In short, both the doctor sleep book and film bring us back into the. Following the events of the shining, danny remains psychologically traumatized, while wendy, his mother, slowly recovers. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most. Decades later, a still traumatized dan hits rock bottom and moves to a small new. Stephen king s new book, doctor sleep, is a return to the territory of the shining and features an interactive cover. Sleep i just finished this book it is a sequel to the shining. Doctor sleep is a book about a recovering alcoholic written by a. Doctor sleep 2019 film doctor sleep is an upcoming american horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, which is a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining.
Finally, he settles in a new hampshire town, an aa community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his. While attending a book signing in 1996, someone asked stephen king what became of danny torrance, the young protagonist of king s third novel the shining. Stephen king thinks doctor sleep redeems his dislike of. Little danny torrance is all grown up and fighting his own problems with alcoholism. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel. In this video we discuss part i of the novel doctor sleep by the prolific stephen king. When writer and director mike flanagan got the green light to adapt stephen king s 20 novel doctor sleep, he found himself in a unique situation. These questions are also answered in the recent doctor sleep movie adaptation. Stephen kings new novel doctor sleep first look telegraph. Doctor sleep is the new film that attempts to act as sequel to both book and movie, and stephen king thinks its so good, it redeems the shining movie in his eyes. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys.
From master storyteller stephen king, his unforgettable and terrifying sequel to the. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to. Stephen king s new novel doctor sleep first look interactive. Doctor sleep, the new stephen king movie from writer and director mike flanagan, tries to reconcile three essentially incompatible texts. It is his 52nd novel and the 45th under his own name. Doctor sleep, the sequel to stanley kubricks the shining, is out now. Doctor sleep by stephen king abebooks passion for books. But how different is the new movie compared to stephen kings book which it is adapted from. Deenies child doesnt constantly haunt danny as he does in the book. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining.
The legendary author explains how his book inadvertently paralleled real life events and the view cohost sunny hostin gets a surprise from it. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Stephen king s 1977 novel the shining, stanley kubrick. Although, i am a fan of both the movie and the first book, stephen king makes it clear that if you want the true story of the torrance family you need to read the shining, published in 1977, and then you will enjoy the sequel, doctor sleep, that much more. The novel is a direct sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. A novel the shining book 2 and millions of other books are. Buy doctor sleep by stephen king online at alibris. Buy doctor sleep shining book 2 by king, stephen from amazons fiction books store. Dr sleep is a better book than the shining only because king creates in adult dan, a much more well rounded character than jack torrance.
It took him a while, but doctor sleep is the answer to that question. Stephen kings new book, doctor sleep, is a return to the territory of the shining and features an interactive cover. One doubts a writer of kings enormous success is too worried about this, but there are some ironic swipes at ya fiction in his latest book. The layered complexity jack was supposed to possess in the shining is much better dealt with by king and dan is an interesting character a reader can get invested in. Years ago, the haunting of the overlook hotel nearly broke young dan torrances sanity, as his paranormal gift known as the shining opened. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Doctor sleep film changes made from the stephen king book insider. Theres another horrible moment to do with reflections in this new novel. Doctor sleep is the 63rd book published by stephen king. Interesting that his grandson, danny, grows up to become dr. The novel was adapted into a film of the same name, which was released on november 8, 2019 in the united states. Doctor sleep by king, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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