Review; The Shining by Stephen King
Description from Goodreads
Danny is only five years old but in the words of old Mr Hallorann he is a 'shiner', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook Hotel his visions grow frighteningly out of control.
My Thoughts on the Novel
The Shining is certainly creepy, in the sense that one notices the Overlook Hotel influences the characters in one way or another. Stephen King knows a thing or two about writing horror novels and The Shining is a haunting read. Today, an isolated place in the woods/mountains might be an overused trope, but as the novel was originally published in 1977, I will not give the book any crap about it - the trope actually works in this particular storyline.
Even though the classic Kubrick movie adaption is a bit different from the novel, it is worth the watch - if only for Jack Nicholson's interpretation of Jack Torrance.
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