Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. The body farm creepypasta by brian martinez performed by jason hill full 10 part story duration. It was good to have their names reappear, even briefly in doctor sleep. Audiobook, stephen king, doctor sleep, audiobook, stephen king, doctor sleep, audiobook, stephen king, doctor sleep, audiobook, stephen king, doctor sleep, a. And more disappointing thing was that i wasnt able to replace it. That said, you really dont have to know much about the shining book to get doctor sleep. Doctor sleep is a book about a recovering alcoholic written by a recovering alcoholic.
Finally, he settles in a new hampshire town, an aa community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his remnant shining power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Following the events of the shining, danny remains psychologically traumatized, while wendy, his mother, slowly recovers. When we first see little danny torrance in doctor sleep, a crafty and curiously moving sequel to the shining, he is riding his tricycle once. Doctor sleep is more than just a sequel, although it has roots to the shining, this is a story that has its own wings. The novel is a direct sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. Audio books online download, free unabridged audiobook. Read doctor sleep a novel by stephen king available from rakuten kobo. Doctor sleep audio book, by stephen king audiobooksnow blog. From master storyteller stephen king, his unforgettable and terrifyin. At a time when the king brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively listenable stories. I really enjoyed that this book was not simply a horrorthriller, but a story between good and evil.
Doctor sleep is the 63rd book published by stephen king. He successfully makes use of the real events and the happenings in a natural way so that the reader never feels if the. Doctor sleep audiobook excerpt authors note read by. The pentacle stephen king audio book part 1 unpublished. In the big finish audio story davros, the doctor claims that time lords only require an hour of sleep, as opposed to the six to eight hours that the average human requires. The movie took extreme liberties with kings printed word. As a fact, stephen kings specialty is in his way of incorporating his fiction, horror and supernatural story like thoughts into the real lifelike events that have happened to him. I know its blasphemy but i didnt find the shinning or doctor sleep nearly as good as everyone else.
Actually i completely forgot about the readalong until i saw tis post on the first six chapters on her blog, book chatter so, im cheating to catch up. Doctor sleep is a sequel to both stephen kings the shining and stanely kubricks the shining, and those are two very different things. Part one of a terrifying comingofage tale about life, death, suicide and the supernatural. Doctor sleep stephen king works archive of our own. Doctor sleep relies too heavily on recycling imagery and soundtrack from the original movie to prop up a fairly pedestrian super hero type story. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading doctor sleep. I bought the audio book for something to listen to at night before bed, to help me fall asleep. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. For the most part i can only locate book mostly about romance with black female and most are erotic.
Winner of the 2014 audie award for fiction and finalist for solo narrationmalesoon to be a major motion picture starring ewan mcgregor. The protagonists, abra stone and dan torrence fight evil in all forms. It is his 52nd novel and the 45th under his own name. Doctor sleep stephen king, doctor sleep 2019, the shining stephen king, the shining 1980, stephen king fandom teen and up audiences graphic depictions of violence, major character death, no archive warnings apply. A novel the shining book 2 kindle edition by king, stephen. There are a couple of scenes which can be construed as horrific. One can only imagine the intricately woven surprises. Stephen king doctor sleep audiobook page 2 stephen. Safe to get and share audio book here and downloading speed is great on audiobook bay abb. The stephen king adaptation doctor sleep, which functions as a direct sequel to stanley kubricks classic the shining, tanked at the box office over the veterans day. Dont get me wrong this is worth a watch for the most part it stuck to the book but some key things were changed from the book that i.
I replaced the shining but doctor sleep, i couldnt. Dick hallorann is alive and well at the end of the shining novel, and is a great part of doctor sleep. Even if youd never seen the movie, you would be fine. While doctor sleep is a rather drawnout and, mostly, slowishmoving film, it still has enough to it, to not lose ones attention. A list of stephen kings audiobooks, organized alphabetically. And after reading the book, i was disappointed with the film. I love king but these just werent for me unfortunately. How to get your whole family sleeping better part 2. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. The end of kings 1977 novel the shining sees the alcoholic writercumhotelcaretaker blown up by a damaged boiler in a redemptive effort to save the wife and son he had actually previously attempted to murder. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The storyline is solid and engaging, although those unfamiliar with the book and looking for outright horror and gore, will find little satisfaction. Can someone explain the ending of doctor sleep to me.
His epic works the dark tower, it, pet sematary, and doctor sleep are the basis for major motion pictures, with it now the highest grossing horror film of all time. Doctor sleep by stephen king audio book simply audiobooks. I only say that because i was listening to doctor sleep on audio and i had a hard time paying attention to the last part of the book. A doctor sleep sequel called hallorann was already in development at warner bros. This book was dented from upside right corner of the cover which was disappointing. Listen to this podcast to find out how you have a chance to receive for free the audio version of my book, sleep interrupted.
Again if you are a fan of, the shining, you will love kings sequel doctor sleep. Download unabridged audiobook for free or share your audio books, safe, fast and high quality. In this video we discuss part i of the novel doctor sleep by the prolific stephen king. I raced through the audiobook of doctor sleep, stephen kings followup to the shining, completely forgetting that i was supposed to be tweeting my thoughts as i went along. Stephen kings protagonist in the shining is a grown man in doctor sleep with his dads addictions, but retains his own special powers to fight evil. Hundreds of presentations to fortune 500 and fortune 100 companies. It promises to be an exercise in mental stimulation as it intertwines the psychic world in which danny now grown resides and the demonic presence of vampires. The disc presents a 3840 x 2160p resolution image utilising the original theatrical aspect ratio of. The pentacle stephen king audio book part 1 unpublished duration. When i read phrases like eyes dripping and bloated, i smiled. Now almost forty years after the fact, its sequel doctor sleep arrives to continue the story of its now legendary characters. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel. Consulted to brands such as advil pm, breathe rite, crowne plaza hotels, dong energy denmark, merck belsomra,ihome. Please consult your doctor before making any changes to your medical regimen.