The Shining

This book is really scary. A classic Stephen King.

All work and no play...talk about creepy!

So much better than any of the movies

A classic horror novel, you might call it. And I couldn't agree with you more. However, before I begin my review, I would just like to add that I am not a fan of horror novels, and therefore do not know much about them. This review is solely based on what I feel about S. K.'s epic novel.The concept of an evil hotel doesn't sound so scary - in fact, it sounds almost ridiculous and...more

A classic horror novel, you might call it. And I couldn't agree with you more. However, before I begin my review, I would just like to add that I am not a fan of horror novels, and therefore do not know much about them. This review is solely based on what I feel about S. K.'s epic novel.The concept of an evil hotel doesn't sound so scary - in fact, it sounds almost ridiculous and laughable. So how did a haunted, evil hotel scare the bejesus out of me?Let's just say it had to do with Mr. King's amazing writing skills. He knew humans do not fear what they can't see, so he didn't waste a lot of pages writing about lurking ghosts and ghouls, because readers can't see them, and so they can't linger too long in the readers' minds. Instead, he dedicated his story on frightening the reader's subconscious (and believe me, I still haven't had THAT figured out) and made the story so much so that it FEEDS on the readers' suspense. The greater the suspense a reader has, the more scarier it gets.The ending, however, wasn't very satisfactory. I just felt there was something missing, though I can't quite grasp what. And the chase between the lunatic version of Jack Torrance and his victims wasn't as impressive as I thought it'd be.A good read. One word of advice though: I'd recommend not reading it at night - or in the bathroom, for that matter.   hide

Classic!

Super good. King does it again

very frightening

The book was way better than any of the movies made from it.

So many have summarized the plot, so I won't bore everyone by doing that. However, for those of you who have only seen the movie....you have to read the book!! The characters of Jack, Wendy, and Danny are more fully developed, and the spine-tingling terror of the movie can't match some of the scenes in the book--my hair literally stood on end!! If you like being scared as I...more

So many have summarized the plot, so I won't bore everyone by doing that. However, for those of you who have only seen the movie....you have to read the book!! The characters of Jack, Wendy, and Danny are more fully developed, and the spine-tingling terror of the movie can't match some of the scenes in the book--my hair literally stood on end!! If you like being scared as I do, and want to read a high-quality horror story with amazing writing...read The Shining! See the movie too..Kubrick is almost as brilliant as King :)   hide