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The Shining by Stephen King

26 reviews

maddibev's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a very tense book riddled with mystery and a page turner from the beginning. I honestly never wanted to put it down as the momentum of the events never seemed to slow down and I was always anxious to read what was next. Highly recommend for horror and Stephen King fans.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Murder, Racial slurs, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Drug use, and Suicide

sterregeertsema's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Lots of details in this book which made me super invested in the characters and the story.  The characters in the book really came to live. Also the way the horrors where described really made me freak out. 

especially the scene with the lady in the bathtub in room 217 gave me shivers. 

Well written and scary

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

5.0

A well crafted novel. They aren’t made quite like this anymore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Alcoholism, Confinement, Blood, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Ableism, Murder, Death, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction

Moderate: Car accident, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Suicide, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cannibalism, Colonisation, Slavery, Genocide, Child death, and War

itsmeyseniab's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Alcoholism, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, and Suicide

smeyer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Suicide

annikw's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child abuse, Violence, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Murder, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Child death

Minor: Cannibalism

molly_greenshields's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Ummmm so who knew I'd be a HUGE Stephen King girlie? Not usually my kinda genre but boy, did this book take me by surprise. I was absolutely blown away. Time to finally brave the film?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Violence, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, Child death, and Blood

bumble_abi's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I so wanted to love this, and I did find it reasonably enjoyable but I do feel it could have been 200 pages shorter and been just... better. I saw the film first and I definitely prefer the more in depth character study the book gives us, and I also enjoyed that the nature of the haunting of the Overlook was less abstract and more coherent, and the symbolism is much tighter, but during the last 100 pages I found myself skimming through the padding (which I think is King trying to build tension with limited success) to get to the real meat. Not enough dense emotion for my taste in horror, verbose with too much mundane filler between the scares. It was fine but if this is among King's best regarded works then I'll be sticking to other writers. Also super male gazey (Wendy is a well rounded character but her breasts are not relevant to the story, Stephen) and racist as hell.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Child abuse, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Car accident, Racial slurs, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Racism, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Vomit, Sexual content, Sexism, and Misogyny

erenrinren's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Racism, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse, Addiction, Murder, Suicide, Medical content, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Vomit and War

charcoal's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

A ton of interesting metaphors and symbolism about the chain of abuse that wrap very satisfyingly into a cataclysmic finish! Unreliable narrators are my weak spot and The Shining delivered! This was an excellent read if you have a long while to sit down and consider all at once, but with all SK is quite a hassle to get through until the last quarter or so. Definitely worth the wait. My largest criticism and what made it hardest to get through smoothly is his lack of ability to write any character other than a white man- the rest of the cast was very lacking. All in all, a very satisfying read when put all together, with genius symbolism placed throughout

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Misogyny, Racism, Alcoholism, and Child abuse