geekyscot 's review for:

The Shining by Stephen King

3.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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At this point, and only three books in, the amount of times that Stephen King writes about children’s genitalia is getting more than a bit weird. The copious use of the n-word you can explain away as a sign of the times it was written in, but the genitalia stuff is much harder to reason with.

Good book otherwise.