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kaykad 's review for:
The Shining
by Stephen King
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I never got around to reading this because I always thought the movie was a faithful adaptation.
It's not.
It's not.
Many of the hauntings in the overlook are psychological; an internal monologue that's overtaken by an other, intrusive thoughts, daydreams and nightmares. We don't get any of that in the film. This is SCARY. So well paced.
It's definitely a little misogynistic, racist and xenophobic here and there though, so, there's that. Which is also scary.
Wanted to read a classic King beofre diving into his new book and this did not disappoint! Totally understand the friends episode where Joey puts his copy of the shining in the freezer.
Wanted to read a classic King beofre diving into his new book and this did not disappoint! Totally understand the friends episode where Joey puts his copy of the shining in the freezer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail