Questions About The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower, #4.5)

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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I have read the entire Dark Tower series except for The Wind Through the Keyhole. I know it's a connection between books 4 and 5, and mostly a flashback of Roland's younger years, but I'd like to know if the people who have read it would recommend reading it between those books, or reading it after book 7. Which way flows better?

Eileen I read it after the core DT series, after a few months. I highly recommend the same as it provides a bit of nostalgia value. I think reading it betwee…moreI read it after the core DT series, after a few months. I highly recommend the same as it provides a bit of nostalgia value. I think reading it between books 4 and 5 will chop up the story a bit too much -- a lot of action happens during that time and you don't want to get derailed.(less)

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I accidently bought this book FIRST! :/ should I just read it or do I need to read the others first?

Nick Lugo My suggestion is absolutely stick with the original order and then read this between Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla. It starts up just after…moreMy suggestion is absolutely stick with the original order and then read this between Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla. It starts up just after Glass and ruins parts of both The Waste Land and Wizard and Glass (major enough parts that i would avoid this at all costs)

My suggestion for my friends has been read 1-4, then Wind, then 5-7, then read the graphic novels and the short story Little Sisters of Eluria. You could read the first few Graphic Novels after Wizard and before Calla, because the first (5 I think) couple are really all about Roland's past.

Also, if you wanna get crazy with it, you should read Insomnia, Salem's Lot, The Stand, The Talisman, Black House, Eye of the Dragon, Hearts in Atlantis, Rose Madder, and From a Buick 8- all of which have some bearing on the quest for the tower.(less)

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John This may not be the answer you're seeking, but I also noticed that scene about the scripture, and in looking it up in the King James Version, John 3:1…moreThis may not be the answer you're seeking, but I also noticed that scene about the scripture, and in looking it up in the King James Version, John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." I believe the scripture he found in the cave may have been a corruption of the original one that was brought down after the great war that caused this dystopian world in which the Gunslinger exists. It simply showed how their faith had evolved over the generations until they got to their current state. I believe the important consideration, however, was that, this ancient scrawl evidenced the evolution of that faith, and not its complete annihilation, down to the Gunslinger's day where his faith remained constant as he states as a young man fighting the Skinman. "I wonder how much difference there might be between the slavery of the mine and the slaver of the gun. Perhaps one: I've always had the sky to look at, and for that I tell Gan, the Man Jesus, and all the other gods that may be thankya."(less)

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I haven't read The Stand. Can I read this book or should I start with The Stand?

Hanna You can read Wind Through the Keyhole without reading the Stand. This is a Dark Tower book, so those are the books you should read before this one.

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What is the meaning of "proddies" as it's used in this book? I don't think Protestants is intended. The victims of the skin man included 16 proddies. I'm not clear on who they're supposed to be. Workers of some kind I guess. Also, I have a sense of "wot" and "trig" since they're used so much, but I'm curious what others think they mean. I already knew that "ken" = "know".