Doctor Sleep

by Stephen King

mass market paperback, 499 pages

English language

Published Aug. 7, 2014 by Hodder.

ISBN:: 978-1-4447-8324-7

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(111 reviews)

FOLLOWING A CHILDHOOD HAUNTED BY TERRIFYING EVENTS AT THE OVERLOOK HOTEL, DANNY TORRANCE HAS BEEN DRIFTING FOR DECADES.

Finally he settles into a job at a nursing home where he draws on his remnant 'shining' power to help people pass on.

then he meets Abra Stone, a young girl with the brightest 'shining' ever seen. But her gift is attracting a tribe of paranormals.. They may look harmless, old and devoted to their Recreational Vehicles, but The True Knot live off the 'steam' that children like Abra produce.

Now Dan must confront his old demons as he battles for Abra's soul and survival...

~from back cover

FOLLOWING A CHILDHOOD HAUNTED BY TERRIFYING EVENTS AT THE OVERLOOK HOTEL, DANNY TORRANCE HAS BEEN DRIFTING FOR DECADES.

Finally he settles into a job at a nursing home where he draws on his remnant 'shining' power to help people pass on.

Now Dan must confront his old demons as he battles for Abra's soul and survival...

~from back cover

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VKZ reviewed Docteur Sleep by Stephen King

Doctor Sueño

5 stars

Stephen King retoma a los personajes que dejó un tanto inconclusos en El Resplandor para explorar la adultez de Danny Torrance que haga lo que haga no puede escapar de su don.

Simplemente Resplandece.

Eso, ni el alcoholismo puede quitarlo. Cuando uno resplandece (pun intended) no puede evitar llamar la atención, y cuando hay alguien que resplandece tanto como uno, nobleza obliga a ayudarle a librarse de atenciones no solicitadas. Entra Rose La Chistera.

Encantador y aterrorizante personaje que nos regala OTRA, sí, una más, persecución del Maestro S. King.

¿Podrá Danny enfrentar esto con los demonios que literalmente cargas encima? ¿La sombra del Hotel Overlook alguna vez lo dejará en paz?

Te invito a averiguarlo porque yo quedé como siempre, muy satisfecho.

Daniel Lawson reviewed Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (The Shining, #2)

Review of 'Doctor Sleep' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

If you enjoyed The Shining, you'll probably like this one too. I enjoyed reading about Dan growing up and finding his place in the world.

hrmn reviewed Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (The Shining, #2)

None

3 stars

It's Aliens to The Shining's Alien.

BookswithJellyBee reviewed Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (The Shining, #2)

None

5 stars

I loved this book so much that I couldn't put it down and sometimes I tend to stray from a book and com back to it; this one I couldn't stop. I loved the character Rose the Hat. <3

Marsha Woerner reviewed Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

Review of 'Doctor Sleep' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Maybe it's just age, or combination of age and reading experience, but I don't find horrifying books as horrifying as I used to 30 years ago. Or maybe, it's because I read the book The Shining when I spent winter break in my dorm unlike Michigan which was an old hotel bought by the University and converted to dorms, and it was basically empty… I don't know, but somehow this book, although it should've been wasn't as terrifying as the original! I loved the characters of Dan and Abra (sp? -Since I only listened, I couldn't see how the name was actually spelled…), and "The True Nut" (again, I can only go from what I heard in terms of spelling) were truly evil and distasteful! And once the reader realize what "cycling" was, the importance became quite clear.
Even though it didn't terrify me as I think it was supposed …

Jack Phoenix reviewed Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

Review of 'Doctor Sleep' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Though it rarely shines, Doctor Sleep is not without its own brand of thrills and radiant characters who will get into your head.

Eli reviewed Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (The Shining, #2)

None

3 stars

Interesting enough follow up on the shining. Whilst it was a good book in its own realm, I was not keen on some of the characters and the 'bad guys'.

vin_aigre reviewed Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

None

3 stars

640 pages of disappointment. Gripping disappointment that is. But still disappointment. Did I mention the book was disappointing? Cause it was.

tivasyk reviewed Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (The Shining, #2)

Review of 'Doctor Sleep' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

кінґ — чудовий оповідач, і аудіоверсія французького перекладу трапилася якісна. отримав купу задоволення від цієї майстерно викладеної казки для дорослих. шукатиму ще кінґа в перекладі французькою! p.s. до речі, переклад укаїнською цієї книжки також бачив днями у київській «книгарні є». читайте =)

Sandra reviewed Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (The Shining, #2)

Review of 'Doctor Sleep' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Yeah, it was alright. Nothing too special one way or the other. Pretty predictable, really. But even when Mr.. King phones it in, his books are still very readable. So there is that...

essteeyou reviewed Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

Review of 'Doctor Sleep' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I do love Stephen King books. :-)

pithypants reviewed Dr. Sleep (The Shining, #2) by Stephen King

Review of 'Dr. Sleep (The Shining, #2)' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Just, wow. Fans of King know that you'll often need to suspend disbelief to lose yourself in one of his novels. Doctor Sleep is no exception, but the pay-off is well worth it. It's like a reunion to see little Danny Torrance, all grown up and battling his own demons... and what the years since The Shining have done with him. And King got creative - he didn't limit himself to simply writing a sequel - this book would stand on its own merits with the introduction of Abra Stone and all she brings to the storyline.

Also? The idea that retirees driving RVs are actually an evil cult of spirits? Sheer brilliance.

Thomas Gaffney reviewed Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (The Shining, #2)

Review of 'Doctor Sleep' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Short review...ok. Had it been a stand alone book, it wouldn't have been bad. But as a sequel to The Shining, it did not fill the big shoes that were left behind but that genuinely scary book.

Chewbury reviewed Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

None

4 stars

Great. Not ground-breaking and certainly not The Shining, but a well-paced riff on Firestarter.

Graham Downs reviewed Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

Review of 'Doctor Sleep' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I really enjoyed this, and like the author, I think it was really interesting to get re-acquainted with Danny Torrence (Who now goes by Dan) and find out what he's been up to all these years. Not surprisingly, he's a womanising alcoholic, just like his father, and his father before him. He also still shines.

I disagree with people who say it's not as good, or not as scary, as [b:The Shining|11588|The Shining (The Shining, #1)|Stephen King|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1353277730s/11588.jpg|849585]. I think it's on a par. Not that I found The Shining all that scary (it made me feel uneasy and "creeped out" at times, but I didn't lose any sleep). Not nearly as much as [b:It|18342|It|Stephen King|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1309376909s/18342.jpg|150259], anyway. But I digress.

I think the fear in Doctor Sleep is a different kind of fear. Firstly, the fear hits you from the very beginning, which is very unlike those of King's other books that I've read, where it builds up slowly. Secondly, it's far more of a "thrilling" type of fear than a "horrific" one; you're more biting your nails because you're worried about what's going to happen next, than you are covering your eyes because you can't bear (and yet you can't bear NOT to) to look at the grotesqueness of what's happening.

People have also been saying that you don't have to have read The Shining to appreciate Doctor Sleep. Well, I DID read The Shining (obviously), and I think you'll probably pick up the story if you hadn't, but there are LOADS of references and in-jokes that are just so satisfying that I strongly recommend you read the prequel.

Doctor Sleep deals with childhood trauma and nature vs nurture a lot. It's about breaking the chains that bind us to the past. It also (like a lot of King's books) touches on the question of life after death. I highly recommend it, and will leave you with a quote from the book that I found particularly powerful:

"Death is just as much of a miracle as birth"