The Shining

Terror Fun

As you read you hear noise of in the distance you jump but look backdown in your book. You read past twelve, one, and two your mind starting to form the story. The book is so powerful you can't stop reading for the horror would leave you restless thats why this book is excelent

8 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Fast paced, frightening novel that will keep you on the edge!

Are you intrigued by eerie, gruesome novels that frighten you? If so, The Shining, by Stephen King, is a commendable novel for you. In this novel, the Torrance family consists of three members: Wendy, Jack, and Danny. The Torrance family is struggling because Jack loses his job as a writer/teacher at a college University due to his alcoholism. In order to break the habit and keep his marriage from falling apart, he takes up the job offer as a caretaker at The Overlook Hotel. The Torrance's will be the only people occupying the hotel from winter until spring rolls around. They will be essentially trapped in the hotel until after winter because of the heavy snow. Danny, who is accompanied by his imaginary friend Tony, has the ability to see into the future. While at the hotel, Danny, Jack, and Wendy begin to experience weird happenings. The giant, animal shaped hedges appear to move, and Room 217 is haunted by a dead lady. Danny tells his parents that he has a bad feeling about the place and that he keeps seeing things, but they reassure him that everything will be fine even though they are seeing things as well. Jack's temper has begun to grow worse like it did when he was a drunk. Little do they know, the hotel is slowly leading Jack to insanity and that they are about to take part in a gruesome, frightening battle for their lives.
The Shining was beyond interesting. The beginning of the novel is somewhat slow, but the rest of the book draws you in until the very end. One of the reasons I loved this novel was because the way Stephen King set up the book. He would build suspense and then leave you hanging in order to update you on what was happening in other parts of the hotel. Therefore, making it impossible to put down. The other reason I loved the book was because I felt like I knew the characters in the story and that I was actually there with them. The Shining is an outstanding novel that will keep you on the edge of your chair until the last page.

HTHS AL

5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

The Sining

Have you ever been so scared that you couldn't move? Have you ever been so terrified that you couldn't go to sleep? Well if you like that feeling, then The Shining is the book for you, my friend. This is one book you would love in my opinion, of course. This one and only, once in a lifetime, magnificent author made one of the greatest books in history. The first time I read this book I was scared half to death, and then I couldn't stop reading it. This author, Steven King, is one one of the greatest horror story authors of my life and even before me probably. My top ten most favorite books are by Steven King. So if you want a book that can chill you to the bone, The Shining is the book for you.

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

The Shining a classic horror novel

I personally liked this book no question, but i thought it was a little bit too long but it was still an enjoyable book to read and think about like i thought after reading it wow what if that hapened to me sort of thing. In my opinion it's better then the movie "The Shining" 1980 because the movie could of been a alot better if the used the the ideas of the book more. Anyone who likes chilling and thrilling novels read this you will like it.

4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

FAVORITE!

This is my favorite book, I have read it over and over again and ended up buying it for my Nook because my paperback finally fell apart. This book is super creepy, I still have nightmares about hedge animals every time I read it. I take it with me every Summer when I go to my family's secluded cabin which makes it even scarier.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Really , amazingly, good!!!!!!!

Best Stephen King book ever! Kind of creepy, but it keeps you glued to the pages. REDRUM! REDRUM!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Incredible, a million times better than the movie

After reading this book, I lost interest in the Stanley Kubrick movie. If you watched the movie before reading the book, you'll notice how different the movie is from the book. Aside from that, this is a very good book and I'd highly recommend it to any horror story fan.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

<3

This book it going to freak you out no matter what. It moves a littlle slow but once you get past pages 200-300 the freaky stuff starts to happen and it is a fantastic book and to me one of stephen kings best

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

highly recomended

Don Sherman 11/13/11 5th Shining Review By: Steven King The shining is about the Torrance family that moves to Colorado to take a job of taking care of the overlook hotel up in the mountains. They keep care of it by repairing and watching the boilers. Their son Danny has the shining and can see the past in the overlook hotel. Danny starts to see things and the dad jack Torrance starts to go crazy by seeing some of the stuff that Danny see but doesn¿t believe he see it. They lost there communications with the out side world and have no way of telling some one if something happens. Jack has gone crazy and Danny and ms. Torrance are trapped in a haunted hotel. Will they survive and make it to May when to hotel reopens. The shining was an great book because it always keeps me in it with every twist and turn that happened in the overlook. The book was also very good because the characters are in the hotel by them selves and you never know what is going to happen when they go into a new room. It will always keep you guessing what will happen next. I highly recommend this to people that like books that keep them on their seat and scared.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

classic king

While reading this novel, I kept asking myself: If I hadn't grown up watching the movie, what would have been my initial reaction to discovering what REDRUM meant?
I just finished reading this book, and I have to say that it is very deserving of its praise. At times chilling and other times heart wrenching. Its good stuff!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Thebs The shining

HERES JOHNNY!!!

1 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

YESS

I loved the movie and the book although they hve their similarities and stuff... its still great

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

ALL HAIL STEPHEN THE KING!!

This is my favorie king novel. This is an incedibly well-written story you won't soon forget. A must-read.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Horror Has Never Been So Real

The Shining makes you question your own sanity. From beginning to end, Stephen King instills in the reader an eerie cloud of forseeable danger and unspeakable terror. I felt emotionally connected to all of the characters as the story began, and gradually held remorse for their unfortunate stay at the Overlook. Mr. Torrance is a beautifully crafted tragic hero, consecutively portraying raw, unbridled passion. If you want "real" scares... this book is for you. I have had many sleepless nights after reading. This is horror.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Loved it!

After seeing the film over the years, I always had unanswered questions. This definately filled in the gaps. I'm so glad I finally read it! Excellent thriller!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

horrible nightmares!

this is the scariest book ever! in case ur wondering what age would be appropriate for id say above twelve! my daughter who is that age read this book and wouldnt go into the bathroom that had a bathtub for like three days, so if you are gonna be a good parent dont let ur kids read it!

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book kicks ass!

I read the Shining 2 times already. I read The Shining twice when i was 13. I am now 14. The book is very scary; I had nightmares and crapped my pants a few times. This book and Carrie are both worthy novels. I am currently reading IT and i hope IT is just as good as The Shining. I soon hope to have read all Stephen Kings novels. I plan on reading Rage, Misery, The Stand, and Four Past Midnight within this year.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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Re: IT gave me nightmares

100% without a doubt agreed.

IT gave me nightmares so i want to read this one

I am officially afraid of clowns