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Jan 28, 1977 · Stephen King. 4.27. 1,504,389 ratings39,438 reviews. Jack Torrance's new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he'll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing.
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Jan 28, 1976 · National Book Award Finalist. Four men who meet as college roommates move to New York and spend the next three decades gaining renown in their professions—as an architect, painter, actor and lawyer—and struggling with demons in their intertwined personal lives.
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Stephen King’s use of character development throughout this novel is what makes the book so thrilling and moving. When the novel begins, the Torrance family is teetering on the edge. Danny, although only five years old, is well-aware of the troubles his parents are dealing with. He fears the possibility of divorce more than anything else. This is, ...
The theme of family bondsis one of the most important in the novel. When the book begins and readers are introduced to the various issues that the Torrance family is facing, it is hard not to root for Jack and Wendy’s marriage and their relationship with their young son, Danny. All three are incredibly sympathetic characters. Through King’s skill w...
King’s use of foreshadowing is one of the more effective literary devices at work in ‘The Shining‘. From the first pages, before Danny even steps foot into the hotel, it’s clear that the building will present the family with an evil that none of them can imagine. He experiences visions, given to him by his “imaginary friend” Tony, of the word “Redr...
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The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is King's third published novel and first hardcover bestseller; its success firmly established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre.
May 27, 2024 · This in-depth review examines the psychological terror and masterful storytelling that make "The Shining" an enduring classic. Stephen King's "The Shining" is a horror novel that transcends genre tropes to explore themes of generational trauma, toxic masculinity...
Jun 18, 2006 · Stanley Kubrick's cold and frightening "The Shining" challenges us to decide: Who is the reliable observer? Whose idea of events can we trust? In the opening scene at a job interview, the characters seem reliable enough, although the dialogue has a formality that echoes the small talk on the space station in "2001."
Though it deviates from Stephen King's novel, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is a chilling, often baroque journey into madness -- exemplified by an unforgettable turn from Jack Nicholson.
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