What a great read. I had gone back and reread The Shining and it was enjoyable, but a little dated. Doctor Sleep was much more fresh. I finished the book hiding in the corner at a Christmas Party because I couldn't quite keep it out of my hands with less than 10% to go. This book has more of an established antagonist, whereas The Shining was more about a descent into madness and the life of a dry drunk. The Overlook was definitely evil, but it was Danny's father that literally embodied that evil. The "bad guy" in Doctor Sleep is much less abstract. I think my only real complaint would have been that I wanted a little more back story or explanation about the True Knot (or the other former Knots that were alluded to in one place.) I really liked how he tied their history in with gypsies. Fear and misunderstanding of gypsies goes back hundreds of years, but it's not touched on very often. Vampires, werewolves, demon hunters, etc. have all become cliche. He doesn't really look at the gypsy curse (a la Thinner), but he still takes advantage of the established stereotypes that exist for the Bedouins. 
 Side note: I was really looking for some sort of tie between Horace Derwent and the True Knot. The abundant wealth of the Knot is referenced several times, but that direct association never happened. At least I never caught it happening.