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Line 1: {{work}} {{Infobox book ~~{{quote box\|[[File:insomnia1_4523.jpg\|frame]]}}~~ \| title = Insomnia {{quote\| It's a long walk back to Eden, sweetheart, so don't sweat the small stuff.}}▼ \| image = insomnia1_4523.jpg \| caption = \| author = Stephen King \| central theme = \| elevator pitch = \| genre = Horror, Fantasy \| publication date = September 15, 1994 \| source page exists = \| wiki URL = \| wiki name = }} ▲{{quote\| ''"It's a long walk back to Eden, sweetheart, so don't sweat the small stuff."''}} '''''Insomnia''''' is a novel written by [[Stephen King]]. Ralph Roberts, an elderly widower, is suffering from insomnia. Soon he begins to see things that are invisible to others--auras that represent people's life forces and little bald men who are present at the homes of the dying. Soon Ralph discovers that the fate of the universe is resting on his shoulders. {{tropelist}} ~~----~~ ~~=== This story provides examples of: ===~~ * [[Ambiguously Human]] - The Little Bald Doctors. * [[Author Tract]]: Did you know Stephen King is pro-choice? Because a heroic character goes on a two pages-long rant on abortion, defending its legality and counter-augmenting common pro-life arguments. * [[Ax Crazy]] - Atropos and {{spoiler\|Ed Deepneau.}} * [[Balancing ~~Deaths~~Death's Books]] - {{spoiler\|Thanks to Atropos, Natalie Deapneau is set to be killed by a car. Ralph bargains with Clothos and Lachesis to exchange his life for hers.}} * [[Because Destiny Says So]] - {{spoiler\|Patrick Danville is destined to die saving two people, one of whom is very important.}} * [[Big Bad]]: {{spoiler\|The Crimson King}} Line 17 ⟶ 29: * [[The Cameo]] - Mike Hanlon from ''[[IT]]'' has a small scene at the library. Ralph also drives by the giant statue of [[Paul Bunyan]] that came alive in ''IT''. * [[Catch Phrase]] - "Hey hey, Susan Day! How many kids did you kill today?" * [[Canon ~~Dis Continuity~~Discontinuity]] - In the final ''Dark Tower'' novel, it's revealed that {{spoiler\|''Insomnia'' is not meant to be taken at face value. For example, while Patrick Danville appears and plays an important role, he does not die saving two people--something that was foretold that he would do.}} * [[Canon Welding]] - Quite a bit. In addition to taking place in the fictional town of Derry, Maine and featuring assorted references to ''IT'', the book also ties into ''[[The Dark Tower]]'' and introduces two major characters, the [[Big Bad\|Crimson King]] and Patrick Danville. Ralph also makes a small appearance in ''[[Bag of Bones]]'' {{spoiler\|that takes place before his death.}} * [[Cosmic Horror]] * [[Creepy Souvenir]] - Atropos takes an item as a souvenir from the people he 'kills'. * [[Domestic Abuse]] - Ed Deapneau to his wife. * [[~~Door Stopper~~Doorstopper]] * [[The Dragon]] {{spoiler\|Atropos}} * [[Ear Ache]] - Ralph cuts off one of Atropos' ears. Line 36 ⟶ 48: {{reflist}} [[Category:~~The Nineties~~{{PAGENAME}}]] ~~[[Category:Works By Stephen King]]~~ [[Category:Science Fiction Literature]] [[Category:Insomnia]] [[Category:Literature of the 1990s]]