After reading Herzog I decided to read something light. I’ve been wanting to read a novel by Stephen King and it was Halloween weekend so I decided The Shining would be perfect. It’s been a few years since I saw Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation of the book but, as you know if you’ve seen it, the images were still very clear in my mind. I expected that the movie had followed the book closely but I was mistaken. The two stories are similar but distinctly different. I was a little surprised a the amount of unnecessary and pervasive vulgarity used by King. It is reminiscent of watching an action or comedy from the eighties where curse words are used just because they could.
The Shining was a fun read and perfect over the Halloween weekend. I recommend The Shining if your looking for a quick, fun and creepy read.











