Edward Lau
The Shining
Stephen King
The book The Shining by Stephen King is what I have been reading. I have read up to chapter 5. The main character, Jack, used to be a drunk and a teacher. He quit drinking with Al Shockley, his friend, due to Wendy, Jack's wife, saying that she'll leave him if he doesn't. He stopped drinking and hanging out with his drinking buddy Al Shockley. Danny, Jack's son, has been seeing imaginary people that are doing supernatural things that begin to worry him. I think that Danny is defiantly going to show more supernatural behaviors in the upcoming chapters. Also I'm sure that the Overlook Hotel is going to contribute to the plot due to Stuart telling us what happened to the man that last lived there.
From chapter 1-3, Jack is talking to Stuart Ullman who is the one offering Jack the job at the Overlook Hotel. Although I disliked the first 3 chapters due to it being long, I think it gave us details on how much Jack needs this job due to him having little to no money. I think these chapters also showed us how the hotel will affect the plot of the story. When Stuart was telling Jack that the last owner went mad, Jack had second thoughts because the owner's temper reminded him of his own. This shows the reader that Jack might be nervous to take this job but he has to. This will affect the way Jack will act when staying in the hotel.
From chapter 4-5, the reader learns a lot about Jack's life before and after he got fired. Jack was an alcoholic that lost his job and that didn’t think for his family that much until he had some suicidal thought one night drunk. He assaulted a student and that made him lose his job. Now he quit drinking and he wants to support his family. I think these two chapters shows more history than the first 3 because of the information it gives the reader. Now we know more about Jack and how he got where he is now. I think that these 2 chapters will help the reader because it wont keep the reader thinking about why Wendy and Jack's relationship is the way it is, how Jack would even need the job at the hotel, and what happened when he was a drunk.
I strongly recommend this book to anyone that likes horror novels. It gives you great characters
have backgrounds that'll keep the reader interested in reading the novel. Also the setting is a good reason to read this book. It is based off the Stanley Hotel, and the way they set it up in the novel will really help develop the plot. If you like horror books or you are just looking for a new book to read, I strongly recommend The Shining
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