Scribner and Hodder & Stoughton have established September 24, 2013 as the official first publication date for Doctor Sleep, a sequel to The Shining.
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Sep 18, 2012 07:44am
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Am I the only one NOT excited about this? Some stories don't need sequels, and this is one of them. Doesn't change the fact that I'm still going to read it, but I think I'll be more scared of where this story is going to go.
Josh wrote: "Am I the only one NOT excited about this? Some stories don't need sequels, and this is one of them. Doesn't change the fact that I'm still going to read it, but I think I'll be more scared of where..."Completely understandable, but I think he can do it justice. I always wondered what happened to Danny, and now we can find out.
Josh wrote: "Am I the only one NOT excited about this? Some stories don't need sequels, and this is one of them. Doesn't change the fact that I'm still going to read it, but I think I'll be more scared of where..."No your not. This puzzles me greatly. Rather than write a sequel about the hotel, which was a fantastic setting and super uber creepy and scary....we're writing about Danny and dying old people and vampires. Riiiiight...why?
He has always been famous for adding to this one really big universe. I have no problem with this, he can write whatever he wants. I'll read it, and maybe even like it. I don't always dig his larger books, but I really enjoyed his last tome.
Lucas wrote: "He has always been famous for adding to this one really big universe. I have no problem with this, he can write whatever he wants. I'll read it, and maybe even like it. I don't always dig his large..."Of course he can write whatever he wants, and I'll read whatever he writes. It's just that some stories are more amenable to sequels than others, and I think this one should be a singleton. For example, I love The Stand. As long as it was, I didn't want it to be over (any of the times I've read it). But going back to it would ruin it. Those characters had their defining life moments where they found out who they truly were and where they would stand, and they should be left alone to rebuild their home in peace.
i cant wait to read this book. i loved the shinning and i have a good feeling that i will love doctor sleep too. stephen king roles!!
Amuhzing!!! I can not wait!!! One of the scariest books I read as a youth and have enjoyed reading several times since. Such a creepy idea. Now, I have the hibby jibbies whenever I am in an old hotel.
Josh wrote: "Lucas wrote: "He has always been famous for adding to this one really big universe. I have no problem with this, he can write whatever he wants. I'll read it, and maybe even like it. I don't always..."I agree, but who's to say that doc has already had his story told. I'll withhold judgement until I read it. Hopefully it won't be awful.
Lucas wrote: "Josh wrote: "Lucas wrote: "He has always been famous for adding to this one really big universe. I have no problem with this, he can write whatever he wants. I'll read it, and maybe even like it. I..."Agreed. It may be that the events in The Shining were really just a prelude to a much deeper story. We won't know until it's released.
Darren wrote: "@Stefani... "we're writing about Danny..." Who is this "we"?"Was it really that confusing to figure out lol. I was referring to the book and what is being written and my disappointment that with such a ripe area for a sequel with the hotel and the murderous spirits...and instead it's gonna be Danny...and offing old people...and pissed off vampires.
Really, you can't even call that a sequel because the only relevance it has to the original book is Danny. It's more of a spin off than anything else.
Stefani wrote: "Darren wrote: "@Stefani... "we're writing about Danny..." Who is this "we"?"Was it really that confusing to figure out lol. I was referring to the book and what is being written and my disappo..."
The Shining is about the Torrance family much more than it is about the hotel. If you didn't get it as a metaphor for being trapped in a destructive marriage, then even as a straight narrative, it's still about the Torrance family.
You also make the assumption that the haunted legacy of the hotel will have no part in the book, and yet it's mentioned in the blurb. Having another family visit the Overlook years later would just be a rehash of the Shining. It sounds to me like this book continues the narrative began in the first, rather than just replaying it.
I was interested in the idea of a sequel to The Shining until I found out that it was going to be used as a way for Mr. King to jump on the vampire bandwagon. Lame.
The villains sounds more like elaborations/variations of Pennywise the Clown (enjoying and feeding off of the fear of tortured children) than the vampire bandwagon.
And Kings vampires have been nowhere as female friendly as the Rice/twilight versions which are more glamorous than scary. Salem's Lot still is one very scary book with scary vampires.So I worry little about King's vampires.
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