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I can't remember if I've read 'The Shining' (published in 1977) but 'Doctor Sleep' (the sequel, published in 2013) was a bloody good read. It's so interesting watching a wildly successful author, fabulously skilled, play out a multi-generational career. 'Doctor Sleep' has some of the Stephen King tropes—a motley crew of friends standing against monstrous evil, and alcoholism. King is really interested in friendship and recovery, and 'Doctor Sleep' is hinged on the addiction and redemptive recovery of its hero. Plus child-killing, steam sucking, near-immortal bad guys and actual ghosties familiar to readers of 'The Shining' (or its movie), otherwise there's no story. Super fun.