Dr Sleep #
The Shining book 2 by Stephen King
What an
amazing talent this author has. I reread
The Shining to refresh my memory and the first thing that popped into my head
after I finished the book was that it held far less of the shock element than
it did when I read it at 15, instead it held the wonder of a well crafter work
of art.
Then I
started on Dr Sleep. Not OVERLY
enthusiastic since I always say…. I like and much prefer 'OLD SCHOOL
SK". To my delight the book was
marvelous. Truly even better, more
layered and the plot and theme running like a double helix throughout the book.
So it did
NOT scare me enough to fear to switch off my light at night. However, it kept me listening and listening
for hours at a time sometimes going back a chapter if something distracted me. A brilliantly written thriller by a true
master of the genre. I am sure SK will
entice tons of new 15 years old and make them fear to turn off their light at
night.
At the end
of the audio production SK himself left a note that exactly says, only far
better, what I came to realize while rereading The Shining. We grow up.
We change. The stories that
scared us might not scare us anymore.
About the
narrator…Will Patton. This man is a
master of his craft much as SK is. He
gave a tenderness to some of the main protagonists that made my heart melt and
ache for them. Others was hard edged and
others still was totally disinterested.
All though were unique and his pacing and dialogue was brilliant.
WaAr
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The Shining
King's strongest point as an author is his pacing. He has an
uncanny knack for pacing his books in such away that I as a reader start it
slow and leisurely, not over committing and then before I can think what I am
doing, I find myself losing sleep because I simply cannot put the book down.
That is exactly what happened in this book. And if you notice the name of the review, it is amazing that King manages to do this even in a re- resd!
His world building is astounding. His character forming impressive and simply scary. His plot line is astounding.
I adore old time SK and would recommend new readers to try this. Fand- why not try a re- read. You might be surprised at how powerfull a punch is packed in a reread.
WaAr
That is exactly what happened in this book. And if you notice the name of the review, it is amazing that King manages to do this even in a re- resd!
His world building is astounding. His character forming impressive and simply scary. His plot line is astounding.
I adore old time SK and would recommend new readers to try this. Fand- why not try a re- read. You might be surprised at how powerfull a punch is packed in a reread.
WaAr
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