This book took me the longest to get through of the dark tower series, but I blame that more on school than the book itself. I found this book to be fascinating, and so important to the connection of all the worlds and universes surrounding the dark tower. It's funny though, the conflict stated in the title of the book acted more as a clock than an actual tense moment. It was a side quest you knew they were going to win so there wasn't much stress or tension. The real important parts of the story came from the interactions with the calla folk, the hidden object I won't mention because spoiler, and the todash journeys. 
 Im incredibly excited to complete the 6th and 7th books!