Reviews

The Shining by Stephen King

crustypatriot's review against another edition

4.0

Another very good story by the master Stephen King. Its rare that he misses with his stories. I really liked this one. It was very creepy and interesting to see the character development up until the finale. Great read.

I will say that I don't understand why so many people say its amazing. It was good yes, but it rarely felt super suspensful or scary. Besides the room 217 chapter, it was a slow burn mostly. Overall still a good read that I definetely recommend.

3.8 out of 5.

alicejean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

broken_shady'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

4.5

agarcelon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

heeresjenny92's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

happycrafter207's review against another edition

4.0

I have seen this movie but it has been years. The book is different than the movie (not better or worse just plain different). I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would and plan to read sleep doctor. I didnt think of this book as a horror story and not sure why people stated they were scared while reading it but its spooky. If you have not read this classic novel I suggest picking it up right now.

kanderoo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

ayitskaty's review against another edition

5.0

The book and the movie are both wonderful, but each in their own different way. I enjoyed this book very much and was surprised when it didn't end like I'd expected, as I'd seen the movie three times (to be honest, the book's ending was more badass). The writing was so good that I felt as if I was the one going insane. Amazing 10/10

daisyhamilton's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

5.0

ericbrasiln's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0