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the book's ending is WAY better than the movie! - weRead Very chilling towards the end, full of dark imagery. - weRead King is a very entertaining writer. - weRead Sadly, a horrendously anticlimactic ending. - weRead It gives you more insight into the character's minds. - weRead Great imagery and detail. - weRead Review: The Shining (The Shining #1)User Review - Rebecca - Goodreads3.5 I expected to be blown away....I really really wasn't. Always slightly unwilling to go against what everyone thinks but I can't help it. It leaves me confused thinking, really? This book? What's ... Read full review Review: The Shining (The Shining #1)User Review - Bucket - GoodreadsAbandoned. The pages and pages of interior monologue were just too much for me. I wanted to like it--I really did. But King's writing makes me want to climb up the walls. And not in the way I believe he intended. Read full review Related books
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