Joshua Pelfrey answers “Can you read this without having read The...”

Morgan Rusk asked this question about Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2):

Can you read this without having read The Shining?

Joshua Pelfrey I have not read "The Shining" having only watched the mini-series from the 90's and the Kubrick movie. But I imagine that just the stuff you pick up t…moreI have not read "The Shining" having only watched the mini-series from the 90's and the Kubrick movie. But I imagine that just the stuff you pick up thru cultural osmosis will get you through. Even if you never saw "The Shining" with the number of parodies of it that have appeared in pop culture you have effectively 'seen' it.(less)

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