King talked about the sequel to his 1977 novel The Shining last year, even reading a section from the manuscript during an appearance at George Madison University. The sequel, Dr. Sleep, finds Danny Torrance grown up and working in hospice. One can only imagine what this type of work would bring to a man who shines (has the ability to see the dead or events that have passed away). Danny was only a child during the first book and dealt with things as only a child can--fear and the typical ambiguity during distracted play. I'm curious to see how Danny, the adult, reconciles his shine.
If you haven't read the first book, or if you haven't read it in years, I'd recommend picking up a copy and preparing yourself for the coming Dr. Sleep.
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I haven't read The Shining and should since I want to read King's sequel. It sounds a little bit like The Dead Zone, which I enjoyed mostly because King is so good in developing his characters. I was surprised at how well he drew the lead character's mother -- a religious fanatic but still sympathetic and insightful, even prophetic.
Oh Wow! A sequel to The Shining! Squeal!
By the way, I read some of your excerpts. You're very talented! Your writing has atmosphere. I love that.
I'm so happy you think so. Do you have any excerpts? I'd love to read them.
nice idea..thanks for sharing....
nice idea..thanks for sharing....
...ok wait a minute..how can there be a sequel to the shining? the main charactor dies..well actually now that i think about it..the 'shining' was danny's ability..there IS a storey there maybe..i haven't read King since the dark tower series..and i still haven't finished that. worth a look...did you hear they are making a big screen version of IT? one of my favorite king storeys...the tv version sucked lets hope they improve on it..
The adult casting was horrible in IT!
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