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The Shining by Stephen King

18 reviews

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

megsidbury's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent

marijabilic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Bullying and Car accident

runitsthepopo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Dementia

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexual content

remy_licked_my_book's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What a gripping tale of psychological torture meets Stranger Things demons. I loved this story. The characters are so detailed! I had to keep reminding myself that these were not actual people! Maybe it's because I'm a psychiatric nurse, but I wasn't scared of this book in the same way that traditional horror makes me scared. This book made me think and linger on the story long after I had put it down for the day. Throughout the story, I kept reflecting on the psychiatric back story of Jack Torrence and I could understand how someone so broken could come to answer to such a powerful demon like the hotel. All and all, I think another masterpiece from Mr. King. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Body horror, Racism, and Drug use

Minor: Grief

saradallapalma's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs