Book: Dr. Sleep
Author: Stephen King
Pages: 531
This is my 137th read for the year
What Amazon says:
Years ago, the haunting of the Overlook Hotel nearly broke young Dan Torrance's sanity, as his paranormal gift known as "the shining" opened a door straight into hell. And even though Dan is all grown up, the ghosts of the Overlook - and his father's legacy of alcoholism and violence - kept him drifting aimlessly for most of his life. Now, Dan has finally found some order in the chaos by working in a local hospice, earning the nickname "Doctor Sleep" by secretly using his special abilities to comfort the dying and prepare them for the afterlife. But when he unexpectedly meets 12 year old Abra Stone - who possesses an even more powerful manifestation of the shining - the two find their lives in sudden jeopardy at the hands of the ageless and murderous nomadic tribe known as the True Knot, reigniting Dan's own demons and summoning him to battle for his youn girl's sound and survival....
This was a great book. I have actually seen the movie and really liked it, and the movie follows the book pretty closely. It is well written and I like the character development. A little rambly in true King fashion, but not terribly so. It is a sequel to the Shining so we get to relive some parts of Dan's young life in this story and how he became the man he is. It is an interesting twist on the vampire idea. Wraps up nicely.
Stars: 5
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