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I loved the movie The Shining, so it was finally about time I sat down with the classic novel itself. IMO, the book‘s ending is both more grisly, but happier than Kubrick‘s film. Always makes me wonder if my partner and I could last a winter in a drafty old hotel of historical note (sans the haunts, of course!!).

Sock mail! Out of Print US makes the best bookish socks! I had to replace Nancy Drew socks that I lost, so I splurged on these. Giving my sister a pair for Xmas. #bookishgifts

💛🧡💛🧡 Starting this classic horror just fresh out of spooky season but never too late!

Jack Torrance‘s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he‘ll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing.✍🏽🍁🍂

Love my Halloween socks.

come and play with us,
Danny! forever…and
ever…and ever… 👯

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #moviehaiku #theshining #stephenking #horror

This isn't quite as scary as the first time I read it when I was 12, but it's still a great story. It's so much better than Kubrick's adaptation (I enjoy the movie fine, but there are too many eye-rolling 70s/80s movie cliches in it that aren't in the novel). The ending of the novel is also much more satisfying than the movie ending. I also like seeing hints of themes in other King novels on this re-read.

#Hauntedshelf #BookRec #Frightful
#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN
This book still scares me. Especially the topiary.

A small and mighty hummingbird on my audiowalk this morning. It's a little weird to be in the Overlook Hotel and in suburban SoCal at the same time. #beautybreak @anncrystal @dabbe @dilara @jessclark78 @amiable @tamra @originalcyn620 @sace @amyg @thebookhippie @kspenmoll @liseworks @uncommonlycozies @karisa @cuilin @jenlovesjt47 @monalyisha

Iconic moment from The Shining! The book is my next TBR pick and my 4th @stephenking read, all thanks to @tbrgirlies_bookclub's TOTM

#theshining #stephenking #ebook #audiobook #goodreads #crossstitch #wip #totefairie

#bookspin #hauntedshelf #screamteam #trappedinaspookyhouse - here‘s my TBR for October with LOTS of choice! Some good spooky ones in there too!

Tagged book is my reco spooky read - my absolute fave at this time of year 👻

“They watched until the car was out of sight, headed down the eastern slope. When it was gone, the three of them looked at each other for a silent, almost frightened moment. They were alone.”

Finished in March #LosersClub

A family isolated, trapped in a haunted hotel that doesn‘t want them to leave.

I‘m not sure how many times I‘ve read this. This book is always good, always a favorite.

Book 1/The Shining ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#Read2025 #SeriesLove2025

We have a long history of choosing book-related movies for family movie night, but it used to be books like Babe.

Look what my son bought me for my birthday! He‘s officially my favorite!

Last Saturday we watched Happy Gilmore 2 and loved it! There were so many good cameos including this one with The Shining. 😆

My favorite book for July was When The Wolf Comes Home, but the current bracket winner is The Shining 🖤
#BookBracket2025 @Catsandbooks

I haven‘t read any of these other books. The only book I‘ve read from this list was the tagged book The Shining and I enjoyed it. I also enjoyed the movie. There‘s also a sequel to this book called Doctor Sleep where Danny is all grown up and there‘s also a movie adaptation of that book. I liked the sequel too and the movie adaptation for the sequel was good too but I still like The Shining better.

#threelistthursday

#threelistthursday #tlt @dabbe

Worst score of them all. I'm truly pathetic. 🤣 I only read 5, and I only recognized 21. Clearly world literature is NOT my genre of choice.
Favorites:
1. THE GODFATHER
2. I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
3. THE SHINING
Thank God, there are only 3 more of these to go!

The overwhelming crowds make a visit to The Stanley rather underwhelming 🤷🏻‍♀️

My favorite book for March was The Lost Bookshop, but moving on to the 2nd bracket will be The Shining 🖤
#BookBracket2025 @Catsandbooks

Lovely book. Great characters, great plot, SOOOOOO GOOD

Time to catch up with the #LosersClub. Starting next.

#KingFromTheBeginning #TheShining

#SeriesLove2025 #Read2025

King famously disliked the film adaptation of The Shining. Having seen the movie several times, I guess I can see his dissatisfaction, but I think Kubrick did a good job. The book is different enough that I got well caught up in the suspense. Very good #constantreader #losersclub

My favorite book for January was The Shining 🖤
#BookBracket2025 @Catsandbooks

I love this book. It's one of my favorite King books. It's the classic haunted hotel story. Family, who already has issues, moves inside a hotel to take care of it during It's off season and all hell brakes lose.
I would love a prequel with Grady and what happened with his family 🖤
#LosersClub @BarkingMadRead
#WickedWords #rage @AsYouWish
#Pantone2025 #viridiangreen @Lauredhel

One of my favourite Stephen King books. This was a reread for me. I watched the movie for the first time recently and it was great too but the book had much more interesting character development.

