Doctor Sleep by Stephen King – review He starts to work at a hospice, where he acquires the nickname Doctor Sleep (he uses his powers to help some of the inmates across to the other side). The Shining was a book by a drinking alcoholic about an alcoholic in the grip of white-knuckle … Read more on The Guardian Sandi Toksvig: 'The aperitifs are not there for you to get bladdered' They're intended to stimulate conversation and to help the body prepare for food. They're not there for you to get bladdered. In my native Denmark, when I was a child, people only touched their ...