After a short preface that details an important interaction between young danny torrance and an ageing dick hallorann, king picks up the story some 23 years after the events at the overlook hotel, when dan. Joyland cannot be a serious king book because it is less than 5,000,000 pages long and sounds like a repurposed spec script. Stephen kings doctor sleep revisits the shining nearly 30 years later read an excerpt and learn what became of little danny torrance. Sep 20, 20 stephen king returns to the character and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, the shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middleaged dan torrance and the very. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Sleep and i am itching to talk to others who have read it. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. Like it and dreamcatcher, its setting is the fictional town of derry, maine, but it also includes strong connections to stephen kings novel series the dark tower. Stephen king returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, the shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the. Just the other day, i was saying that sequels are not normally as good as the first book, well, doctor sleep completely disproved that theory. Stephen is scheduled to make several live appearances in support of doctor sleep. Stephen king, author of doctor sleep was kings 1977 the shining your first fictional scare.
Oct 14, 20 i havent been a good readalong participant. I personally think this is the best book that king has released in years, and id rank it is as my fourth or fifth favorite king book of all time. Stephen kings new novel doctor sleep first look interactive. Kings inventiveness and skill show no signs of slacking. While attending a book signing in 1996, someone asked stephen king what became of danny torrance, the young protagonist of kings third novel the shining. Oct 17, 20 whether you read kings book or saw stanley kubricks 1980 cinematic interpretation of it which stephen king has never endorsed, chances are the shining ranks high on your list of most terrifying things ever. The layered complexity jack was supposed to possess in the shining is much better dealt with by king and dan is an interesting character a reader can get invested in. I just reread the shining and noticed that jack torrances own father was a male nurse at the berlin community hospital p. Sleep is only a sequel to the shining in relationship to danny tolerance and not the hotel. Now, after nearly 40 years, king has followed up his horror tale of a little boy and a. It took him a while, but doctor sleep is the answer to that question. Stephen king on alcoholism and returning to the shining. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction.
Dan torrance, the alcoholic son of the very dangerously alcoholic father who came to no good in kings famed 1977 novel the shining, finds his rock bottom very near, if not exactly at, the scarifying image of an infant reaching for a baggie of blow. Actually i completely forgot about the readalong until i saw tis post on the first six chapters on her blog, book chatter. The original hardcover edition was issued with dust jackets in two complementary designs. Doctor sleep, by stephen king doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to his 1977 smash hit the shining, about a haunted hotel. With one of the largest book inventories in the world, find the book you are looking for. Whether you read kings book or saw stanley kubricks 1980 cinematic interpretation of it. The endless longeurs about their rituals, and more tediously their vehicles, stall the book. Sep 24, 20 just the other day, i was saying that sequels are not normally as good as the first book, well, doctor sleep completely disproved that theory. I raced through the audiobook of doctor sleep, stephen kings followup to the shining, completely forgetting that i was supposed to be tweeting my thoughts as i went along. Watch stephen king reading an excerpt of his new novel doctor sleep, out in hardback on 24 september 20. I really enjoyed that this book was not simply a horrorthriller, but a story between good and evil. Many of kings books have been turned into celebrated films. I believe steve wanted to find out what danny was up in.
After a short preface that details an important interaction between young danny torrance and an ageing dick hallorann, king picks up the story some 23 years after the events at the overlook hotel, when dan is hitting rockbottom. My favorite book of all time is the stand, but then i love stories with a dystopian view. Doctor sleep is the 45th fulllength novel by bestselling american author, stephen king, and is the sequel to his fourth novel, the shining. Insomnia is a 1994 horrorfantasy novel by american writer stephen king. Youll be fine if you skip directly to doctor sleep, but you may appreciate it more if you read the shining first.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading doctor sleep. There came a time when you realized that moving on was pointless. See the link below for more information and stay up to date on doctor sleep book tour news using our twitter and facebook pages. Jan 30, 2018 the 20 book doctor sleep picks up where the shining left off and follows an allgrownup danny torrance, who now goes by dan.
