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Title: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: Royalty on September 19, 2013, 02:42:03 PM
Stephen King's new book comes out next Tuesday. Its about Danny Torrence as an adult. Danny can still "Shine".

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Sleep_(novel)
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: arce1988 on September 19, 2013, 02:52:05 PM
  We shall see
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: dr.chimps on September 19, 2013, 02:54:47 PM
Reviews have been out for a week, now. Mostly, positive.
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: Natural Man on September 19, 2013, 02:59:00 PM
what do you expect. It s going to be the same shit all over again just to make a quick buck on name alone. For fuck sake how old are you guys. Dont you know better?
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: arce1988 on September 19, 2013, 03:00:52 PM
 Uber is right  ^
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: dr.chimps on September 19, 2013, 03:03:11 PM
what do you expect. It s going to be the same shit all over again just to make a quick buck on name alone. For fuck sake how old are you guys. Dont you know better?
Settle down, Freud. The original was aces. One of only two books that I ever paused with and said *whoa.* If the sequel is half as good, then we're away.
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: The Ugly on September 19, 2013, 03:13:56 PM
Sounds promising, but I long ago gave up on Stephen King. Read maybe one that I liked (The Green Mile, which I really liked) and a few others that I thought were quite silly. I couldn't even finish The Stand, which is supposed to be everyone's favorite. Just quit on it about 400+ pages in.

Am I missing something with him?
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: dr.chimps on September 19, 2013, 03:42:30 PM
Sounds promising, but I long ago gave up on Stephen King. Read maybe one that I liked (The Green Mile, which I really liked) and a few others that I thought were quite silly. I couldn't even finish The Stand, which is supposed to be everyone's favorite. Just quit on it about 400+ pages in.

Am I missing something with him?
Nope. I'm with you. Dude's a monstrously-talented author, but sometimes less is more. His ego and his publisher fail to see this.  Of his oevre (sp?), I'd love me some 5-7 books. 
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: arce1988 on September 19, 2013, 04:34:16 PM
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Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: Marty Champions on September 19, 2013, 07:02:23 PM
reading novels sucks unless its about

special technology

Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: Roger Bacon on September 19, 2013, 08:19:58 PM
kings monuental saga on roland the gunslinger is the most epic piece ever written.

but damn, he had some shit books too.

that under glass or jfk and the short stories in general, my goodness those sucked

How long does it take to get into those books?  First several pages seem pretty nerdy
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: Roger Bacon on September 20, 2013, 01:52:55 AM
how to say, long breath, some 100 pages intro, but after that, gets great.

my fav was tommyknockers btw :D

Glad to hear you say that constant reader!!!  No one seems to know about The Tommyknockers.

 
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: Roger Bacon on September 20, 2013, 01:54:11 AM
Ken Follet is the best though.

Pillars of the Earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: Cleanest Natural on September 20, 2013, 02:10:09 AM
Settle down, Freud. The original was aces. One of only two books that I ever paused with and said *whoa.* If the sequel is half as good, then we're away.
:D .. as if you pausing and saying "whoa" is some sort of benchmark for greatness

Canadian albino monkey piglet softball "enthusiast" hahaha
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: bigmc on September 20, 2013, 02:12:14 AM
kings monuental saga on roland the gunslinger is the most epic piece ever written.

but damn, he had some shit books too.

that under glass or jfk and the short stories in general, my goodness those sucked

this

the gun slinger series is phenomenal

his imagination is unbelievable
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: Irongrip400 on September 20, 2013, 03:57:48 AM
Settle down, Freud. The original was aces. One of only two books that I ever paused with and said *whoa.* If the sequel is half as good, then we're away.

What was the other book?
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: DanielPaul on September 20, 2013, 08:46:12 AM
The story of Roland Dashaine is awesome, and how he ties it into his other books like salems lot, hearts of Atlantis, the stand is there any I'm missing that tie into the gunslinger universe
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: Raymondo on September 20, 2013, 12:20:49 PM
kings monuental saga on roland the gunslinger is the most epic piece ever written.

but damn, he had some shit books too.

that under glass or jfk and the short stories in general, my goodness those sucked

You must be joking. His short stories definitely do not suck, have you ever read Nightshift?

His early novels are ok considering that Stephen King is to literature what McDonalds is to food.
Title: Re: Sequel to "The Shining" ---> "Doctor Sleep"
Post by: deadz on September 20, 2013, 08:36:52 PM
Shining=Masterpiece