447 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0385121679
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 28 January 1977
Description
[Original ISBN: 9780385121675]The Overlook Hotel claimed the most beautiful physical setting of any resort in the world; but Jack Torrance, the new winter caretaker, with his wife Wendy and their five-year-old son Danny, saw much more that its spl...
Community Reviews Summary of 41,538 reviews
Moods
tense 85%
mysterious 66%
emotional 32%
sad 20%
challenging 16%
adventurous 13%
reflective 6%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 34% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 26% | No: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Violence, Child abuseModerate
Racial slurs447 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0385121679
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 28 January 1977
Description
[Original ISBN: 9780385121675]The Overlook Hotel claimed the most beautiful physical setting of any resort in the world; but Jack Torrance, the new winter caretaker, with his wife Wendy and their five-year-old son Danny, saw much more that its spl...
Community Reviews Summary of 41,538 reviews
Moods
tense 85%
mysterious 66%
emotional 32%
sad 20%
challenging 16%
adventurous 13%
reflective 6%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 34% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 26% | No: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Violence, Child abuseModerate
Racial slurs