Stephen King returns to the characters and territory of one of his most
popular novels ever, The
Shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance
(the boy protagonist of The
Shining) and the very special twelve-year-old girl he must save from a tribe of
murderous paranormals (from Goodreads).
I did feel the book moved slowly in the beginning, only gaining speed
near the end. There was one unanswered question
I had from The Shining. It was the
part when Jack is thinking about what happened when he beat up a student of
his. Because it was from Jack’s perspective you can see why he was so angry at
the kid but there was one small line that I only caught because I was listening
to the story. Jack hinted at believing that the kid “knew something” about Jack
and I could never figure out what Jack thought the student knew. Jack never
mentioned it aloud or in his thoughts throughout the book and it was never referred to again. There is a
twist in Doctor Sleep that answers that small question. I have no idea if
anyone ever caught it but it bothered me.
Only one inconsistency I found between the two books was that Dan in
Doctor Sleep mentioned something
about his mother Wendy never going to college, where in The Shining she did go to college. It is where she and Jack first
met. I cannot remember if she finished and got a degree or if she quit once
they got married but either way it was a small detail that seemed incorrect.
This book was not scary like its predecessor but I do not think it was
meant to be. We learn more about the gift of shining and the area of the
Overlook Hotel is still important. The main point of the book was to see Danny
again and find out if he can live after that horrible winter in the mountains.
I enjoyed this book and am glad that King took the time to write about
what happened to young Danny. This is a slow-moving book and King takes his
time in telling it. Avid and loyal readers will enjoy this book.
3.5 stars
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