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The Shining
The Shining
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Jessica Haider
Nov 25, 2019 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: ghosts-n-stuff, 1001-books, book-to-film, thriller-thriller-night
The Shining is one of those books that pretty much everyone else had read but that I had never read. Well, now I have finally read it!

I saw the film version with Jack Nicholson forever ago so I knew the basic story going in but the book was better than the film and kept me captivated throughout.
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Jennifer Kronk
Feb 27, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy-and-sci-fi, kindle
An excellent horror story and a deep psychological exploration of the damage of alcoholism and dysfunction. After I finished reading it, I did a little research and I wasn't surprised to find an interview where Kind admitted he wrote it as a way to deal with his own struggle against hurting his children when he was drunk (for the record, he never abused his kids.) This books messed up my dreams and I was happy to be done with it, but I am really glad I read it. ...more
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Journeywoman
Jun 06, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: x-100-new-books-in-2012
I don't know how I had managed not to have read this book long ago. It was really fantastic. ...more
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Deb
Nov 19, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
It took some time to erase the image of Jack Nicholson from my mind as I read The Shining...but once I did, I realized how sad the story really is. Jack Torrance was a tortured soul from the get-go and Danny only 5 but shouldering the burden of "the shine". Once again, I heart Stephen King :) ...more
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Jennifer
Nov 26, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, owned
akaellen
Jun 19, 2008 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: boxall-1001
Natalie
Sep 01, 2008 marked it as unfinished  ·  review of another edition
Ally
May 21, 2009 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Lauren
Sep 10, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Rick
May 26, 2010 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Evelyn Pryce
Sep 19, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Mary
Sep 20, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Andrea
Jun 14, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: re-read, 2014
Ina
Oct 12, 2014 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Dayna
Aug 20, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Meredith
Aug 17, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Keagan
Dec 20, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Joe
May 26, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: books-on-tape
Emma
Sep 30, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Crystal King
Oct 16, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Laine
Oct 07, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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