Gery B. (ChezGery) reviewed on 1/15/2018 + 75 more book reviews

King takes you back to the past of 'The Shinning' and then your suddenly in the present with a survivor of the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torance who is now a man with too many problems. Aside from being an alcoholic and drifter he still has his memories and vision called the 'Shinning'. Drifting into a small community in New Hampshire nearly broken in spirit and money he visits a park called Tinytown and meets the man who is the caretaker of the park with a special miniature train.This first meet and eventual friendship opens a new door and possibly a new turn in Dan's life as he joins the local AA community. He finds work at a local nursing home where his precognition or shinning has led to him being dubbed 'Doctor Sleep' as he comforts those who are dying. As his power to foresee begins to fade he makes mental contact with twelve-year-old Abra Stone. A new world opens for the both of them bur like the old world it too has a dark and evil menace.A tribe of otherworldly seekers who sustain their gang known as 'The True Knot' on what they call 'steam'. It only comes from a select few in the multitude of millions. But it's life sustaining for these wonders. And Abra Stone's steam is beyond whomever they have encountered before. Now Dan and Abra will both have to join together to save their own lives if that's even possible. The clinking climb, the ups and downs,twists and turns of this rollercoster ride doesn't return where it started for either Dan Torence or Abra Stone or you, Constant Reader of Stephen King - Gery

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