Doctor Sleep

[AJ]

Anyone else see that there is going to be a sequel to the shining? I saw it on the Stephen King website & i guess there is a video clip of him reading some of it from a college recently.

[Patricia]

He's working on a sequel to The Shining, it's called The Sleep and he did a reading from it last Friday at George Mason University's Fall for the Book Festival. I was there!! He did a great job.

[Becky]

Is it "The" Sleep or "Dr." Sleep? I thought it was Dr. Maybe that was just a rumor or working title though?

[Patricia]

No, you're correct, Becky, it's Dr. Sleep. Oops!

[Library Lady 📚]

Is it about Danny?

[Becky]

No problem! I just wanted to be sure. Things like that can change! :)

[Lou]

yes Danny I posted some info here http://more2read.com/?p=2097 from post I found earlier.

[[deleted user]]

Yes, he posted a service a few months ago on whether he should write Doctor Sleep or The Wind Through the Keyhole (new DT novel). Dr Sleep won, but King decided to write WTTK first anyways

[Alondra]

As long as he writes; I am okay with anything. He can write a lullaby for all I care... it would probably creep me out, but I would read it!! :D

[Patricia]

Alondra, I feel the same way. I'd read the phone book if he wrote it! And I feel even more passionately about his work after seeing him in person, he's such a great person.

[Gatorman]

I actually liked the TV version. Much more faithful to the book than the Kubrick version.

[Angie, Constant Reader]

Stephen King reads from the book

http://www.liljas-library.com/article...

[Kathryn]

Alondra wrote: "As long as he writes; I am okay with anything. He can write a lullaby for all I care... it would probably creep me out, but I would read it!! :D"

Haha, this made me LOL.

[Alondra]

Kathryn wrote: "Alondra wrote: "As long as he writes; I am okay with anything. He can write a lullaby for all I care... it would probably creep me out, but I would read it!! :D"

Haha, this made me LOL."

its that dweeb thing i do ...hehehehe

[Kathryn]

Alondra wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Alondra wrote: "As long as he writes; I am okay with anything. He can write a lullaby for all I care... it would probably creep me out, but I would read it!! :D"

Haha, this made me..."

Hahaha, at least we're dweebs for Uncle Stevie. :)

[Chris , The Hardcase]

You could put that on a t-shirt.

[Char]

Kyle wrote: "I've never heard of a sequel to the Shining. I know they made a t.v. version that was NOT good. I hope it's as scary and effective as the original."

I liked the TV version as well, it was more true to the book.

[Alondra]

Chris wrote: "You could put that on a t-shirt."

You are so right, and maybe start a convention of Uncle Stevie fans :)

ehhehehehe...

[Maggie]

Charlene wrote: "Kyle wrote: "I've never heard of a sequel to the Shining. I know they made a t.v. version that was NOT good. I hope it's as scary and effective as the original."

I liked the TV version as well, ..."

I preferred the Tv version - hated the Kubrick movie! The TV one was much more true to the book.

[Char]

So, I guess Danny is grown up and is now a hospice worker. This seems to be all the info I could find.

[JW]

hmm, the Shining is one of those King books I never read due to seeing and loving the movie. It's like my favorite horror film ever. But it sounds like there wasn't as much in common with the two as I thought. Maybe will try the book after all.

[Dustin]

JW wrote: "hmm, the Shining is one of those King books I never read due to seeing and loving the movie. It's like my favorite horror film ever. But it sounds like there wasn't as much in common with the two a..."

Hi, JW-

You should definitely try reading The Shining!

[Courtney]

I plan on re-reading The Shining before Dr. Sleep comes out, even though I rarely do re-reads. I read it when I was in high school, so a lot of the details are a bit fuzzy.

[Leonard]

This sounds awesome, but the shining is already basically a classic! I fully trust in Stephen's abilities, but I would've never thought of writing a sequel. It doesn't need one. But it should be interesting nonetheless.

[Bondama]

JW, you owe it to yourself to read the book of "The Shining" It far, far outstrips either one of the movies.

[Dustin]

Thank you, Bondama!!

[Angie, Constant Reader]

Here is a message from King: http://www.liljas-library.com/article...

