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‘He had come to believe that life was a series of ironic ambushes’ – Narrator The second instalment of the Shining written by King lacks horror as much as the first but is a much more pleasant read.   In Doctor Sleep Dan Torrance struggles to find his place in life and is caught off guard when he becomes connected to Abra Stone, a young girl with the shining. The book spends a lot of time following Dan as he uses the wrong methods to cope with what his father has done even decades later and consequently is unable to settle down. This novel gives Dan the voice that he didn’t have in The Shining due to his age, so it is interesting to see how he has developed. King writes about both Dan and Abra at points in their lives when they are finding themselves which makes the book a page turner as you become invested in each character’s journey. Suspense is then added to this by the threat of the True Knot. As the element of the True Knot becomes more prevalent in ...

Stephen King has written roughly 91 novels since the sixties and almost 80 of them have become films. So many of his books have become movies that even if you weren’t aware of him as an author you’ve definitely seen a film inspired by his writing. I was unaware that so many films that I had watched and enjoyed were inspired by King novels, including Misery (1990) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994). I enjoyed both films and so did most viewers as both films hold 89% and 91% Rotten Tomatoes ratings respectively. Stephen King's opinion on the Shining film according to Cinema Blend However, the same can’t be said for The Shining(1980) which is the only one which I have both read the book for and seen the film adaption of. Stephen King himself has expressed his dislike for the portrayal of Jack and Wendy Torrance in the film. But nevertheless, the film still has a high rating on Rotten Tomatoes. There is often large discontent from readers when their favourite ...

‘Are you sure self-pity is a luxury you can afford Jack’ – Al Shockley I have watched many films adapted from Stephen King novels, such as Misery and The Green Mile without knowing that they were initially books, so I decided to change my pattern and read one of his novels before they most likely became a film. I chose ‘The Cell’ to read but did discover later that it was adapted for film in 2016 but still started to read it. 200 pages later I realised I didn’t care about any of the characters despite their apocalyptic struggle and stopped. Still wanting to read a Stephen King novel and interested to learn how one could write horror, I reverted to his classic ‘The Shinning’, which got my attention from the start. The book was very much a pleasant read and reminded me of the film ‘The Green Mile’ because I was content with the lack of action and getting to know the characters; however the book is classified as horror it failed to provide enough for me. This isn’t saying that t...