The Shining
Stephen King
This chilling novel follows Jack Torrance as he begins his new job at the remote Overlook Hotel as the off-season caretaker. He hopes to reconnect with his family and focus on his writing, but as winter sets in, strange and sinister forces gather around the hotel. The only one to notice is his son, Danny, a gifted five-year-old. Get ready for a spine-tingling experience.
Publish Date
1980-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
1980-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1977
Goodreads Rating
4.27
ISBN
9780385121675
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Recommendations
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2021-06-13T00:33:13.000Z
@FABlichert Carrie is one of his shorter books, VERY dark and experiments with format in cool ways. It was my first Stephen King and I loved it.
The Shining is a classic for a reason, really great character study and building of setting + suspense. Probably my favorite book of all time. – source