The Shining

My absolute favorite book ever! This was my first time hearing/reading the novel... And it's sooooo much better than the movie, and that USED to be my favorite movie! But now, I don't think i can ever watch the movie again without being utterly disappointed. They could have done so much more with the movie. What a let down! I highly recommend this book! It's amazing!

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Way better than the movie was awesome kept me reading until all hours of the night.

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Campbell Scott is amazing at bringing this amazing tale to life, this is definitely a favorite of King!

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I love Campbell Scott as the narrator for this creepy yet wonderful tale. He is exactly what I look for in a narrator. I'm just getting into King's work and this novel was amazing. it kept me going on my long commute every day.

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Only 6 hours into the book and am amazed at all the info missing from the movie. The book is amazing. I can't to get to the end! I'm not a fan of the narrator's voices but his annunciation is great. Some times the way he starts sentences is JOLTING. Especially when he goes from Wendy's soft voice to pretty much anything else. But I still like be listening to.

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This book is fantastic. I first saw the movie in the miniseries before deciding to read the book. As the saying goes the book is way better than movies. The narrator did a pretty good job doing the different voices. I didn't like him at the beginning but I got used to him.

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the book itself is amazing, undeniably a King masterpiece. My biggest complaint was the narration, which did ocasionally provide very good and interesting voices but was mostly dry and uninteresting to listen to. It took me a great deal of time to finish this book because the Narrator was simply so boring to listen to through most of the novel...

this book is crazy

It dragged a little at the beginning but that is his way to develop the story. It was much more scary than the movie.

The greatest book ever. The narrator made it all come to life. I have never had any interest in horror like this until now. I’m now beginning the book “Doctor Sleep” which is a continuation of this book. Just started and already hooked. I strongly recommend it. We are following aftermath of Danny, his mother and Dick.