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The Shining

Description

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. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote...and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.

The Shining

HorrorFictionThrillerParanormalFantasyChildrenGeneralJuvenile NonfictionDemonologySupernatural

Snapshot

Primary author Stephen King
Average rating 4.1
Page count 539
Release year 1977
Readers tracking 2757
Finished reading 1738

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