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The Shinning Book Review:
===The Shining by Stephan King Is a book that I would have to say is the most frightening piece of literature I have ever read. The story is about a man named Jack who becomes a care taker of a hotel for months. He brings along his wife and child, Danny,who has the gift of Sinning. Which is being able to read people's minds and predict the future with visions. As I read the book I could not stop. The book itself is around six hundred pages and I was on page two hundred in one day because it is that hard to put down because it is that amazing.===

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=== I would have to say that the author did a good job of being descriptive when telling the scenes. For example in the scene where Danny was running from the hedge trimmed animals that were trying to attack him. The author used great descriptive language and such imagery that it felt as though I was the one running though the children s playground in order to reach the porch that was my only way of surviving. I really enjoyed that other than being a horror story it was very unexpected. For example you wouldn't expect a man who hurt his child that promised to never hurt him again later go on a hunt trying to kill his wife and this child he promised to never hurt. Or have a man locked and trapped in a food cellar suddenly be released by a previous deceased resident. === === The author also does a great job of having you getting to know how the characters. King did not make them seem dull but instead brought them to life by having flash backs of each character. As the story built up you got a sense of how the character became how the are due to events of that happened in their past including their struggles, pain, loss or their happiest moments. For example you got to understand Jacks personality by reading and learning his past and how he once hurt his son and vowed to never hurt him again. So when he went on a rampage trying to kill his son and it made you feel as though he wouldn't because you got to see the real him by reading about his past and how he handled violence before. === === I would have to say that this book overall was not boring but very frightening. It gave you a sense of how evil a man can become because of something dark that can overtake him. The story brought the hotel to life as if it were a person. The plot was very suspenseful and even though it took a lot of patience to read because it was six hundred pages it was very well written and a great chilling story. === === I would recommend this book to someone who really enjoys scary chilling stories. The book is certainly amazing that it had you at the edge of your seat the whole time. I would say compared to the movie the book is way better because in a movie you can easily turn away when its the scary part but in a book in order to understand whats going on you have to read the whole thing. So actually reading the book is more frightening than watching the film and being able to turn away. Especially with the authors chose of words when describing a mallet striking someones skin or the way of describing someone losing their mind. Overall I would have to say this is one of the scariest books I have ever read and I will probably read it over and over because it is that amazing. ===