I realize I didn't post at all during Doctor Sleep. Probably because it was amazing.
I was able to get sucked into this story so much faster than The Shining. Maybe because I already knew the characters, and was invested? Maybe because of the modern setting? Or maybe it's simply a more engaging book.
Without giving anything away, this story is about Danny meeting a little girl who also shines, but with a much bigger shining than he has. And a group of "people" calling themselves the True Knot who have found the fountain of youth - they essentially feed on people who have the shining.
Danny's battle with alcoholism rang very true. I believe King has also fought that demon, and I've no doubt the AA storyline was based very much on his own experiences.
And of course, it all comes back to the Overlook Hotel. Such a scary place (but it also made me want to get back to Colorado very soon).
I'm a little worn out from reading so many lengthy novels in a row (sidenote: Prior to this blog I read Gone Girl, then both of Gillian Flynn's other two novels. She's incredible, from Kansas City, and really knows how to write some twisted stuff!). So I downloaded two short story collections to my Kindle: One a collection of horror stories from M.R. James, and the other a collection from Margaret Drabble. I've never read either of them, and I look forward to bouncing back and forth between them!
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