[Courtney]

If you're looking for a return to balls-to-the-wall, keep-the-lights-on horror, get ready.

Aaaah, I can't freakin wait!

[Tim]

The Shining was my first, and the one that hooked me immediately. That was back in 1982, and it was in the early 90's that I dedicated myself to being a "collector". From what I am gathering so far, I think of "Doctor Sleep" not as a "sequel" to "The Shining", but more of a new adventure for a familiar, and loved, character. And like you Courtney, I can't wait either...lol

[Tim]

Oh Yeah! I have also started re-reading it as well...my new e-book version...my how things have changed in how we read books in the last 30 years...lol

[Barbara]

Alondra wrote: "As long as he writes; I am okay with anything. He can write a lullaby for all I care... it would probably creep me out, but I would read it!! :D"

Ditto

[Tom]

Patricia wrote: "Alondra, I feel the same way. I'd read the phone book if he wrote it! And I feel even more passionately about his work after seeing him in person, he's such a great person."

Ditto! We saw him in Sarasota a couple years ago, during his promo tour of _Under The Dome_. As a bonus, I got a signed copy of UTD. YAYYYY

[Drew]

Maggie wrote: "Charlene wrote: "Kyle wrote: "I've never heard of a sequel to the Shining. I know they made a t.v. version that was NOT good. I hope it's as scary and effective as the original."

I liked the TV ve..."

Didn't like the tv version as much as the Kubrick version even though it strays quite a bit from the book. The kid that played Danny in the tv version annoyed me so much that I found it hard to appreciate

[Joe]

Here's a transcript of the first few pages of Doctor Sleep. (Ms. Mod at SK.com says its definitely Doctor Sleep and not Dr. Sleep)

http://discordia19.squarespace.com/ma...

And the video I took at the George Mason Award Ceremony of King reading from Doctor Sleep.

http://discordia19.squarespace.com/ma...

[Kathryn]

Has Dr. Sleep been cancelled or has the release date changed? I was looking it up for my aunt on GR, and its gone. I typed it in the search, and it didn't pull up. :/

[Kathryn]

Wait...I found it...but for some reason, it doesn't show up when you type in the search box, "Dr. Sleep." It only shows up on my "To Read" list. It says the expected publication of it is 2013. I guess that is also why it was taken off my "Can't Wait for Books 2012." Makes sense. ;)

I'm a bit of a nerd..

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Kathryn, see post #36 where it's been confirmed that the title is spelled "Doctor Sleep" rather than "Dr. Sleep". That should account for the search issue.

[Jane]

Hi

Does anyone know when "Doctor Sleep" is out in the UK?

Cheers

[Drew]

It is going to be released in 2013.

[Jane]

Thanks, bit of a wait though :(

[Nick]

This sounds very interesting. I'll make time to visit the Shining again. Get reaquainted with young Danny.

[Donna]

Well it looks like I better get to that Shining book before this new one comes out.

[Christopher]

So looking forward to this. I think it's going to have a different feel than the Shining. King is a much older more mature writer now. Not to mention Danny being so much older and all of the other differences.

[Kelli]

Loing forward to it myself

[Christopher]

Any more news about this one? I'm chomping at the bit...

[Christopher]

Thank you Kyle! Much appreciated

[Angie, Constant Reader]

We have a release date!!! http://blastr.com/2012/09/stephen-kin...

[Dustin]

Angie wrote: "We have a release date!!! http://blastr.com/2012/09/stephen-kin..."

All right, now I'm confused.. First they said it'd be released in January of 2013, and now it says we'll have to wait until September???

[Janie]

Dustin wrote: "All right, now I'm confused.. First they said it'd be released in January of 2013, and now it says we'll have to wait until September???"

Yea I was a bit bummed myself. But what can ya do?! Gotta wait for something that is probably gonna blow our socks off! WOOT!

[Dustin]

Janie wrote: "Dustin wrote: "All right, now I'm confused.. First they said it'd be released in January of 2013, and now it says we'll have to wait until September???"

Yea I was a bit bummed myself. But what can..."

So it's true, Janie??