Archive just what was this scene in the shining all about. Anyone remotely familiar with the shinings lead character jack torrance understands the madness that succumbs him. Danny has the shining as many others do around the world. The shining, by stephen king, is slowly but surely changing that perception. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. Find great deals on ebay for the shining book stephen king and the shining book stephen king hardcover. Ep60 the shining 1977 novel part one audio only duration. Overall, i think the both the book and the movie are worthwhile for their own sake. The amount of changes is one of the reasons why king hated the film so much. The hotel will soon close for the winter, but cant be left unattended. The shining by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive.
This book has always been one of my favorites of all time, and i love that its. After his father takes a job as caretaker of a secluded hotelresort for one winter season, the main character must fight for his life when the grim history of the hotel is revived due to his shine. The conversation when dick explains the shining takes place in his car, and he tests danny to see how strong his shine is. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. The shining by stephen king audio book simply audiobooks. And well, a guy running around at night with a sledgehammer after murdering a man wanting to.
The shining begins with jack torrance being interviewed for the caretakers job at the overlook hotel. Sacrificing himself so danny and wendy can escape the overlook hotel. The shining, one of kubricks later movies, is now widely considered one if not the greatest horror movies ever made, and an excellent example of what an alist director at the top of their game can do with the genre. Although his works are usually classed as horror, i was surprised that he is able to deliver a story that can keep the reader to the end without raising the blood level to the point of ones putting the book down without finishing. A list of stephen kings audiobooks, organized alphabetically. The book all work and no play from the shining 1980. The main character jack torrance is a violent, recovering alcoholic who has broken his son, dannys arm while drunk before. The shining audiobook by stephen king 9780385360128. Jack begins wondering about the hotel when he finds a scrapbook that is hiding the hotels dark secrets. Adapted, fairly loosely, from then upandcoming author stephen kings novel, the. The book is more psychologically disturbing, thrilling, and all of those are sprinkled with touches of spooks. With ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend.
The book version of jack torrance is nothing like those iconic images of jack nicholson breaking through the door. Guaranteed genuine stephen king autograph with certificate of authenticity included. Even though the shining is over a quarter of a century old, i challenge anyone to not get freaked out by jack nicholsons descent into madness. The shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter. I hate reading books, thought id give audible a try. The shining collectors edition introduction by ken. Stephen king the shining audiobook stephen king the shining audiobook. This novel was published in 1977 and was followed by the baseline story in the feature film made in the year 1980. Ive watched kubricks the shining over a dozen times on tape, and seen it screened several times. First book the shining narration is perfect with excellent distinction. Stephen king the shining audiobook stephen king audiobooks. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. I am not going to go on and on about how frustrating it must be for someone of kings prolificity and stature to have people think that his best novel was written 22 years and 30some books ago. Why is the shining book better than the shining movie.
The shining book vs movie all the differences between. Exchange nabe pinnacle award for inspirational books in spring 2011. I am 12 and i have read cujo, misery, and now reading the shining. In the shining the movie, what phrase is repeated hundreds of times in jacks draft novel. Ive gone through the novel and film multiples times and comprised this list of changes and similarities between. Jack and jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
The shining was stephen kings third book, following carrie and salems lot. Rod zombie reads the shining part 1 chapter 1 youtube. The story of this film is based off the book, the shining by stephen king. Drama analysis of the shining the shining is a 1980 psychological horror film directed by stanley kubrick. The scrapbook after the torrance family begin settling into their home at the overlook hotel danny is shown more murder like scenes from tony worrying his mother and father. He starts off with not much personality, which is kind of saved up for later in the story when the house gets in his head and he becomes a clown. It is regarded in some quarters as kings best book. So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen king. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
In the book and the miniseries iirc theres only one guy in the dog or bear suit, and he only talks to danny. The overlooks manager, ullman, is concerned about giving jack the job. Newly introduced by the authorcover jack torrance sees his stint as winter caretaker of a colorado hotel as a way back from failure, his wife sees it as a chance to preserve their family, and their fiveyearold son sees the evil waiting just for them, as they journey into a world in which old horrors come to life to destroy the living. This inspiring and compelling book has won ten awards to date, including honorable mentions at the december 2012 new england and london book festivals, october 2012 southern california book festival and june 2012 new york book festival in the category of spiritual books. The setting is the overlook, a palatial resort on a colorado mountain top, snowbound and closed down for the long, long. The shining collectors edition introduction by ken follett king, stephen on. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen. I love the shining because of how jack unravels and because of how real the overlook feels. The shining written by anonymous on november 1st, 2008. The shining by stephen king misscole december, 2011 at 12.
Whats the difference between the shining the book and the. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. A presold prefab blockbuster, what with kings carrie hitting the moviehouses, salems lot being lensed, the shining itself sold to warner bros. It is a role that is acted with an equal amount of intensity, nuance, and genius, by jack nicholson. The shining splitvolume the shining, doctor sleep, and the shining doctor sleep. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. As a country yearning for new land, a young america stretched its borders into the west. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Listen to the shining by stephen king available from rakuten kobo. Light handling over the years but overall a very well presented stephen king signed edition of the shining. Its speculated that the reason for this is that he wanted to use to movie to draw attention to the genocide of the american indians. This is a rare example of something so unique that no one has been able to rip it off.
Ullman stood fivefive, and when he moved, it was with the prissy speed that seems to be the exclusive domain of all small plump men. I saw the movie as a kid and watched it again just after finishing the novel for the first time. Jack torrance, his wife wendy, and their young son danny move into the overlook hotel, where jack has been hired as the winter caretaker. The shining, even though might not be the one to deliver an extremely frightening tale, it manages to provide us a pool of drama, thrills, disturbance, and everything you could think of in a good horror story for us to dive into. I also own the movie it is quite different from the book but i love them both, i know what you mean about why you didnt think jack nicholson was the. Take our free the shining quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. The native american designs arent mentioned in the book but kubrick went to great trouble to build the set in this theme. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the stanley hotel in 1974 and his recovery from alcoholism. I couldnt help but feel sympathetic for jack because hes come from such a horrible place, tried to rise above it, but is destroyed by this malevolent place. It seems improbable now in hindsight to view the shining and to imagine anyone but nicholson portraying the demented and cracked, jack torrance. Rod zombie reads the shining part 1 chapter 2 youtube. The novel was adapted into a 1980 film of the same name and later followed by a sequel, doctor sle. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. Novelist stephen king centered on the theme of supremacy characteristic of white males over western native peoples masterfully in his book, the shining.