#23 in Horror
Doctor Sleep
- 517
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 17 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
- Bram Stoker Award for Novel
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About the book
Doctor Sleep is a 2013 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, ebook, and hardcover fiction. Doctor Sleep won the 2013 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 738 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 80% of the weight and the score stays at 7.9 — the Horror average of 7.5 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 47 | 6% |
| Google Books | 10.0 | 5 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 686 | 93% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“yes, i loved this book. yes, it's probably one of my stephen king's favorites along with it. yes, i love dan torrance and abra stone with all my heart and might. having said that, jesus christ, this is endless. i clearly took a long time to finish it; i was very disinterested in reading by the end of last year/january of this year, so when i picked this up last week i was ready to get it over with. and it kept going. and going and going and going. it felt longer than it, and that's saying something. anyway, that's why it's a 4/5 rather than a 5/5.”
Frequently asked
What is Doctor Sleep rated?
7.9 out of 10, from 738 reader ratings across 3 independent sources.
Is Doctor Sleep worth reading?
Readers give it 7.9/10 from 738 ratings, which puts it ahead of 86 % of the Horror shelf.
How long does it take to read Doctor Sleep?
About 9 hours at an average reading pace — 517 pages.
Where does Doctor Sleep rank?
#23 in Horror on the current snapshot.
Was Doctor Sleep a bestseller?
Yes — 17 weeks on the New York Times list, peaking at #1. Sales are shown here but never scored.
How long is Doctor Sleep?
It has 517 pages — longer than 77% of the ranked books in Horror.
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