Reviews with content warning for Murder - De Shining

Phenomenal! Maybe King’s best work. SO much better than the movie. The psychological depth of the characters, especially Jack as he spirals and lets evil take hold of the worst parts of him, is so well done! Intense and unnerving but not without hope and important glimmers of goodness all said and done.

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I would recommend reading this book if you're a fan of the film. They're very different from each other, so reading this was like a whole different experience to watching the film. I like how fleshed out the characters were, and the scenes were very descriptive. There was definitely a lot of detailed descriptions of violent occurrences in story. And the atmosphere was just so creepy. I think King was able to capture that really well.

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

terrifying and devastating. suddenly i understand why stephen king hated kubrick’s adaptation (lol). but truly, king is such a master at writing nuanced characters and stories. each perspective is so rich and clear, every voice having its own distinct style without taking you out of the story.

seeing jack’s perspective go from his own mind to the hotel’s mind is as devastating as it is horrifying. i truly grew to love that troubled man i’m genuinely so sad that he didn’t make it

left me with not just a pit in my stomach (which it did), but a glimmer of hope for the characters i grew to care so much about.
long story short, worth the read and DEFINITELY as good as everyone says, if not better!!

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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jkpheart21's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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greytai's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Disliked the writing from the perspective of Hallorann, it just felt awkward being written from a white guy. I wish Danny's coming of age too rearly moment was more focused on, but he comes of age too much- he's an 8 year old ghat truly can't process whats going on. But really enjoyed the Hotel coming alive and interacting with the character. The wholesome ending was cute and enjoyable though.

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I love how King describe all the process of Jack going crazy and that this book is not only about murdering, killing, dyong etc. but what is more important about inner state of characters and I love it because I don't find it in many horrors.

I would like to know what happen to Dick's jaw after all

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