Then dan meets the evanescent abra stone, and it is her spectacular gift. Narrator audio description, aka descriptive video or audio at freelance. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family. I forget who read it but insomnia is kind of hilariously bad. Learn more about doctor sleep in the denver public library digital collection. Learn more about doctor sleep in the king county library system digital collection. For a novel containing such a dazzling plot and such memorable characters doctor sleep is actually quite a profound novel when it comes to examining some of lifes darker issues.
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. Recent credits include they look like people as well as the. Doctor sleep by stephen king audiobook try our site with free audio books. Doctor sleep is more than just a sequel, although it has roots to the shining, this is a story that has its own wings. Will pattons delivery enhances kings prose in ways that make kings work so much more enjoyable in audio than just reading it. 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. Stephen king returns to the character 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. Doctor sleep is an audiobook that will linger with me for a. Mar 16, 2014 i havent read as much stephen king as a lot of people have, and only listened to a few in audio. Doctor sleep by stephen king read by will patton audiobook.
Doctor sleep downloadable audiobook daviess county. I loved the story but the audio book has these really weird and often poorly timed music cues. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel. Doctor sleep audiobook cd arapahoe libraries bibliocommons. Safe to get and share audio book here and downloading speed is great on audiobook bay abb. Perfect for entrepreneurs and anyone seeking the most out of life each audiobook. He successfully makes use of the real events and the happenings in a natural way so that the reader never feels if. I mention this because the narrator of an audio book can make it or break it. 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. In doctor sleep, the monsters are a group of psychic vampires called the true knot. Doctor sleep is a scary good sequel boyd county public library. Stephen kings the shining sequel is his best novel yet to the stellar ranks of stephen kings audiobook narrators add will patton, doing justice to kings doctor sleep. We have many of the standard elements found in a good mystery story. This is an epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the.
To the stellar ranks of stephen kings audiobook narrators add will patton, doing justice to kings doctor sleep. Doctor sleep by stephen king and will patton audiobook. Leave him, i felt attached to the nameless narrator via the unique as if i was the one in her setting. Audio book summary before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. I first read the shining during my initial wave as a stephen king reader. I love all of stephen kings work but this book is by far my favorite. 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. He makes you love a character or a bunch of them and then he makes you worry over them as horrific things come at them from all over the place and try to kill them. Stephen kings doctor sleep read by will patton fantasy book. Stephen kings doctor sleep revisits the shining nearly 30 years later read an excerpt and learn what became of little danny torrance. Doctor sleep catches up with danny torrance, now a recovering alcoholic coming to terms with the psychic damage he suffered as a boy. Doctors post pics where they sleep at work to defend med resident caught asleep. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. Synopsis following a childhood haunted by terrifying events at the overlook hotel.
Doctor sleep is a modern classic, with an author whos unafraid to tell the truth in its barest form and deliver thrills that no other can hope to match. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. Popular doctor videos kinky doctors, medical checkups and sex with doctors related. Doctor sleep jacksonville public library overdrive. Download stephen king doctor sleep unabridged part 1. Aug 07, 2012 before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. Still irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the overlook, dan torrance has fought to find some semblance of peace. Doctor sleep audiobook cd washington county cooperative. Okay, so its pretty obvious that the big sleep falls under the genre of mystery since its about a detective trying to solve a crime. The title of this book is doctor sleep and it was written by stephen king. Doctor xxx videos kinky doctors, medical checkups and. Tell us about your former career as a sports radio host and boxing analyst. Doctor sleep is the story of danny torrance after the shining and the events at the overlook hotel.
Winner of the 2014 audie award for fiction and finalist for solo narrationmalesoon to be a major motion picture starring ewan mcgregor. Give doctor sleep a whirl even if you havent read the shining. King, and will patton did a wonderful job narrating. Doctor sleep is the continuation of danny torrances story 40 years after the terrifying events of stephen kings the shining. In this sequel, danny torrance is now middleaged and attempting to save a gifted 12yearold girl from a tribe of. Will patton did a marvelous job and really brought a theatrical quality to the narration. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. Doctors post pics where they sleep at work to defend med. 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 paranormals. An epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of hyperdevoted readers of the shining and wildly satisfy anyone new to the territory of this icon in the king canon. But dannys uneasy peace is disrupted when hes drawn into the battle to protect 12yearold abra, whose unprecedented. Doctor sleep audiobook by stephen king 9781442362390. Winner of the 2014 audie award for fiction and finalist forsolo narrationmale now a major.
The character of young abra stone was my favourite of the novel, and i thoroughly enjoyed dan taking her under his wing and teaching her a little about the shining. 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. Between the sheets with chris ciulla romance narrators. Stephen king audie award finalist, solo narration male, 2014. Stephen king himself chose narrator frank muller for the audiobook, and when listening, its clear to see why. Sep 26, 20 i would say listen to this book on audio, i dont think you would regret it. 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.
