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153rd out of 338 books
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560 voters
Doctor Sleep (The Shining #2)
by
Stephen King
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 now middle-aged Dan Torrance (the boy protagonist of The Shining) and the very special twelve-year-old girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals.
On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot...more
On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot...more
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September 24th 2013
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I will read anything by him :)
That cover is the epitome of perfection.
So perfect that is should be on my shelves.
Like, right now.
I'm waiting.
*stares at bookshelves*
So perfect that is should be on my shelves.
Like, right now.
I'm waiting.
*stares at bookshelves*
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OMG THIS IS MY 2013 BIRTHDAY PRESENT! :D I LOVE YOU, STEPHEN KING!
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Mar 04, 2012
Ryan Willox
marked it as to-read
Anticipated......It can't possibly be as good as we expect, can it? Then I thought that about the Dark Tower finale......
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A sequel, huh? I didn't feel much for Danny when I was going through The Shining since Jack Torrance pretty much had me by the balls, but I guess - this being a Stephen King book - I can give it a try.
Oh, who am I kidding?
Oh, who am I kidding?
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Nov 24, 2012
Eironn Pua
marked it as to-read
I'm one of those people that not only did not like "The Shining" but hated it. One of the reasons is probably having an annoying kid as a main character. I hate kids. I hate them in movies, television and in novels. Another reason why I hated the first book was because I opened it hoping to read an actual horror novel, one that will actually get me scared or at least give me goosebumps and well it didn't. So now I will be reading this with low expectations. And also, I like the concept of Danny'...more
Release date of Jan 15 2013!
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Get ready. If I can make just one recommendation: whether you're a longtime King fan or fairly new to his stuff, it wouldn't be the worst thing to read The Shining before you get your hands on Doctor Sleep. The movie, while amazing in its own right, is very different in many ways, and doesn't even begin to plumb the psychological depths that the book does. You could read and love Doctor Sleep without doing so, but I think people's experiences of this sequel will only be enriched by first checkin...more
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Nov 04, 2012
Madison
marked it as to-read
I'm super excited for this book to come out. The Shining was amazing and it'll be interesting to see how Danny turns out. But am I the only one who will be disappointed if the Overlook isn't revisited in this book? Considering the ending of the Shining, I feel like it wouldn't be very hard to bring Danny back to it.
This is a sequel to The Shining.
I'm going to go ahead and repeat that: This is a sequel to THE SHINING.
O_O
It will be epic, either as a success or a failure. I'm pulling for success, of course. Stephen King is the man.
I'm going to go ahead and repeat that: This is a sequel to THE SHINING.
O_O
It will be epic, either as a success or a failure. I'm pulling for success, of course. Stephen King is the man.
I WANT TO READ THIS BOOK NOW, DAMN IT!
But The Shining is one of my favorite books and I'm totally scared that reading the sequel will ruin it. Am I the only one who feels this way? XD~
But The Shining is one of my favorite books and I'm totally scared that reading the sequel will ruin it. Am I the only one who feels this way? XD~
"The Shining" is one of my favorite books ever, and I get in trouble for saying I like the book better than the movie. I absolutely cannot wait for this to come out.
This has the potential to be a masterpiece worthy of its predecessor or my generation's Son of Rosemary. We shall see.
Jan 09, 2013
Karen Bailey
marked it as to-read
Doctor Sleep, a sequel to King's novel The Shining (1977), is set to be published in September 2013.
*Squeal* It's a sequel to The Shining!!!!
Brilliant. The perfect THE SHINING sequel.
sequel to The Shining (!!!) Wow. Pub date 9/13
Nov 04, 2012
Wendy Darling
marked it as to-read
Holy shit. I had no idea there was a sequel!
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Yessss! Just pre-ordered it.
Dying for this book to arrive!!!!
REDRUM is Baaaaaccccckkkkkk
Woah! Can't wait!!!
Jul 23, 2012
Alexandre Richer
marked it as to-read
I've just finished "The Shinning" and I thought it was a great story. It had lots of the elements I came to love of horror stories: isolation, paranoia, ghosts, supernatural forces & powers, etc. When I read online that Stephen King was working on a sequel, I became instantly hooked on finishing it as soon as possible so I can read its next chapter. :) That's going to be a 32 years old sequel... so there are lots of anticipation from this guy right here. ;)
Sep 18, 2012
Heidi
marked it as to-read
Whohoo! Sequel to The Shining! A must read!
Sep 20, 2012
Tamara Tri
marked it as to-read
Can't wait :).
Is this an autobiography?
I'm number two, I'm number two!! In line, that is. I would be seriously embarrassed for you all to know how obsessively I've been checking my library's catalog to see if they had this on order yet. Now I can finally breathe. I've even re-read The Shining already, so everything will be fresh in my mind when I get this in September. Did I already mention I'm obsessing?
I'm number two, I'm number two!! In line, that is. I would be seriously embarrassed for you all to know how obsessively I've been checking my library's catalog to see if they had this on order yet. Now I can finally breathe. I've even re-read The Shining already, so everything will be fresh in my mind when I get this in September. Did I already mention I'm obsessing?
May 10, 2012
David Monroe
marked it as to-read
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King's sequel to The Shining. It's about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance and the very special twelve-year-old girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals.
Aug 27, 2012
Shirl
marked it as to-read
I am very excited to read this 30 + year old sequel to The Shining.
~ Always, Constant Reader.
~ Always, Constant Reader.
I was a little disappointed but still an entertaining read.
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| Stephen King Fans: Doctor Sleep | 126 | 419 | Mar 26, 2013 04:27pm | |
| SEQUEL ABOUT VAMPIRES?? | 1 | 12 | Jan 31, 2013 08:00am | |
| sequel to his 1977 novel “The Shining” | 1 | 7 | Jan 31, 2013 07:07am | |
| Dr Sleep | 1 | 5 | Jan 18, 2013 10:42pm | |
| Stephen King Fans: Dr. Sleep | 17 | 135 | Jan 07, 2013 12:21pm | |
| Why? | 1 | 41 | Oct 29, 2011 11:53pm |
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Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his parents separated when Stephen was a toddler, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family...more
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Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his parents separated when Stephen was a toddler, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family...more
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