A review by booksbutmakeitgay
The Shining by Stephen King

medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

For me it was really, the blatant racism and use of the n word, the misogyny, the toxic masculinity, it was just yucky. Also the story was kind of meh and it wasn’t even scary.
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