The Shining

First off, I'm pretty sure most people know this already, but I WOULD NOT reccomend this book to people with weak stomachs. My goodness, the beginning and the middle parts of the story aren't as gory, but wow, the way King describes the, for lack of a better phrase, the attempted killings made me openly cringe. One of my friends even asked me "What's wrong?" watching me read the end, though in my defense she initially thought I was laughing. Anyways, watching Jack's descent into madness was great. By the time the story neared the end, I barely even recognized Jack, as far as his mental health goes. I'm not going to go too far into Danny's 'shining', but I liked the fact that he learned how to embrace his 'powers' and he stood up to his dad at the end, even though he was a deranged, psychotic, killer. Danny is pretty cool. Pretty, pretty cool. Anyways, Wendy didn't change as much to me, but she didn't need to. The fact that she was oblivious to Jack's problem, fueled the Overlook's affect on Jack, and it worked. Overall, combined with solid characters(most I forgot to mention), beautiful descriptions, and a solid plot, makes The Shining is one of the best books I've ever read.