Morgan Rusk asked this question about Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2):
Can you read this without having read The Shining?
Mitch Fahnestock Part way through the book I wondered why this had to use Danny from The Shining as it seemed like it would have been fine as a stand alone story. By t…morePart way through the book I wondered why this had to use Danny from The Shining as it seemed like it would have been fine as a stand alone story. By the end I was convinced that it is a true sequel and reading The Shining first is important. (less)
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by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
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