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I am taking a "Film as Literature" class and we had to watch The Shining and do a psychological criticism on it, so I thought to myself that I should read the book that the movie it was based on to give me more of an in depth look into the characters. I was rather surprised to find an almost completely different story then the one found in the 1980s movie by Stanley Kubrick! I had read somewhere that this is actually one of Stephen Kings best novels, but obviously it has been overshadowed by the
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In the past I haven't been much of a Stephen King fan, but given the fact that I loved 11/22/63, and that Doctor Sleep, The Shining's sequel, has just come out, I wanted to give this a chance before reading Doctor Sleep. And I'm glad I did. The exposition is a little slow & it took me a bit to get used to the writing style, but I feel it added to setting up Jack Torrance's mental state so the ultimate climax is that much more powerful. And, like most, I agree that the book is so much better than
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Oct 03, 2012
Ricki Ward
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What's not so great about The Shining? The answer: nothing. This one has a permanent place on my bookshelf, with a special spot reserved in the freezer whenever the need should arise. ;-)
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