still be watching and enjoying post-Tower
Can't wait for that live reaction video! It's an experience I wish I could relive for myself. Enjoy it!
Thank you! Yeah the live reaction is happening on Saturday at 12pm EST. I'm nervous for everyone to see lol.
Wow, I never put that together about the lack of paper before.
You're almost there. Come Comalla come.
Video coming out this saturday... expect a lot of emotions hahaha!
The moment after watching every dark tower journey video, when you watch the face of the man you’ve been waiting to “get it”, as he gets it. Worth every second.
OMG!!! Cannot wait for your reaction to the climax. That is going to be SO animated. lol
Watching this video as you are probably reading the last book. Can’t wait to see what you think about it. Long days and pleasant nights.
I loved when they met King also 😆
I hope you continue to make videos after you reach the tower
That's very nice of you to say Danny. Yes I'll keep making reviews. I've read some more Stephen King books which were not a part of this so I'll be making Stephen King reviews and ALSO I'm planning on reading the Red Rising series this year, as well as many other horror / sci fi / and fantasy books.
@@PaperbackJourneys I highly recommend reading The Dead Zone. It's by far my favorite Stephen King book.
I second that. The Dead Zone is darn good.@dannyletcher5873
LOVE FOLLOWING THIS!
You’re excitement makes it all worth it hahaha, it was so cool seeing Roland and Eddie in the shootout I totally felt the same 🤣
Please never stop making videos good sir!!
Love the live reaction idea! Thats going to be perfect ahhh so excited!
Thank you so much for following along. The final Dark Tower video will be coming out on Saturday and then I'll continue making videos (more Stephen King ones too)
Proud of you for doing a passable Maine accent. "Goin to th' maahket." Was a nice non-rhotic nod to the 21 books you've devoured of King's dialect-infused characters.
Haha. Thank you. I tried my best. You're right though, it's probably due to Stephen King's characters rubbing off on me.
As you know, our reading order is exactly the same and im equally nervous about starting the 22nd and final book of this absolutely insane journey
Mate good luck with it and hope you love it.
100 pages in and loving it so far 😊
Your review of this book, reflected my sentiments about it, almost exactly. Based on that, I think you’ll love the last book. I’m looking forward to that review.
I'm really hoping that I can get the book finished and the review out next week. I'm getting close!!
I’m stoked to see your review of The Dark Tower, without spoiling anything, it’s gonna make you emotional.
Song of Susannah was a great book in my opinion, while I had before not cared too much about Susannah, this book made me like her quite a bit more. And that scene with King himself. Amazing, the best scene in the book by far. I loved it!
My biggest complaint about Song of Susannah is that no real swede would ever be named Mathiassen Van Wyck or however it was spelled. That name is not Swedish at all. Could be me being a bit picky about it since I’m a Swede, could be that XD
However, King was right about it being called a Sköldpadda with is the real Swedish word for it. It was however the word they used in the translated version of the book, which made it quite weird (yes, I’ve read about half of the books on this journey in my native language since they were way cheaper easier to get a hold off than the English versions).
Great review as always and I’m once again, super excited to see you reach the tower!
Maybe Swedes in that world have that name, for the same reason that Co-op City is in Brooklyn.
Holy cow, I missed this video by two weeks.
Seeing Stephen King in his own story was genius, I agree. Its really only something he could pull off.
On top of not having a clear story outline... Seriously, who does that? Stephen king does. 😅
One more book to go... And I'm curious what series will you do next?
I think a lot of people share the same small grievances with last two books. I’m looking forward to hearing your honest reactions. I also really enjoyed the stephen king reveal
Yeah that was great wasn't it? I had an inkling that he'd show up in this book after Wolves of the Calla but I thought he'd be a passing character in the background.
SoS and TDT (1/3 of the way in) have been somewhat disappointing. They feel weak and a bit 'well, that was convenient for the plot' when compared to books 1-(to mid)5. The doors were always an easy way to move the plot but I liked them being extremely rare. The magic turtle ornament that does exactly what you need it to was something else. Maybe when I finish TDT it'll all make sense - I'm still enjoying the journey.
I am 100% in Camp Doesn'tLikeTheMetaElements. I understand the 'why' and kind of saw them coming in the first two or three books. The doors are cool but they break things - stakes are lower when you add timey-wimey shenanigans. I don't hate the final books at all, it just feels like they were rushed (and it seems like they might have been). There are concepts that I like in both of these books and scenes that are really cool that I enjoyed. I just wish that the ideas had been allowed to marinate and become that much better.
SK: I get that it is a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. People harassed you to finish this series and bitched when you sped it up. You can't win. :(
10:28 golden
Haha! Glad you liked it!
They will let you keep the chap, for sure, believe them.
HAHA!
@@PaperbackJourneys As a side note -- do you see the reflection of the work of the Breakers in our world, how our society is deteriorating in a way that suggests some underlying effort to promote it? Or am I the only one who sees that in his books?
13:40 💀
Sköldpadda is Swedish for turtle 😁🐢
The Maury scene💀💀💀💀💀💀
HAHA! Glad you liked it.
Self inserts are lame and even worse when used to "close" or start the Temporal causality loop.
I think this is a popular opinion yeah. For me, in this rare occasion, it worked. I've just come to expect weirdness from Stephen King and for some reason I give WAY more leeway to him. Thanks for the comment mate.
@@PaperbackJourneys Good reviews, I enjoyed your list. Have you read Fear the sky series?
SPOILER for this book.
I absolutely love the Dark Tower series. I just finished Song of Susannah. I’ll be completely honest. I did not like it, and I am worried for the last book.
What I LOVE about the Dark Tower is how creepy and eerie of a western fantasy series this is. Books 1-5 completely nailed it.
And as you have covered in the video, Stephen King does not map out plots like other famous authors do, and I am really frustrated by it.
The entire concept of the characters realizing that they are fictional is absolutely brilliant, but it is NOT something I wanted in the Dark Tower series. Let alone, Stephen King HIMSELF makes an appearance….like seriously? DT 1-5 established a consistent pattern of themes, and book 6 is completely way out there.
I wanted more adventures like The Wastelands and The Wolves of the Calla. I wanted more eerie settings like The Gunslinger. Or even another back story like Wizard and Glass (hopefully shorter lol).
After the ka-tet’s assignment at the Calla, I wanted another The Wasteland’s adventure to the Tower with more lore and creepy creatures rather than Stephen King and his Meta-ness shows up.
In my opinion, the concepts that are introduced in Song of Susannah, basically ruin of what I rly thought the DT conclusion was going to be like.
Sorry for my rant 😂 love this channel! Hopefully the final book ain’t so bad
Yeah it seems like the meta element of the series is really divisive. Some love it and some hate it. I'm in the former group but I can totally see why people might think it's a step too far.
The weird thing is that I don't think I'd accept this from any other author. It's such a Stephen King thing to do.
I hope you enjoy the last book more than this one though.
Thanks for commenting. I'm glad you like the videos.