#LosersClub @BarkingMadRead
52bookclub (Genre Three - horror: Set in Autumn)
#gottacatchemall (Psyduck: psychic character) @PuddleJumper

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #theshining
 Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!
#StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

My first time reading instead of watching & it was really good! The tension & terror of all the characters are quite palpable, very intense.

Here's my book review for Stephen King's “The Shining.“

https://youtu.be/ueRulnnvG20

Started #losersclub over lunch @BarkingMadRead

A haunted hotel with giant topiary animals that come alive, sensational! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I read somewhere about the similarities in the character Jack and King. Alcoholic, writer, teacher, young family etc. I couldn‘t stand Jack. What a man baby, always playing the victim and he was just plain mean!
Time to finally watch the film, I‘m sure I will be disappointed!
#Bookchain2025 New book different genre @TheAromaofBooks
#LitsyAtoZ letter K @Texreader

#Two4Tuesday
1. Christmas and Christmas lights. Other than that, nothing. It is my least favorite season, and I could honestly do without it. 🤣
2. Done

@TheSpineView

Ok #losersclub I watched the miniseries of the Shining with Rebecca DeMornay and Steven Weber and it‘s way more accurate than the original. I still like the original better, but this was really good! #stephenking #kingfromthebeginning #booktomovie

#bookspin #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

Bookspin pull is The Shining for #losersclub
Double bookspin is Girly Drinks, contributing to my effort to catch up on gifts from Littens ( @wanderinglynn )

This is part of my #bookspin for January, I have some kindle books and #roll100 as well. #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

Repost for @BarkingMadRead

Just a reminder that January‘s #LosersClub read is #theShining Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about January 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

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Just a reminder that January‘s #LosersClub read is #theShining Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about January 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

I‘ve read The Shining by Stephen King twice now, and it‘s one of my all-time favorites. I first read it 12 years ago and loved it just as much the second time around. Sure, I knew how the story ended, but I totally forgot a lot of the details.

In my full review, you can see the trailer for the TV mini-series and info about The Stanley Hotel that served as King‘s inspiration for the Overlook.

Full review at abookandadog.com/blog/the-shining

I released a new episode of The Checkout Stack with Maddie from Natrona County Library in WY today 🎉Each episode we share our recent reads, our guest librarian shares a recommendation from the new releases, a backlist title, and a local author. Then we get a stack on any topic the librarian chooses. This episode we got a non-traditional Cozy Winter Reads stack including The Shining by Stephen King. Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts 💕🎧📚

Time for #ThreeListThursday presented by @dabbe !

Didn‘t do so great this week but there are a bunch on there that are on my TBR. My 3 faves are:
1. The Shining 🪓
2. Silence of the Lambs 🐑
3. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

https://www.listchallenges.com/litsy-time-magazines-100-best-mystery-and

#TLT

Day 13 of #WickedWhispers is #Chilling

To quote Joey Tribbiani “I never start reading The Shining without making sure we got room in the freezer“

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#WickedWhispers
#chilling
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#HauntedShelf @PuddleJumper #HexesandCrows @Catsandbooks #BookScavengerHunt

One of my favorite books set in the #Cold.

#TLT #ThreeListThursday Thank you for the tag @dabbe

AFI‘s top villains…
for me the top three are above with Hannibal Lector and Norman as honorary faves. Looking at the choices, I‘d say I have a bad guy type. 😳🤣

#AboutABook
#SetInHotel
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#redrum

My daughter‘s favorite book/movie is The Shining. So for her recent birthday her best friend got her this cool book nook. I‘m not that familiar with them, but the attention to detail is incredible (even down to the tiny typewritten sheets on the floor). 🖤

Do y‘all have book nooks as well? Anyone want to share? I‘d love to see!

Thank you for tagging me @TieDyeDude !

I would like to try Stephen King again. I used to have a short story collection of his, but it didn't do it for me, so I would like to read his more mainstream work.

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, you'd think I'd like this book because it's very nerdy but it mostly felt like an excuse to shove as many nerdy references in a book as the author could and it lacked substance.

#wondrouswednesday

#hauntedhouse #storysettings @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks