Synopsis
A writer and his family agree to be caretakers of a Colorado hotel over the winter. They don’t know that the hotel has a history of haunting and murder.
History
First publication: Doubleday, January 28, 1977
Review
A remarkable story and my personal favorite among King’s books so far, though I have a lot more reading to do. I’ve always loved the first movie, but must admit I love Kubrick in general. I wish more moviemakers would have the freedom to pour the art into their craft the way Kubrick did. But the Kubrick movie does not really follow the book that much. The book stands seperate as a great achievement in the horror genre. The writing, the characters, the atmosphere and the imagination all come together to make this incredible. Even more powerful is the fact that for all you read through you are left with questions. There definitely is something larger going on here, but you only get glimpses of it. That may frustrate anybody needed everything to be clearly explained, but the mystery you are left with at the end only makes this story that much more powerful.
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We have the story in these editions:
Three Novels (Carrrie / ’salem’s Lot / The Shining) , leatherbound, Doubleday, 2019-06-28
All of the stories in the The Shining series:
Before the Play
1 The Shining
2 Doctor Sleep
