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All That Is Wicked

by Kate Winkler Dawson (Goodreads Author)

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Dec 22, 2025 06:59AM

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The Shining (The Shining, #1)

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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Emma said: " "In the Overlook all things had a sort of life. It was as if the whole place had been wound up with a silver key. The clock was running."

Unpopular opinion: I was disappointed by this book. As I've been trying to get more into horror, all I've heard i "In the Overlook all things had a sort of life. It was as if the whole place had been wound up with a silver key. The clock was running."

Unpopular opinion: I was disappointed by this book. As I've been trying to get more into horror, all I've heard is "The Shining is amazing!!" and having now finished it, I'm thoroughly underwhelmed.

The Shining has a pitfall that many other King novels do: too long. I'm not opposed to long books, but I have come away from every book of his I've read thinking, that could've been 200 pages shorter. The set up before the family gets to the Overlook is too long and tedious. The last 200 pages, on the other hand, are exciting and bizarre, but not altogether unexpected. I felt that it could've been stronger if there wasn't so much blatant foreshadowing, and we came in knowing less about what was going to happen. Though the pacing was slow, the atmosphere King created was excellent. The sense of being trapped in the hotel as the family slowly loses their minds (or sees the ghosts) creates great suspense. Lots of the descriptions of the ghosts are genuinely spooky as well.

The Torrance's familial struggles felt real, which made me feel for Wendy and Danny a lot more. Jack, on the other hand, well... (view spoiler) Though he's terrible, Jack Torrance is an interesting case in alcoholism and madness. The family dynamic adds to the overall experience of reading this book, King did a good job with that.

Overall, this book was enjoyable and intriguing, just overhyped and bloated. ...more "

Jan 30, 2021 12:01PM · see review

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Blossom of Bone: Reclaiming the Connections Between Homoeroticism and the Sacred

by Randy P. Conner

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Dec 09, 2025 02:13AM

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“Of the first few hauntings I investigated with Lockwood & Co. I intend to say little, in part to protect the identity of the victims, in part because of the gruesome nature of the incidents, but mainly because, in a variety of ingenious ways, we succeeded in messing them all up.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Screaming Staircase

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