content: Volume Five of the Dark Tower series is good, and King's writing is its usual best, but the story is a bit predictable and the reader gets a little tired of hearing the irritating vernacular of the Calla townsfolk ("may it do ya fine" and "thankee-sai" get old after awhile). Still, the ending is another cliffhanger, and some strange incidents make the reader wonder if King will be able to pull the whole thing off. The wait until the next volume will be a long one, I know that for sure.