Argent Talonn's Reviews > The Shining

Title: The Shining
Author: Stephen King
Genre: Horror
Publication year: 1977

Review: This is the third book published by the undisputed Master of Horror, and in 1977 I was already a library geek that was borrowing three books a week from my local library. I was already a horror fan and so when the new book came out, the librarian was holding it for me behind the desk. My younger brother and I would go do our homework in the library once a week so that I could avoid chores. We would go every Wednesday because it was one of the days that new books came in.

Jack Torrance needs this job. He has been offered an opportunity to work as caretaker of a hotel in Colorado during its somnolent months. Danny Torrance is the strangely gifted five-year-old son that is receptive to the ghosts that walk the silent hallways. He is resistant to the voices, whereas he knows that his father is losing that battle, and when his father eventually succumbs, he knows what that means for he, his mother, and anyone else that stands in the way of acquiring new souls.

Horrifying, slow-crawl build, with iconic moments of paranormal activity manifesting in reality. Amazing story, with very real characters, and heart-wrenching, dramatic moments.