Zin Sham answers “I didn't read the "Shining," but in the...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2):

I didn't read the "Shining," but in the movie, Dick Hallorann is attacked by Jack Torrance's wielding ax, and I presumed he died...Does he survive in the book?

Zin Sham The movie is vastly superior to the book. Stephen King basically makes all kinds of silly excuses for Jack Torrance, trying to show him as a good pers…moreThe movie is vastly superior to the book. Stephen King basically makes all kinds of silly excuses for Jack Torrance, trying to show him as a good person that has an addiction. Kubrick makes the brave leap and shows Torrance as an evil man, who blames his own lack of talent on his son, his wife, and interruptions...and therefore drinks.(less)

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