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Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

18 reviews

travisppe's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

King relies on some well worn tropes (and they don’t always land) but he knows how to tell a compelling story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Murder, Gore, Cancer, Car accident, and Death

bill_eye's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was a fantastic read as someone who was obsessed with the shining I can't believe how long it took me to read the sequel. I was invested in the story the full time and even though I felt like the final battle went a little too easy I felt like it still showed how cocky the villain was it was still very believable which I loved. This book was marvelous and would 100% recommend to others! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cancer, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Racial slurs, and Pedophilia

Minor: Drug use and Child death

My moderate tags are things that aren't too graphic but is mentioned multiple times throughout the book also the racial slur is a part of someones nickname

lizzie_milton's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Rape, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

perfectcupoftea's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body horror, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

veepopp's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Cursing, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Minor: Physical abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, Torture, Grief, and Cancer

bites_of_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

I did not love The Shining but I was still curious to know more about Dan Torrance and what happened to him when he grew up. Dan ends up struggling with alcoholism like his father and eventually starts finding ways to manage his alcoholism. His shine is then put to use at a hospice where he helps people pass on and gives them some relief in their last moments. Throughout all this he is being contacted by someone via telepathic messages as well as writing on a chalkboard where he keeps track of patients. At first the messages are innocent but eventually they start talking about murder and danger so Dan has to find out more. 
There are still aspects of King's writing that are still sexist, racist, and ableist, so I can't give it the 5 stars it might have had without these inclusions. Compared to The Shining, this book does better in a lot of ways since I couldn't stop reading this 500+pg book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Cancer, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Bullying, Ableism, Alcohol, Gore, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Infidelity, and Murder

finn_vibing's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent, Cancer, Drug abuse, and Death

kreglow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Drug use, Terminal illness, Addiction, Grief, Incest, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Dementia, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Racial slurs, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Drug abuse, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

jenniferbbookdragon's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I read this as King wrote it, as a sequel to The Shining, but it would still be a great stand alone read. 
Dan Torrence is an incredibly complex character,  at times loveable and at other times frightening and out of control. His journey is rich and painful,  and his connections to the terrible events of his childhood haunt him in ways that he can't explain to people without being hospitalized for psychosis. 
Abra is well written,  a young woman of 13 dealing with gifts and threats to her self and family that others teens can't even imagine. King does an outstanding job capturing the voice of an adolescent girl without making her too childish or adult.
The bad guys are constructed in a spine chilling way, but it never goes over the top. I highly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Murder, Cursing, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Violence

elisabethkatee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

i think i liked this even more than the shining omg :’) so good

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Minor: Vomit, Blood, and Gore