The Shining

Book Review :

Genre : Fiction , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural , Paranormal .

Synopsis :

Danny was only five years old but in the words of old Mr Halloran he was a ‘shiner’, aglow with psychic voltage. When his father became caretaker of the Overlook Hotel his visions grew frighteningly out of control.

As winter closed in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seemed to develop a life of its own. It was meant to be empty, but who was the lady in Room 217, and who were the masked guests going up and down in the elevator? And why did the hedges shaped like animals seem so alive?

Somewhere, somehow there was an evil force in the hotel – and that too had begun to shine…

My Review :

I normally don’t review books of the horror/supernatural genre . They’re just not my forte

Scary books aren’t even scary nowadays .

But this one’s different trust me .

After all you don’t make it to the Flash simply .

Um , No Not that Kind .

Remember the time Joe West goes on a date and watches a movie ? And Cisco tags along because he wants to get away from You Know Who ?

Remember the name of the movie ?

Yup , that’s right : The Shining inspired by this book right here .

The basic crux of this book centers on the principle of psychic voltage .

And how a family deals with an malevolent force present in the hotel .

While it may sound cliche at first glance , it is unequivocally not .

Danny , their son is aglow with psychic voltage . They call it the Shining .

Makes you pine for more .

With every turn , the suspense builds .

Its pretty hard to write a horror book .

Its even harder to make an engaging , intriguing and realistic one .

They don’t call Stephen King a master story teller without a reason .

BEST CHARACTER

A courageous wife , mother and an amazing woman all together ,

Wendy .

Sorry but I can’t write much here without giving away huuge spoilers and well that would just ruin the fun wouldn’t it ?

BEST QUOTES

“Sometimes human places, create inhuman monsters.”

“The tears that heal are also the tears that scald and scourge.”

OVERALL RATING

5 STARS .

Probably one of the best psychological books I’ve ever read *.* , Hands down.

Would recommend it to everyone (: