Pros: Master of terror; this book is already a classic. Cons: Hedge animals coming to life: just a bit too far-fetched for my tastes.
The Shining by Stephen King I read this book in 1979 and it scared me. It scared me a lot. In 1980, the movie version was released; it scared me even more. Having re-read it again lately, it still scared me, even though I know very well ...
Pros: Groundbreaking ghosts, character-driven tragedy, wordplay: a book about language itself. Cons: Misquotes Poe.
Ghosts can't hurt us; "they're just like pictures in a book". Only our belief in them -- our fear of them -- can make them dangerous to us. Pictures of the past, they do no harm in the present. Should you see a ghost, "just look the other way ..."...
Pros: Realistic portrayal of evil fighting good and almost winning Cons: None with the book; lots with the movie
This hear is Jed P. Fuddplucker and my falter ego, Mike.Holmes, and me are gonna enter the Stephen King write-off as a tag teem. In actial fact, we are gonna debait the relative's worth of the moovie "The Shining" vs. the book by the samest name. I dun...
Pros: Frightening; suspenseful Cons: Loses some realism toward the end
I've only recently gotten into Steven King, and for a while I've been looking for something truly chilling. I started with Dreamcatcher, a mediocre book with little fright. Green Mile was excellent but intentionally not scary. ...
Pros: Re-invents the gothic horror story; ghosts, cabin fever, redrum and evil topiary--it doesn't get any scarier than this! Cons: Some of the psychic subplot strains credibility
It was the moving topiary that got me. Right there on page 206 of The Shining, Stephen King grabbed my aorta and wouldn’t let go.
Jack Torrance, the winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, has just finished doing a little touch-up...
I know, it's a oldie, but you just have to respect this book. I don't think there are many other authors today that can actually take you into the landscape of their story (and abandon you :)) like King can.
Pros: Masterly told story, rich characters, scary plot Cons: Might make you afraid of old hotels!
Write Off: This review is part of the Loved The Book/Hated The Movie (LTB/HTM) write-off, the first write-off I've ever coordinated. In addition to my own review on the movie The Shining, which is my follow-up to this one,...
Pros: Vivid imagination and scenery, excellent characters Cons: ..........
Since Stephen King is easily becoming my favorite novelist I found it necessary to read the Shining. It actually was not my first choice but I knew it was a classic. Although I can’t say it is my favorite novel so far it was well worth a read. I also ...
Pros: truly terrifying Cons: the tacked on semi-happily ever after ending
*Warning: While I'm going to do my best to not give away the little surprises in this book, I may end up giving it away inadvertantly. I will say now that The Shining is a very good read, a little slow paced in parts, but overall, the book is one of...
The Shining, by Steven King, is not really one of his scariest books, but it was the last one I read because of how scared I got while I was reading it. The Shining is the scariest book that I have ever read. Before reading it, I had seen the movie at...
Pros: Oddly entertaining and flies by quickly despite it's huge length. Cons: Not scary, anti-artistic, doesn't come close to the greatness of Kubrick's version.
WARNING: Spoilers! There are some people out there that love Stephen King. They love his stories, his characters, his ideas, his romanticism, his horror - then there are some that think he's a lucky hack, a mediocre writer at best. However, there are ...
First of all, the film "The Shining" is one of the most popular horror films ever made, but it doesn't hold a candle to the book. The book is an intricate construction of fear and menace, playing off all our fears. And the movie - well, it's...
The Shining reads like an inversion of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. Whereas, in Poe's tale, Usher's essence is embodied in the stones of his manor, in The Shining, Stephen King's gothic tale of
a hotel who's malevolent influence...
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