15-10-2015, 07:54
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STEPHEN KING "dr.sleep"
the basic plot:
a sequel to "the shining"....
story sees the boy from the shining (dan) all grown up and constantly in trouble through alcohol abuse(like his father in the shining)...
he cleans up his act and gets a job working in a nursing home where he is dubbed "dr.sleep" by the other workers because he has a knack
of helping the elderly residents 'pass over'...
along the way he encounters a young girl, Abra, who also has 'shining', she, through her psychic abilities sees a young boy get tortured and murdered...
Dan picks up on her 'shining' and starts to communicate with her through their shared ability...
Abra soon realises that the people who killed the young boy have also murdered hundreds of other children as they drive across the US in the Winnebego/RV's...
those people call themselves the True Knot, they feed off the shining of children but they call it 'the steam'...
when they realise Abra has the most powerful steam they have detected the hunt is on to find her and collect her steam so they can survive.....
the climax happens at the site of the hotel that was burned to the ground in the original Shining book...
my impression:
a few twists and turns in this book...
no stupid boring waffling from King(as he tends to do sometimes)...
a good follow on from the original book with the loose ends tied up in this one...
all up,
a very good novel from King, so,
along with "mr.Mercedes" and "finders keepers", that makes it three very good books in a row
from King that don't let up and held my interest for the duration of each novel....
4/5
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.