A review by mark5327
The Shining by Stephen King

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Some of King's best overall writing, love the topiary, the sound of crunching and falling snow, party favors tumbling out of the elevator, plot summaries of Jack's short stories and play, the long narratives of past experiences and traumas. The Dick Hallorann chapters are fantastic. So unsettling and memorable, until it kind of just ends? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cannibalism and Car accident