The Shining

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My favorite work of fiction

17 years, 10 months ago at Apr 14 21:40

The Bog Man

King hits every note perfectly. In a lifetime of accomplishment, The Shining remains his masterpiece.

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13 years ago at Feb 5 1:07

JT Baroni

King at his best! Some scary parts. Some parts were expected, while others came out of the blue. This is one movie I can watch over and over.

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2 years, 9 months ago at Apr 27 10:31

Kyle Ellis

If you had not read The Shining already, the 2013 publication of Doctor Sleep, the sequel, presented an opportunity to revisit one of the best ghost stories of our time, a perfect justification for stepping through those bat-wing doors for the first time.

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1st Edition cover – Published January 28, 1977 – 447 pps

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Manufacturer: Hodder Paperbacks
Release date: 1 July 1982
ISBN-10 : 0450040186 | ISBN-13: 9780450040184

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“If you had not read The Shining already, the 2013 publication of Doctor Sleep, the sequel, presented an opportunity to revisit one of the best ghost stories of our time, a perfect justification for stepping through those bat-wing doors for the first time.

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1st Edition cover – Published January 28, 1977 – 447 pps

It has been a lifetime since I read The Shining for the first time, over thirty years ago. I enjoyed it then for its effectiveness in telling a scary, no, a very scary story. Reading it now is colored, as is all of life, by our accumulation (or lack of accumulation) of experience. We see, or appreciate colors, textures, shapes, structures, and feelings with more experienced, educated eyes. We have seen, or are at least aware of real worl” read more