• Doctor Sleep

  • A Novel
  • By: Stephen King
  • Narrated by: Will Patton
  • Length: 18 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (38,282 ratings)

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Doctor Sleep

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Will Patton
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Publisher's summary

Audie Award Winner, Fiction, 2014

Audie Award Nominee, Solo Narration - Male, 2014

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 12-year-old girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals.

On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless - mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs. But as Dan Torrance knows, and spunky 12-year-old Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the "steam" that children with the "shining" produce when they are slowly tortured to death.

Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has been drifting for decades, desperate to shed his father's legacy of despair, alcoholism, and violence. Finally, he settles in a New Hampshire town, an AA community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his remnant "shining" power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes "Doctor Sleep."

Then Dan meets the evanescent Abra Stone, and it is her spectacular gift, the brightest shining ever seen, that reignites Dan's own demons and summons him to a battle for Abra's soul and survival. This is an epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of hyper-devoted fans of The Shining and wildly satisfy anyone new to the territory of this icon in the King canon.

©2013 Stephen King (P)2013 Simon & Schuster

Critic reviews

"Will Patton's delivery enhances King's prose in ways that make King's work so much more enjoyable in audio than just reading it…Patton's narrative voice captures the rhythm of King's words. His character voices, filled with a variety of regional American accents, remain consistent. Most importantly, the sinister aspects that embody characters and moments of this novel are superbly executed and will certainly leave listeners on edge." ( AudioFile)
"King, not one given to sequels, throws fans a big, bloody bone with this long-drooled-for follow-up to The Shining." ( Booklist)
"…a gripping, taut read that provides a satisfying conclusion to Danny Torrance's story." ( Publisher’s Weekly)

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Another terrific story!

As one of Stephen King’s “constant readers”, I’m pleased to say that Dr. Sleep was an excellent sequel to The Shining. Will Patton doesn’t excellent job performing the story… I say performing because he doesn’t simply read it. I don’t know how he does it, but he’s able to create recognizable voices for different characters, making them appear even more real than King’s written depictions.

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YES PLEASE.

replayed over and over never gets old. These arr the things I need to do ANYTHING around my house.

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Love it!

Another amazing piece from Stephen King! I saw the movie before reading the book and I absolutely love this continuation of the Shining! Performance only got 4 starts from me because my husband mentioned the guy sounds like Donald Trump and I couldn’t shake how right he was. 😂

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Good but not Great

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Absolutely well time spent. There was history there.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Warm.

What three words best describe Will Patton’s voice?

even, monotone, sometimes soothing

Was Doctor Sleep worth the listening time?

yes

Any additional comments?

It feels like SK is tying up loose ends?

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Astonishing well rounded and complete!

This book was so incredible. It brings itself and it's processor full circle and gives the narrator a complete feeling of satisfaction. The narrator was incredible and really bright the story to life. Thank you to the writer and the reader!

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Great read, great reader!

One of my favorites in a while by Mr. King. I loved reading the shining and this sequel matched it and even explain some of what I did not understand in the first book. This is a great read and one that will bring you ours and fun and suspense. Very creative story! And I love will Patton as a reader!

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Loved It !!

Well written, I can’t wait to see the movie to see what they do with some of the wilder imagery scenes.

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OMG!!!!!

This was an awesome book!!! Soo good I may listen to it again. It picks up from the Shining and goes into good details and back history .

Love it!!!!!

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Still!

Any worries i might have had at the beginning were gone. I was sucked in right away and captivated till the very end. I don't know if it helped but i reread the Shining before starting and was reminded what a good scary read that was

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Well done!

Well written, keeps you locked in the story. Story twists are great keys. Narrator is easy to listen to.

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