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    The Club

    The Club

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    In The Club you will find glamour, intrigue, gossip and the story of everyday life for the members...

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Sarah (7798 KP) rated The Shining in Books

Mar 7, 2018 (Updated Mar 7, 2018)  
The Shining
The Shining
Stephen King | 1977 | Fiction & Poetry, Horror
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8.5 (66 Ratings)
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Another King masterpiece
I'm ashamed to say that I've only just read The Shining for the first time, and I'm regretting taking so long to get around to it.

It's a brilliant and creepy supernatural tale, with great characters and development. It works well by switching between the viewpoints of each of the 4 main characters, and the transformation and depth of Jack especially is very well written. The plot itself is very interesting without verging on the side of bizarre (which a lot of supernatural/horror stories tend to do).

I've read King really hates the Kubrick film adaptation and now having read the book, i can see why. The film is almost a bare bones version of the book with barely a passing resemblance to the original story. Character development and depth is so prevalent in this book yet majorly lacking in the film.

If you like the film, read the book to see how it's really meant to be done.