History Literature / DoctorSleep

* BiTheWay: Rose has a one-night fling with Snakebite Andi after she is turned, but is otherwise in a heterosexual relationship with Crow Daddy.

** The book is also this to the movie, thanks to its graphic content and edgy, humorless tone.

** In a rather shocking way, the book is this to the movie.

** Also this, compared to the movie adaptation, due to its graphic violence and an edgt, almost humorless tone the entire movie was, it makes the novel PG-13 in comparison.

** [[spoiler:It's not revealed what happens to the ghost of Horace Derwent after Danny releases him to kill Silent Sarey.]]

A [[Film/DoctorSleep film adaption]] directed by Creator/MikeFlanagan of ''Film/{{Oculus}}'' and ''Film/{{Hush}}'' fame and starring Creator/EwanMcGregor is set to be released in November 2019. In an interesting case of AlternateContinuity, while King went out of his way to make clear the book is a sequel to his own work and not the Stanley Kubrick film adaptation which he famously dislikes, the film is in turn very much a sequel to that film.

** Even if you have psychic vampire powers and are part of a well-connected, centuries-old band of killers, abducting and murdering someone is ''much'' more difficult if [spoiler: your targets know you're coming, are well-armed, and have their own plan.]]

* VillainDecay: The True Knot is hit ''hard'' with this. Their main strength comes with their ability to blend in and a wide variety of psychic powers. And when your targets are helpless, unsuspecting children, it's especially easy to win. However, it becomes abundantly clear that they lose that advantage if their target ''knows they're coming'' and is proactively trying to investigate, counter, and kill them. Despite knowing how powerful Abra is, they completely underestimate exactly how dangerous she and her allies are. Thanks to Dan's planning and Abra's raw power, the would-be abductors [[spoiler: are killed off very quickly by Dan, John, and David. Crow manages to abduct Abra by getting the drop on her and taking a hostage, but that that predicament doesn't last long before Dan catches up with them.]] This results in the True Knot's plans going off the rails, because Rose sent some of their best people to handle the job. [[spoiler: Crow handled travel logistics and organization]], which makes getting around unnoticed more difficult without him. [[spoiler: Barry the Chink was their best locator]], thus making it much more difficult to track down targets without him. [[spoiler: Jimmy Numbers was their tech guy and hacker]], thus cutting them off from much-needed information. [[spoiler: Snakebite Andi]] was essential in making targets and witnesses compliant. However, the biggest loss out of that encounter was [[spoiler: Walnut, the True Knot's doctor. His medical expertise would have been essential in handling the measles outbreak that was killing off the group.]] This all drastically reduces the effectiveness of the group, especially after [[spoiler: Rose's VillainousBreakdown when Crow is killed, which makes her increasingly unhinged and affects her leadership skills.]]

* LittleMissBadass: Abra. Most people would be terrified at the prospect of being abducted and tortured to death by a roving band of psychic vampires. Abra is no different, but she gets over it and develops [[spoiler: some serious anger problems and]] a desire to avenge Bradley Trevor and the other kids who were murdered. She has so much raw power, and can use it very creative ways. [[spoiler: She sets a psychic trap for Rose, because she knew the latter would come snooping in her mind eventually. She [[DeliberatelyCuteChild pretends to be a normal, dreaming little girl]], then changes into Daenerys from ''Game of Thrones'' to attack her. She manages to maim Rose's hand before the latter can escape.]] Abra becomes far braver and more competent [[spoiler: and ruthless]] as time goes on, culminating with her [[spoiler: calling Rose and telling her that she's coming, taunting her about all the dead True Knot Members, and mocking her for her cowardice.]]

** Wandering around America and kidnapping children while posing as a group of middle-aged/retired travelers is much more difficult in the post-9/11 world. If they stay in one place too long, they'll just attract attention due to people being more suspicious now. Their anonymity and ability to blend in is what makes them so successful, so public transport is out of the question. Even if they didn't suffer from severe altitude sickness from flying, they'd still need to go through security checkpoints, have their faces on camera, show ID, have registered seats, etc. That means they're stuck in the United States, which results in their potential food supply being limited. They even took a risk to visit Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, but going south of the border would look even ''more'' suspicious now than when the book was written.

* LittleMissBadass: Abra. Most people would be terrified at the prospect of being abducted and tortured to death by a roving band of psychic vampires. Abra is no different, but she gets over it and develops [[spoiler: some serious anger problems and]] a desire to avenge Bradley Trevor and the other kids who were murdered. She has so much raw power, and can use it very creative ways. [[spoiler: She sets a psychic trap for Rose, because she knew the latter would come snooping in her mind eventually. She [[DeliberatelyCuteChild pretends to be a normal, dreaming little girl]], then changes into Daenerys from ''Game of Thrones'' to attack her. She manages to maim Rose's hand before the latter can escape.]] Abra becomes far braver and more competent [[spoiler: ruthless]] as time goes on, culminating with her [[spoiler: calling Rose and telling her that she's coming, taunting her about all the dead True Knot Members, and mocking her for her cowardice.]]

* LittleMissBadass: Abra.

** On a more literary level, the first book began with an older Shiner taking a child Shiner under his wing. Danny takes on the role Hallorann held for him for Abra.

''Doctor Sleep'' is a 2013 novel written by Creator/StephenKing and a sequel to one of his most famous novels, ''Literature/TheShining''. Danny Torrance is now an adult struggling with alcoholism. He works at a hospice where, aided by a prescient cat, he is able to use his "shining" to give aid and comfort to the dying. He meets Abra Stone, a young girl with a "shining" of her own, who is being stalked by the True Knot, a group of psychic vampires who sustain themselves on children like her.

A film adaption directed by Mike Flanagan of ''Film/{{Oculus}}'' and ''Film/{{Hush}}'' fame and starring Creator/EwanMcGregor is set to be released in November 2019. In an interesting case of AlternateContinuity, while King went out of his way to make clear the book is a sequel to his own work and not the Stanley Kubrick film adaptation which he famously dislikes, the film is in turn very much a sequel to that film.

A film adaption directed by Mike Flanagan of ''Film/{{Oculus}}'' and ''Film/{{Hush}}'' fame and starring Creator/EwanMcGregor is set to be released in November 2019.

* MisidentifiedWeapons: Dan and Billy have "Glock ''.22s''", which apparently have safeties they can flick off with their thumbs.[[note]]Glock makes a model 22, the Glock 22, which is in .40 S&W caliber. It does not make any .22 caliber pistol. And no Glock model has a positive safety that needs to be flicked off, at least not as manufactured.[[/note]]