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A review by chronicreader96
The Shining by Stephen King
5.0
I mean, what is there really to say about a Stephen King book that hasn’t already been said?!
I’m sure this isn’t necessary but…The Shining follows the Torrence family. The father, Jack gets a job being the caretaker for a Hotel over the months when it is closed. Danny, the son, can ‘shine’ and slowly things start to spiral out of control. Something dark lurks within the hotel.
This is the first Stephen King book I read, and I actually loved it! I admit, I wasn’t overly scared by it like I hoped I would be, but so far I have been unable to find a book that really scared me. It also took me a lot longer to read than normal books. King includes a lot of detail in his writing and I think this slowed my pace down.
I wasn’t going to give this book 5 stars, but the Epilogue blew me away and I knew then that it deserved all 5. I honestly did not expect to finish reading the shining with tears in my eyes. After reading such an incredibly dark book, the final chapter was just so beautiful and pure. I had already seen the film many times but the book was so different, it has a lot more detail and substance to it. I have been left feeling really excited to read my next King book!
I would recommend The Shining to anyone that loves a Stephen King novel or a good horror!
I’m sure this isn’t necessary but…The Shining follows the Torrence family. The father, Jack gets a job being the caretaker for a Hotel over the months when it is closed. Danny, the son, can ‘shine’ and slowly things start to spiral out of control. Something dark lurks within the hotel.
This is the first Stephen King book I read, and I actually loved it! I admit, I wasn’t overly scared by it like I hoped I would be, but so far I have been unable to find a book that really scared me. It also took me a lot longer to read than normal books. King includes a lot of detail in his writing and I think this slowed my pace down.
I wasn’t going to give this book 5 stars, but the Epilogue blew me away and I knew then that it deserved all 5. I honestly did not expect to finish reading the shining with tears in my eyes. After reading such an incredibly dark book, the final chapter was just so beautiful and pure. I had already seen the film many times but the book was so different, it has a lot more detail and substance to it. I have been left feeling really excited to read my next King book!
I would recommend The Shining to anyone that loves a Stephen King novel or a good horror!