dylantheairplane: Doctor Sleep, The Shining 2

lyzakthellama 09.26.13	I don't know what it could be about. I thought the Shining ended perfectly
TheGreatQ 09.26.13	Disregard this comment
lyzakthellama 09.26.13	Is it? That could be cool but I'd be so scared it would taint my interpretation of the 1st one
TheGreatQ 09.26.13	No I was wrong it is a sequel
zakalwe 09.26.13	The Shining 2. What a joke. Will still read it though.
Cipieron 09.26.13	hopefully he has a good reason/story for this and not just a cash-in on the classic. kinda like what Bret Easton Ellis did with Less Than Zero/Imperial Bedrooms... ugh
dylantheairplane 09.26.13	I don't know anything besides what the front flap says. Danny Torrence as an adult now...haunted by his past...meets a little girl with the shining power....crazy vamp-like people that feed of the shining power...battle of good vs evil. Sounds like it could go either way. The few reviews I've read have all been quite positive, the only criticisms being that it pales in comparison to the original on the scare factor, but is a decent continuation.
Hyperion1001 09.26.13	reading any stephen king past the late 80's is a waste of time getting sober ruined him
zakalwe 09.26.13	Getting sober ruins us all.
Parallels 09.27.13	im selling copies of it right now is all i can say (i work in a bookstore)
Rowan5215 09.27.13	The premise of this one sounded really stupid I thought I remembered reading something about a psychic cat or some shit
mindleviticus 09.27.13	i was gonna buy this but I dont really want to
dylantheairplane 09.27.13	I just wish King would even attempt at being "horror" again. His more modern works are just so tame, most of them are like 90% character development and 10% plot.
TREO5 09.27.13	I love the Shining and while I am worried that the second one is a bit unneeded, King has a way of making completely asinine concepts turn into fantastic books (Cell, From a Buick 8, Duma Key). I am chipping away at The Stand again in between all of my school work and work work, so I will probably start this book over winter break.
TREO5 09.27.13	@hyperion1001: some of King's best work come after the late 80's: From a Buick 8, Dreamcatcher, Bag of Bones, Cell, Duma Key, Insomnia and the Green Mile were all released during that point of his career.
dylantheairplane 09.27.13	Insomnia is terrible though. Easily my least favorite of his and I've read almost all. Duma Key was pretty great though, and From A Buick 8 was entertaining. In my opinion if I had to pick my favorites of his I would say The Stand is his best book, while Salem's Lot is probably his most scary. I would also highly recommend the Dark Tower series to anyone, it takes dedication to get through but it so worth it. The last two books are a bit meh but reading the whole journey is worth it.