The Shining Paperback – Big Book, 31 May 2007

Brief intro on Stephen king and Horror books in generalJust completed my second Stephen King novel. The first one was ‘The eyes of the dragon’ which I had read almost 16 years back. I remember laughing over this supposedly horror book because I did not feel any kind of horror. I kept waiting and waiting until the book got over and was left completely clueless about why SK was so popular.And over the years, this belief got solidified. I am a fan of the horror genre in movies but started believing that horror can only be experienced or communicated only through visual form in movies, and never through books.Well, first impressions can be wrong… I don’t know about his other works, but this one was truly a masterpiece. The entire experience of imagining a complete horror story - and those thrilling moments - solely through words on paper is just unbelievable. SK is indeed a master of his craft and after 16 years he has finally won my respect.About the plot (Spoiler free)Jack Torrance (a teacher by profession and a part time writer) has had a sad childhood which lead to his short temper which in turn gets him fired from his job. He is broke financially and emotionally, and his relationship with his wife, Wendy is fragile. He can feel Divorce is just around the corner.He takes up a caretaker job at the Overlook hotel - to make ends meet and also to spend some quality time with his wife and son, Danny (aka Doc). The hotel halts its operations every year for the winter months (October to March) as the weather gets extreme and all routes to the hotel gets blocked by snow. So basically, the Torrance family have got themselves trapped in this hotel which apparently has a history and mystery which is what the book is all about.Also, Danny Torrance is the main character of this story. He has the ‘Shining‘ - a special ability to see things and to read other people’s thoughts.Overall review and ratingThanks to some excellent writing by the author, after reading this book, you will have a clear visual description of the hotel, the snowy fields, the characters, the ghosts and the plot. If you are a fan of horror movies, trust me, you need to read this book.The book’s overall rating on Goodreads is 4.24. But for me, this is a 4.75.. almost perfect!! Highly recommend..

the book had cuts on the sides

Book is pretty think . And it’s really nice . I’m newly reader of the author and I read a lot of reviews about how good this book is . So I’m gonna give it a try . It’s been a long time I want to go back reading specially horror stories 😅 . Here I am .

After i read this book I cannot stay alone. The things happen in the book still haunt my mind. This chilling book will haunt your mind and run your blood cold.