Description
Decades after the terrifying events at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance is still haunted by the ghosts of his past and the lingering "shine" that sets him apart. Now a middle-aged man battling his own demons with alcohol, Dan finds a fragile peace working in a hospice, using his psychic abilities to comfort the dying. His quiet existence is shattered when he encounters Abra Stone, a girl with a powerful shine of her own, who is being hunted by a terrifying group known as the True Knot. These ancient, vampiric beings feed on the psychic energy of children, and Dan must confront his deepest fears to protect Abra and face the darkness that threatens to consume them both.
Available Editions
paperback
Simon and Schuster
Published Sep 24, 2013
544 pages
ISBN: 9781476727653
Reviews
2 ratings
Community Reviews(1)
<a href="https://wordery.com/doctor-sleep-stephen-king-9781444761184#oid=1159_1" target="new"><i>Doctor Sleep</i></a> follows Dan Torrance, who is now a middle-aged recovering alcoholic, and Abra Stone, a special little girl with "the brightest shining," who must be saved from killer paranormals. I started reading <a href="https://wordery.com/doctor-sleep-stephen-king-9781444761184#oid=1159_1" target="new"><i>Doctor Sleep</i></a> with some huge reservations; <a href="https://wordery.com/the-shining-stephen-king-9781444720723#oid=1159_1" target="new"><i>The Shining</i></a> is my favourite novel by King and it's a tough call to write a sequel to such an amazing book <i>thirty-five</i> years after its publication. I can't help but feel as though <a href="https://wordery.com/doctor-sleep-stephen-king-9781444761184#oid=1159_1" target="new"><i>Doctor Sleep</i></a> would have been better off as a standalone novel, I might have liked it a little more. The writing is strong yet I found the story was weak, I just didn't buy it. The throwback references to <a href="https://wordery.com/the-shining-stephen-king-9781444720723#oid=1159_1" target="new"><i>The Shining</i></a> seemed more like a gimmick, shoehorned into the story in order to cash in on its success rather than a genuine expression of King's desire to return to the original novel.
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First Published
2013
Language
eng
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Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Doctor Sleep by Stephen King.