Winner of the 2014 audie award for fiction and finalist forsolo narrationmale now a major. Doctor sleep shining series book 2 stephen king author will patton narrator 20 112263. Would you consider the audio edition of doctor sleep to be better than the print version. Winner of the 2014 audie award for fiction and finalist for solo narrationmalesoon to be a major motion picture. When i read a book aloud, i get to know the author. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Soon to be a major motion picture starring ewan mcgregor.
Mr king never disappoints this is a very clever story its gripping and sad,it gave me goose bumps in places, doing both books back to. Stephen kings doctor sleep revisits the shining nearly 30 years later read an excerpt and learn what became of little danny torrance. We are following aftermath of danny, his mother and dick. Stephen king audiobook veteran will patton is the perfect narrator for the horror icons extremely creepy followup to the shining.
Neil gaiman and alan rickman are both mentioned more than once as narrators, too. This sequel to stephen kings popular novel the shining is practically a novella in king terms, clocking in at a quick 18 hours and 34 minutes. Winner of the 2014 audie award for fiction and finalist for solo narrationmale soon to be a major motion picture starring ewan mcgregor. She strives to protect her sister, nettie, from a similar fate, and while nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in africa, celie is left behind without her best friend and confidante, married off to an older suitor, and sentenced to a life alone with a harsh and brutal husband. Doctor sleep is the story of danny torrance after the shining and the events at the overlook hotel. My introduction to doctor sleep came when i attended the savannah book festival on february 19, 2012 and king gave a live reading from the sequel to the shining 1977 and as i took kings picture from the crowded auditorium, and then. Stephen kings doctor sleep read by will patton fantasy book. Malesoon to be a major motion picture starring ewan mcgregor. I mention this because the narrator of an audio book can make it or break it. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining.
The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. The narrator, will patton, does a great job of creating voices that are nuanced enough to be separate entities in the performance. My introduction to doctor sleep came when i attended the savannah book festival on february 19, 2012 and king gave a live reading from the sequel to the shining 1977. A novel by stephen king paid audiobooks best sellers. I bought the audio book for something to listen to at night before bed, to help me fall asleep. Audiofile magazine spotlight on narrator will patton. I first read the shining during my initial wave as a stephen king reader.
If you want the whole audio book its available on amazon. Dec 24, 20 a close second on the the mostfrequently requested narrator list is james earl jones. Doctor sleep was indeed the sequel i didnt know i wanted or needed. Book 2 stephen king author frank muller narrator 2016 end of watch bill hodges trilogy series. Jul 25, 2018 most relaxing audiobook narrator ever.
The child protagonist of the shining, danny torrance, returns in doctor sleep. Watching the movie doesnt give you the same detailed memories that the little boy from the shining, danny, is still trying to bury as the grownup dan torrance in doctor sleep. His epic works the dark tower, it, pet sematary, and doctor sleep are the basis for major motion pictures, with it now the highest grossing horror film of all time. Book 2 stephen king author frank muller narrator 2016 end of watch. Doctor sleep is a scary good sequel boyd county public. Stephen king returns to the characters and territory of one of his most. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. It grabbed me from the get go and i could not put it down until it was done. Doctor sleep audiobook by stephen king 9781442362390. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel the novel was adapted into a film of the same name, which was. Actually i completely forgot about the readalong until i saw tis post on the first six chapters on her blog, book chatter so, im cheating to catch up and answering. If you want the whole audio book its available on amazon, audible and itunes.
Doctor sleep by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. If you like 1 month unlimited audiobook listening 12. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. Really brought the atmosphere to the story and delivered great character differentiation what was one of the most memorable moments of doctor sleep. His character was one you believe in with your whole heart, you can see that he is the boy you met in the shining all grown up now. Doctor sleep by stephen king read by will patton audiobook. Will pattons delivery enhances kings prose in ways that make kings work so much more enjoyable in audio than just reading it. But dannys uneasy peace is disrupted when hes drawn into the battle to protect 12yearold abra. This book was narrated by will patton, who is a prolific narrator and actor. Stephen kings doctor sleep read by will patton fantasy.
