The Shining by Stephen King Review by Aditi Patel

 

The Shining by Stephen King Review by Aditi Patel

            The Shining is a horror book, obviously, by Stephen King. It’s relatively short compared to his other books, which makes a little easier to read. It has a gripping plot and is really interesting to read. The novel takes place in a hotel, which is apparently haunted. There have been deaths in the hotels and murders. The main character, Jack, his wife, and his little child go to the hotel. He is a caretaker who starts working at the hotel. He also wants to become a writer, but is an alcoholic. Furthermore, he has anger issues which caused him to break his son’s arm once and was fired as a teacher. He came to the hotel hoping that this new job would be able to bring about some sort of change in him. Jack’s son eventually starts seeing visions of ghosts which brings about the main plot of the novel. He does not tell his parents, but continues seeing visions all around the hotel. The story then continues on with what Jack does next and what the visions actually are and what they mean. I would recommend this book to any Stephen King fan, as this was one of the first books to make him so successful. There is also a sequel to this novel, and the story is very entertaining.