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zombiezami's review against another edition
5.0
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
alaskan_bull_worm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The disembodied style of the nightmare sequences weren’t as effective as they could have been. I think the looking-into-characters’-minds had the highest quality writing. (I’m not saying King was horrible in other ways. Just that you win some, you lose some.) The huge violent scenes near the end didn’t work as well with me, is what I’m trying to say. I really don’t know why. I guess my previous point was really the “why.”
I loved the parts where we get into Jack’s mind to see his slow degrade into madness (or loss of self-control, or the hotel taking over him, whichever way you see it). It was interesting to see his perception of his father shift later on. He kind of changed the story of why his father did what he did.
I have mixed feelings about Wendy. Her personality was kind of just “mother and wife,” though she certainly was a round character. I guess it’s just that near the end we see how strong she really is (willfully, mostly) compared to her more empty threats to Jack during their relationship. I mean, Jack did lots of bad things, and she was always upset about him doing that, but she rarely did much about it. I guess I like her?
So . . . yeah? Altogether it’s a pretty good book that I guess I’d recommend. I am likely to read more King in the future.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content
Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Grief
xreadingwithdemi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content
writingcaia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
There were some slow moments here and there but wow SK knows how to tell a horror story like no one and his characters are always so believable.
This not really a story about a haunted hotel, although it is, but about a broken family with a traumatised alcoholic father and a special child, one to be used the other to be coveted by it.
There’s a lot of suspense and mind games, and only towards the end does it get really brutal.
What a ride. I’m glad I still read it even though I was familiar with the story from the movie, but as always, the book is way better!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, and Physical abuse
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
m_hates_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Took me over a month to get through, which isn’t exactly the book’s fault, but it’s not a plus either.
Again with Stephen King, I think there’s a lot of stuff towards the start that could have just not been there.
Really hated the way Wendy was written, but that’s nothing new with King.
I would have liked more focus on Danny than Jack; I get that the idea is you’re following the antagonist, and your meant to watch him loose his mind piece by piece, but it just rly wasn’t doing it for me. I just wasn’t invested in Jack’s story; possibly bc I already (more or less) knew the ending, but I think a good book is one you can know the ending to and still enjoy.
It wasn’t bad, there were things I liked. I probably would have liked the book better if there was more straight-up horror from Danny and Wendy’s perspectives (217, the fire hose, the elevator…) but again, I appreciate that’s not what King was going for with the book - he was looking for reality. “Would Jack still have done it if not for the Overlook? Was he really possessed or had he finally just snapped?”. But honestly I couldn’t care less.
Not my favourite concept wise, and I know for an absolute fact King can and has written better.
Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Racial slurs, Murder, Misogyny, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Child abuse, Car accident, Blood, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse
msradiosilence's review against another edition
- 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
1.5
Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/the-shining/.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
reed_ing's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Racism, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Sexism
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
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
bumble_abi's review against another edition
- 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
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
nasya_4567's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Blood
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury