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Sep 26, 2017 · It is an exceedingly long read at 714 pages, which I have come to expect from Mr King. But I also expect a little more quality than I got here. Sleeping Beauties could easily have been quite a bit shorter. I am not going to apportion blame for either the length or the warfare, because I don't know the logistics of how this was written.
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In the impoverished town of Dooling, part of the fictional Tri-Counties region of Appalachia, a bizarre murder occurs when two men running a meth lab out of their trailer are beaten to death by a mysterious woman, Lila Norcross, who then sets fire to the lab before allowing herself to be arrested by the local sheriff. At the same time, reports star...
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1. Lila Norcross: Clint Norcross's wife, who works as the local sheriff. She doesn't take anyone's crap and has a very dry undertone in her dialogue, heightened because of her lack of sleep; at the start of the story, she is working the night shift and had been up for over 12 hours straight. She continues to try to stay awake to help the town, but eventually succumbs to Aurora, at which point she takes leadership of the women in Our Place. 2. Clint Norcross: A psychiatrist for the Dooling Cor...
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1. Jared Norcross: Lila and Clint's only son. He's a lot like his father, both in looks and personality. He is somewhat insecure and has a good heart. 2. Elaine Nutting: Frank's ex-wife. She's a very religious woman-in fact, they met at her church. She is currently separated from Frank on account of her inability to tolerate his short temper. 3. Nana Geary: Frank's daughter. She has a talent for drawing and probably a bit of trauma from her father constantly yelling at her, yet she still love...
In April 2017, Deadline.com reported that Anonymous Content had purchased the television rights to the novel. In July 2019, Deadline Hollywood further reported that IDW Publishing would be releasing a 10-part comic book adaptation of the novel created by novelist Rio Youers and artist Alison Sampson. The series is scheduled for an early-2020 releas...
ISBN. 978-1-5011-6340-1. Sleeping Beauties is a novel by Stephen King and his son Owen King, released on September 26, 2017. The book was first mentioned during a promotional appearance on the CBC radio program q. Of the novel, Stephen King stated, "Owen brought me this dynamite idea and I've collaborated a couple of times with Joe.
Jan 12, 2018 · Over and over, this book declares that women are better than men, using tired stereotypes that are as irritating as straight-up misogyny. As women across the world fall asleep, Sleeping Beauties introduces a bunch of characters in Dooling, a small Appalachian town. Clint Norcross is a prison psychiatrist at a women’s correctional facility ...
Sleeping Beauties Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections: This detailed literature summary also contains Quotes and a Free Quiz on Sleeping Beauties by King, Owen and King, Stephen. The following version of the novel was used to ...
Sep 26, 2017 · Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes the short story collection You Like It Darker, Holly (a New York Times Notable Book of 2023), Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders ...
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A #1 New York Times BestsellerAn Edgar Award-winning AuthorIn a future so real and near it might be now, something happens when women go to sleep: they become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If they are awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed or violated, the women become feral and spectacularly violent.
