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A ragyogás by Stephen King

285 reviews

msradiosilence's review against another edition

1.5

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Tldr; King is blatantly misogynistic and racist in this one, I don’t fucking care if it’s a classic.

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/the-shining/.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

jazzjhg's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts

fions's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse

iconiclime123's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Excellent book well worth the hype. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

lastbloom's review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual content

forsidious's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Dynamic characters that drive the story. It's a book of its time though and that shows in the interactions and casual sexism and racism 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence

corpseparty's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark tense slow-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: Yes

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Lots of hidden lore to the Overlook hotel, I loved reading this. Very slow paced though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Car accident

nasya_4567's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury

ryankaybee's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

lillyturmel's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i totally understand now why stephen king hates the movie so much. the book shows the true relationships and thoughts behind the characters and shows the progression of jack perfectly. i loved it. this story is about more than a haunted hotel, it’s about the flaws of the human psyche 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization