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‘A writer of excellence...King is one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel’ (Sunday Times )

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Danny is only five years old, but he is a 'shiner', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of an old hotel, his visions grow out of control. Cut off by blizzards, the hotel seems to develop an evil force, and who are the mysterious guests in the supposedly empty hotel?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Seriously scary, 1 Nov 2006

By	Jl Adcock "John Adcock" (Ashtead UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Shining (King Classics) (Paperback)

Browsing through "1001 Books you must read before you die" - it was something of a surprise to find The Shining listed, when so much of Stephen King's work is dismissed by critics. But what a revelation the book is, and I'm glad I read it. This really is superior horror material, crafted to keep the pages turning. Over-shadowed by the film (which King himself didn't like) - the novel is a deeper, scarier experience, a fine example of the skill of wonderful storytelling. In a specially written introduction for this edition of The Shining, King reveals this was the book that took him in a different direction - where the characters are all the more scary because their demons are real as well as imagined. Compelling.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant - I couldn't read fast enough, 29 Nov 2007

By	Nicola (Essex) - See all my reviews

It all started when I saw the music video 'The Kill' by 30 Seconds To Mars (on You Tube), realised it was based on The Shining and decided I had to have a read of the book itself to see what it was all about. How's that for joined up thinking!

Apparently Stephen King thought up the storyline for The Shining when he went on an impromptu holiday with his wife to a hotel in Colorado. The hotel was closing down for the season and King and his wife were the only two people there. The eerie surroundings and long empty corridors gave King the ideas for his book.

The book is really well written. I love the way a character will say something and then King writes what they are really/subconsicously thinking in italics underneath. It gives you a lot more insight into what's happening. The characters are instantly believable and you can really feel for them - to me that's always the sign of a good book. You get so engrossed in the story, you forget everything else while you're reading. I'd thoroughly recommend this book. Enjoy!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Shining, 4 Mar 2008

By	James Kay - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Its hard for me to write a review without at some point comparing it to the film so I'll get it out of the way with now. The film only takes the basics of the story and then adds a touch of hollywood clamour inlcuding the famous line "here's Jonny" and removes some darker and harder points to convey on film to make it appeal a larger audience. I was lucky to have read the book before seeing the film and I'm glad because whilst it wouldn't have ruined the story (it is a brillant film, well acted and directed) I was approaching it knowing nothing so increasing the suspense factor. It also meant that when watching the film with friends I could bore them all by constantly mentioning differences between the 2, we dont speak much anymore!

The basic plot is that the Jack Torrance has signed on to be the custodian of the Overlook Hotel in Colorado and takes his family (wife and child) to live there over the winter when it is cut off from civilisation. He is a recovered alcoholic carrying many deamons including breaking his son's (Danny) arm after losing a job. Going there, he believes, will allow him to recover and also to work on the play he has been writing. However Danny has a powerful gift "the Shine" allowing him to see things that he should not be able to including grim visions of the previous caretaker and family. The Overlook craves for this power for itself and through various ways attempts to influence Jack into killing his family so it can take the power for itself.

This was only the second Stephen King book I had read (1st being Desperation also good!) so I was taken a back by how far he works to develop characters and how he will not shy away from ugly scenes and plots that he feels important to a story. I think the most striking thing I felt from reading this is just how terrifying the book is! I was unable to go upstairs on my own for days, going to friends houses if left on my own because I was sure that someone had just stepped out of the bath tub, and paranoid about hedge animals that I swear had just started to move!

It is well worth reading however I would not recommend listening to the same album whilst reading it because it has ruined one of my favorite records because even now track 1 sends my pulse racing as I wonder if anything is coming up behind me! Once you start reading this you won't be able to put it down until the final page. Now to start reading the Stand...

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5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best i've read
Absolutely loved this book, a real hard-to-put-down affair!
I wont go into too much detail as everyone else already has, the story is very different to the film, infact,... Read more

Published 1 month ago by A. D. Taylor

5.0 out of 5 stars Psychiatric, not psychic, horror
Rarely have five hundred small-fonted pages of a novel passed so fast.

Before reading The Shining, I quite wrongly perceived Stephen King as as a pot-boiler par... Read more

Published 2 months ago by O. Buxton

2.0 out of 5 stars Dull,Boring, Overated and dissapointing considering the hype and acclaim!
I usually read crime thrillers, but fancied a change of genre. I always wondered whether a book could scare me and considering Stephens King's critical claim and praise it made... Read more

Published 2 months ago by Mr. D. J. Sutton

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read...
I loved 'The Shining' and it was my first Stephen King novel. I thought that it was written well and I enjoyed the little inserts that King uses to allude to points already made... Read more

Published 4 months ago by Rebecca Williams

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Creepy Page Turner
Deeply chilling and disturbing, an incredible book that drags the reader deep into the situation and pysche of the characters involved. Read more

Published 4 months ago by K. D. Wood

1.0 out of 5 stars BIG Disappointment
I'm a big fan of the horror genre when it comes to books and generally, I really enjoy Stephen King's novels, having read many of his books in the past. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Mrs. Cara Richards

5.0 out of 5 stars FAR better than the film - one of the scariest books ever written
I think I was lucky to have read The Shining before watching the film. While the film isn't bad by any means (it's excellent), the tone is completely different from that of the... Read more

Published 10 months ago by M. Appleton

5.0 out of 5 stars wish i read the book first
The Shining had me gripped from start to finish! after already reading some of his other books including the stand, IT, pet semetery and cujo, i was told by a friend to give the... Read more

Published 11 months ago by Shorty

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprise yourself
How does the guy make such outrageous horrors believable? Inch by inch, he removes your sense of reality. Read more

Published 12 months ago by The Dude

4.0 out of 5 stars The Shining
The shining is an epic to read, it was one of my favourite horrors but not beting 'salem's lot or it. A great read and i highly reccomend it.

Published 14 months ago by J. Hughes

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