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Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2)

Stephen King

Finish date: June 20, 2015

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Nov 11, 2019 Adjrun rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Stephen King has the phenomenal ability to pull you into a 600-plus Page novel and possess you for the time it takes to finish it.

This is a companion piece to The Shining. Not just a sequel, but a philosophical and thematic bookend. The Shining is a scary-ass book, but it’s also a brutal portrayal of alcoholism, codependency, and isolation. It’s the demolition of the dry drunk.

Doctor Sleep is about facing your past, facing your literal and metaphorical demons. Are there oogy monsters in it? Yup ...more

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Nov 03, 2013 Christine H rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed this. I couldn't wait to find out what happens next. As usual, King crafts amazingly relatable characters. In particular, I found his ability to bring life to the villains and evoke a reluctant sympathy in the reader (when you're not thinking about the terrible things they do) actually made me more engaged in hating them and rooting for the eminently deserved ass-kicking I was sure would come. Really artful, in my opinion.

I did have to skip some of the rumination on missing chil ...more

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Oct 13, 2019 Melanie rated it really liked it

Shelves: horror, magic

I was worried that I would be disappointed - The Shining scared me so much! - but this was really good and creepy and twisty and weird. I loved how it all resolved and it was really interesting to see how Danny Torrance grew up and how what happened in the first book impacted him.

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