Book Review - The Shining (1977), by Stephen King
The Shining (1977) by Stephen King. The Shining is a horror novel written by Stephen King and I don’t understand why I only read this book now although I watched almost every movie based on Stephen King novels. There is a big reason for Stephen King’s reputation and how he is admired by everyone. This is the first book I read by him, I got the chance to start this journey, and I am simply impressed! Impressed by the way the characters are drawn, the smooth way he walks us through the story, and the fact that I got frightened by many scenes and experienced multiple jump scares (even though I am a big horror fan!). The story is about a man, a writer, trying to finish writing a play and recover from alcoholism, who accepted a job as a caretaker in the Overlook Hotel, a place loaded with dark history that King gave a backstory and a personality and that we can consider a character itself. Jack finds himself isolated from the rest of the world with only his wife and his son Danny, a f