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Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

71 reviews

caspian's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Racial slurs

kreglow's review

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

jurdek's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Alcoholism

bittie_bee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

ajay_101's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

A very good follow up to The Shining, but it doesn't quite live up to the original.

I definitely feel like the sequel wasn't necessarily needed but it did tell an interesting albeit very different story. Dan and Abra are fantastic protagonists and the True Knot do genuinely chill the bones!!

I very much enjoyed this read and it won't be long until I'm onto my next King book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Child death, and Alcoholism

jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition

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

ashmont27's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

I was definitely skeptical that a sequel to The Shining would be any good and really didn't know what to expect so I'm shocked at how much I enjoyed this. While I 'complained' that this felt much more like a fantasy novel than a horror novel, King still managed to give me nightmares. I also felt for most of the book that it didn't really need to be a sequel to The Shining, it felt like it stood on its own, but by the end, I felt myself going back on that opinion as well. Definitely some unnecessary gross stuff in here, but oh boy does Stephen know how to tell a good story! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Rape, and Child abuse

nickitaylor915's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.5

4.5/5⭐️

As someone who loved the original story, I found Doctor Sleep to be a fantastic sequel that did not disappoint. The book picks up years later with Danny Torrance now older but still dealing with the trauma from his childhood. King seamlessly blends elements from The Shining with new characters and plot twists that make for a thrilling read. The main character's psychic abilities are better developed and the introduction of the True Knot, a group of people who feed off the energy of the terminally ill, adds a new level of terror to the story. King's writing is excellent, and he masterfully creates a world and characters that are both scary and deeply engrossing. Overall, I found Doctor Sleep to be an excellent read and perfect for anyone looking for a thrilling page-turner. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

felofhe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Eating disorder

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