The Shining reveiw I am in the middle of reading The Shining by King and I have something to say. In an effort to be transparent, I feel like I should mention that I've never actually watched the movie that was based on this bestselling novel... Well, I started seeing it but it was too long for me (and a little bit boring). I'm not a horror aficionado as I get afraid easily so I didn’t see the point of further viewing and drop it. Frankly, I am not fond of King either. Was not. However, I’ve read only his latest book. It was a long introduction. The point is that I really like this book. It’s fascinating and mesmerizing. It’s not about the haunted hotel it’s about the deepest and darkest places of our souls. I’m sure that there is something strange and scaring in every person (though I’m not sure that one should get it out on the sunshine). We are trying to act judiciously and decently but examples aplenty when in difficult situations we act cruelly (to put it mildly). So, it’s really a great book though I can say it’s a great pleasure to read about the worse part of humans. PS Finally understood the name of the book. I always think like “well, I know it’s a horror about a haunted hotel and it’s very scary book (they say)… why The Shining?