An 11yearold boys violated corpse is found in a town park. Mercedes which was a cracker then dr sleep which i. As with most of stephen kings work, it wasnt just a story i was taken on a journey. Editions of doctor sleep by stephen king goodreads. Nov 27, 2018 this means audiobook narrator lindsay crouse had quite the task ahead of her when she signed on to read this stephen king novel. King has taken the best parts of the shining, and carried them into doctor sleep. After that, i had a job and family, yada yada yada, and not as much time to. Doctor sleep by stephen king is the sequel to the shining, and in it we find out what happened to little danny torrance after the horrors of the overlook hotel. Doctor sleep by stephen king 20, cd, unabridged for sale. Nov 22, 20 not the raw, intense horror story i would have expected from him once upon a time, but doctor sleep by stephen king is definitely a gripping, fascinating read.
If you like 1 month unlimited audiobook listening 12. Doctor sleep alachua county library district overdrive. 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. How does that inform your work as an audiobook narrator. Pattons narrative voice captures the rhythm of kings words. Dark fate, crawl, annabelle comes home, childs play 2019. Apr 11, 2014 download stephen king doctor sleep unabridged part 1 torrent or any other torrent from audio books category. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell h.
I came to listen to doctor sleep with the advantage of having just recently read the shining. Doctor sleep by stephen king audio book simply audiobooks. At a time when the king brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively listenable stories. Recreating the labyrinthine overlook hotel for doctor sleep, director mike flanagans followup to stanley kubricks 1980 classic the shining, was a task the filmmakers knew they. It might appear to be a straightforward enough job, given the vernacular twang of kings style, which seems. Stephen king audiobook veteran will patton is the perfect narrator for the horror icons extremely creepy followup to the shining. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As always though please listen to a sample first because not everyone has the same likesdislikes for a narrator. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. The overdrive read format of this ebook has professional narration that plays. I love frank muellers take on the first few dark tower books, and doctor sleep and the outside read by wil patton are both really well done. Listen to doctor sleep audiobook by stephen king, narrated by will patton. Winter is basically stephen king audiobook season, so lets get into the best.
Listening to books like it steven webber, doctor sleep, or bill hodges trilogy will patton, insomnia eli wallach, the stand gardner or any of the dark tower books muller and guidall man, why couldnt guidall have narrated wind through the keyhole these actors. Finally, he settles in a new hampshire town, an aa community that sustains him and a job at a nursing home where his remnant shining power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Much like dan torrance is haunted by what he saw as a child in the overlook hotel, so too is doctor sleep. I would definitely recommend starting there, but doctor sleep is also not one to. Will narrated the audiobook edition of doctor sleep to great acclaim. 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. Narrator will patton does such a great job that he won an audie. This novel completely hooked me in, and the narration was beautifully done. March 5th 2014 will patton has been cast as the narrator for the mr.
I havent read as much stephen king as a lot of people have, and only listened to a few in audio. If you havent read the shining yet, i would definitely recommend starting there, but doctor sleep is also not one to be missed. Narrator nails the necessary voice inflections to do justice to a king novel. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Kings inventiveness and skill show no signs of slacking. Audio books online download, free unabridged audiobook. Despite doctor sleep s contemplative pace and subtle build, king ensures that every scene has its significance. Doctors around the world leaped to the defense of this medical schooling victim by posting pictures of themselves caught sleeping at work during some of their most grueling shifts. Finally, he settles in a new hampshire town, an aa community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his remnant shining power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. The overdrive read format of this ebook has professional narration that. It was published by gallery books and has a total of 560 pages in the book. Winner of the 2014 audie award for fiction and finalist for solo narration. 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. 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. A list of stephen kings audiobooks, organized alphabetically. Learn more about doctor sleep in the jacksonville public library digital collection. Doctor sleep audiobook cd snoisle libraries bibliocommons. The shining salt lake county library services overdrive.
In my days on radio, one of my key jobs was to either create original characters or do celebrity impersonations for sportsbased comedy sketches. The narrator, will patton, does a great job of creating voices that are nuanced enough to be separate entities in the performance. Doctor sleep new hampshire state library overdrive. The shining by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. It was a terrific story and the narrator was excellent. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. Learn more about doctor sleep in the new hampshire state library digital collection. Winner of the 2014 audie award for fiction and finalist for solo narration malesoon to be a major motion picture starring ewan mcgregor. Winner of the 2014 audie award for fiction and finalist for solo narrationmale.
I am really enjoying the audio book doctor sleep narrated by will patton. The wizard is though i maintained thinking pack it up. Download unabridged audiobook for free or share your audio books, safe, fast and high quality. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free.
Learn more about doctor sleep in the alachua county library district digital collection. This book was narrated by will patton, who is a prolific narrator and actor. Clocking in at hours and 53 minutes, the green mile is one of the shorter books on this list, and a favorite of many stephen king fans. Learn more about doctor sleep in the san diego county library digital collection. Kings recent books under the dome, 112263 and joyland have all been superb, amongst the very best he has ever written, and happily doctor sleep continues the trend. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. It far exceeded the shining, in my opinion, and has become one of my favourite king novels. Stephen kings the shining sequel is his best novel yet. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial.
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