Really brought the atmosphere to the story and delivered great character differentiation. Winner of the 2014 audie award for fiction and finalist forsolo narrationmale now a major motion picture starring ewan mcgregor. Doctor sleep by stephen king audio book simply audiobooks. Only know the audio version but the narrator was outstanding. It far exceeded the shining, in my opinion, and has become one of my favourite king novels. Doctor sleep is a scary good sequel boyd county public library. I came to listen to doctor sleep with the advantage of having just recently read the shining.
Will patton narrated this and gave each of the characters their own unique voices that were easy to get lost in and believe were real. A list of stephen kings audiobooks, organized alphabetically. Even if youd never seen the movie, you would be fine. I raced through the audiobook of doctor sleep, stephen kings followup to the shining, completely forgetting that i was supposed to be tweeting my thoughts as i went along. Doctor sleep catches up with danny torrance, now a recovering alcoholic coming to terms with the psychic damage he suffered as a boy. As a fact, stephen kings specialty is in his way of incorporating his fiction, horror and supernatural story like thoughts into the real lifelike events that have happened to him. Listen to doctor sleep a novel by stephen king available from rakuten kobo.
In his authors notes after the book, king notes that he is often asked what he thinks happened to the kid from the shining and he found himself wondering how the character would react to the horrific events that happened in the book. Doctor sleep doctor sleep audiobook, by stephen king. I have never had any interest in horror like this until now. Doctor sleep audiobook cd arapahoe libraries bibliocommons. Doctor sleep audiobook by stephen king rakuten kobo. Doctor sleep by stephen king audiobook try our site with free audio books. Celie has grown up poor in rural georgia, despised by society and abused by her own family. 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 middleaged dan torrance the boy protagonist of the shining and the very special twelveyearold girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals. Stephen king audie award finalist, solo narration male, 2014. Doctor sleep is a book about a recovering alcoholic written by a recovering alcoholic.
But dannys uneasy peace is disrupted when hes drawn into the battle to protect 12yearold abra, whose. While attending a book signing in 1996, someone asked stephen king what became of danny torrance, the young protagonist of kings third novel the shining. He successfully makes use of the real events and the happenings in a natural way so that the reader never feels if the. But, this being king, theres more than one higher power. Just the other day, i was saying that sequels are not normally as good as the first book, well, doctor sleep completely disproved that theory. Doctor sleep the shining series, book 2 the shining by stephen king author will patton narrator.
That said, you really dont have to know much about the shining book to get doctor sleep. If you havent read the shining yet, i would definitely recommend starting there, but doctor sleep is also not one to be missed. Doctor sleep by stephen king is an adventure and otherworldly with interesting characters, but there were times during the audio that my mind wandered. 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 middleaged dan torrance the boy protagonist of the shining and the very special 12yearold girl he must save from a tribe of murderous. Winner of the 2014 audie award for fiction and finalist forsolo narrationmale. Chapters are already up on itunes, spotify and stitcher so you can see if you like it. Doctor sleep if you want to listen to this book please do the shining first as this is the follow up many years after and the little boy best known as doc is all grown up. Im releasing the entire audio book for free via episodic podcast installments. Frank muller narrator 2016 wizard and glass the dark tower series book 4 stephen king author. Editions of doctor sleep by stephen king goodreads. King has taken the best parts of the shining, and carried them into doctor sleep.
It took him a while, but doctor sleep is the answer to that question. Doctor sleep is an audiobook that will linger with. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Mr king never disappoints this is a very clever story its gripping and sad,it gave me goose bumps in places, doing both books back to back was fantastic. Im now beginning the book doctor sleep which is a continuation of this book. Will patton describes one of the things he likes about audiobooks. Jun 18, 2015 doctor sleep by stephen king is an adventure and otherworldly with interesting characters, but there were times during the audio that my mind wandered. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Doctor sleep is more than just a sequel, although it has roots to the shining, this is a story that has its own wings. Doctor sleep joins danny as a middleaged man working in a hospice, and let me tell you, i adore danny. His narrations have earned the prestigious audie award for best fiction narration and also won dozens of audiofile earphones awards. Doctor sleep, by stephen king doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to his 1977 smash hit the shining, about a haunted hotel.