A review by miss_granger07
The Shining by Stephen King

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

As usual, King's writing style is absolutely incredible; however, I believe that my expectations were set a little too high for this novel. I found it interesting that scenes in which the 1980 film adaptation adaptation was known for were not in the book. It took almost half of the book, it seemed, to actually get to the Overlook hotel and have some action. Also, I think that King have too many scenes describing womens' breasts: they had their nipples were showing, clutched their chest, touched themselves, etc.; it was too excessive for my taste. 
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