The two books even puckishly reference each others worlds, with king continuing the injoke of casual crossovers between his writing and hills. A novel the shining book 2 kindle edition by king, stephen. Dr sleep is a better book than the shining only because king creates in adult dan, a much more well rounded character than jack torrance. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Actually i completely forgot about the readalong until i saw tis post on the first six chapters on her blog, book chatter so, im cheating to catch up. Stephen king, author of doctor sleep was king s 1977 the shining your first fictional scare. I read the shining a half dozen times as a kid i still think that is the scariest book ever written, and was quite excited to read this sequel.
Mar 21, 20 stephen king s new novel doctor sleep first look interactive. The instantly riveting doctor sleep picks up the story of the now middleaged dan, working at a hospice in rural new. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen kings doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. King has taken the best parts of the shining, and carried them into doctor sleep. Now, after nearly 40 years, king has followed up his horror tale of a. Doctor sleep stephen king works archive of our own. Sep 16, 20 in the authors note that accompanies doctor sleep, stephen king explains some of the obstacles he faced in writing this followup to the shining. Finally he sobers up and takes a job at a hospice where his gifts earn him the nickname dr sleep, as a man who comforts the dying. There are a lot of reference in doctor sleep that draw from the original book. But of the two, only nos4a2 is actually frightening. The protagonists, abra stone and dan torrence fight evil in all forms. Stephen king returns to the character and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, the shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the. If you are the publisher or author of this book and. Interesting that his grandson, danny, grows up to become dr.
Stephen king charms, chills chautauqua auditorium crowd in. Jun 24, 2014 just the other day, i was saying that sequels are not normally as good as the first book, well, doctor sleep completely disproved that theory. First, king is a welltrusted guide to the underworld. Doctor sleep is a sequel to kings 1977 classic the shining, which was one of the books inspired or shaped by kings brief time living with his family in boulder in 1974, although its as much inspired by estes parks famous stanley hotel as it is boulder. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Mercedes an edgar award winner for best novel, and shortlisted for the cwa gold dagger award. Mar 22, 20 watch stephen king reading an excerpt of his new novel doctor sleep, out in hardback on 24 september 20. Before an alcoholic can begin recovery, by some lights, he or she has to hit bottom. Stephen king s new book, doctor sleep, is a return to the territory of the shining and features an interactive cover. The 20 book doctor sleep picks up where the shining left off and follows an allgrownup danny torrance, who now goes by dan. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Buy doctor sleep by stephen king online at alibris.
Now the hunger games is the tweenie juggernaut on which everyone wants to hop. While attending a book signing in 1996, someone asked stephen king what became of danny torrance, the young protagonist of king s third novel the shining. Glenn chadbourne, stephen king new cover series stephen. Doctor sleep is a book about a recovering alcoholic written by a recovering alcoholic. I wonder if stephen king uses that connection in the new book. He doesnt bring out the first ghost in the shining until about page onefifty. King brings out the first ghost in doctor sleep within five pages. Fans will rejoice in kings return to the characters and territory of. Doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to the shining. Kings character development in doctor sleep is better than it has been in any book since the stand, and the novel is far more fastpaced than most other king books. Glenn chadbourne, a major artist in the stephen king world, is recognized by stephen king readers from all over the planet. It far exceeded the shining, in my opinion, and has become one of my favourite king novels. Which is particularly odd since doctor sleep is a direct sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining, one of his most terrifying books.
Fans will rejoice in king s return to the characters and territory of his iconic. Chadbourne is creating original covers for current and past stephen king novels. Stephen kings new book, doctor sleep, is a return to the territory of the shining and features an interactive cover. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel. In the authors note that accompanies doctor sleep, stephen king explains some of the obstacles he faced in writing this followup to the shining.
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