of a frightened little boy. "Might not be a bad idea to put some traps down there too. 4.7 out of 5 stars 64. And there's your son, of course." "Thirty of them, all suites, are here on the third floor. September 2018. Your wife isn't a bit intimidated by the idea? You also get introduced to a living building with his own personality and goals it's impressive that king is able to write an place with a Charakter that seems so realistic . November 2019. The lobby runs for eighty feet in either direction from the desk. Einlöse-Links und eBooks können nicht weiterverkauft werden. Time alone will tell, but The Shining may well turn out to be one of the best horror novels ever written. 3 Stars & Up & Up. Stattdessen betrachtet unser System Faktoren wie die Aktualität einer Rezension und ob der Rezensent den Artikel bei Amazon gekauft hat. The heart of the book is not an evil hotel but a pair of father-son relationships: Jack and his father, Jack and his son. So I'm going to state (blasphemously) that the film IS better than the book !! Did this officious little prick actually think he would allow his son to goof around in a rattrap attic full of junk furniture and God knew what else? His alcoholism and short temper are the themes running throughout the novel. Echoes of Shirley Jackson ("whatever walked there, walked alone"), of Poe's, Obviously a masterpiece, probably the best supernatural novel in a hundred years (. Horror FREAKS! He scrawled a note on a pad he took from his inner coat pocket (each sheet bore the legend From the Desk of Stuart Ullman in bold black script), tore it off, and dropped it into the out basket. "No," Jack said, and flashed the big PR smile again. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I want rattraps and poison bait sowed around in it. Fire extinguisher's aren't scary either in fact unforgivably King's book isn't particularly frightening. The Shining Girls: A Novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. How do we love The Shining? Five months as a caretaker in a supposedly haunted and extremely empty Colorado hotel cut off from the outside world by deep snow sounds just about right. This is a review of Stephen King's novel, NOT the film or the television mini series. He lives with his wife, novelist Tabitha King, in Maine, USA. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Jack Torrance's new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. 5.0 out of 5 stars I didn't expect anything else. Avg. I am a man you can bring your problems to, that suit said to the paying customer. An Ihren Kindle oder ein anderes Gerät senden. It sat there looking lonesome. Kindle Edition . A low, rhythmic sound in the background: Red rum-RED RUM-red rum-RED RUM. 3 people found this helpful. Stephen King is a master storyteller and all his other books I've read have been fantastic, The Shining is just the same. März 2019, 7 Personen fanden diese Informationen hilfreich. Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction Share