Book Review | The Shining

Hey guys :) So I've just finished reading The Shining and it's safe to say it is one of my favourite books I've ever read. I chose to read this book because I'm a huge fan of the film, so after hearing that the book was even better than the film and that the book was incredibly different I thought I should give it a go. Now I'm not an English student so I won't be analysing this book in that kind of sense, I'm simply just going to say what I enjoyed about it and whatnot :)

Now one of my favourite things about this book is how it is written from different characters perspectives throughout it. I found this incredibly interesting as I thought it gave the book a different edge to it as usually in books the book is written from the main characters perspectives. I think doing it this way enhances the books quality as you get to see the story differently in each chapter.

Compared to the film I definitely preferred the book, as much as I love Jack Nicholson's acting, I felt that the film's characters weren't quite as strong as the characters in the book. For example, Wendy is a very strong female character in the book however in the film she is depicted as a damsel in distress throughout and the difference is a very strong one. There are other big difference in characters as well such as Halloran and Jack.

I do really love the film version and personally part of me feels like the two stories are similar but completely separate. The books ends differently to the film and there are huge differences all the way through the book so part of me likes to see the stories as two completely separate ones. I personally prefer the ending of the book (which I won't spoil for anybody reading) because I feel like it makes a lot more sense than the film as the film left a lot of loose ends and I felt a little bit more confused at the end of the movie.

Another reason I really liked the book is I think Stephen King is an incredible writer. There were moments when reading this book where at 2am when I was the only one in the house I genuinely felt a little scared whenever I heard a noise or something like that. Stephen King is an incredibly writer, even more so in the horror genre.

I would definitely recommend this book to anybody who is a big fan of reading, and even more so of the horror genre. I'd give this book an 8.5/10 and that is only because I feel the beginning of the book is slightly slow to get going, but once you get past that its an incredible book. Hope you enjoyed this book review, much love, Becky x

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Hello everyone, I have decided to begin blogging as I thought it's something I could really enjoy doing. I think I'm going to do a variety of blogs rather than stick to one subject I think. I hope you enjoy my blog :) Lots of love, Becky x