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mae
03-13-2018, 12:10 PM
The Shining, 1977
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/510/medium/The_Shining_face.jpg

Please grade The Shining (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(novel)) in the following three areas using the grades A, B, or C:


Quality of the Writing
Strength of Plot
Character Development


If you haven't read this book yet, please vote Never Read. Feel free to discuss your votes in this thread.

IMPORTANT: Please make sure to select only one grade in each grading area. For complete (though slightly outdated) instructions, see this post (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showpost.php?p=314275&postcount=1).
Jean
03-16-2018, 11:25 PM
BAA
JoeP
03-17-2018, 03:29 AM
My first King book. Read it in the basement, 1977 or 78. From memory all A's.
Jon
03-17-2018, 08:40 PM
BAA


https://farm1.staticflickr.com/821/25999118047_f4bf010e27_m.jpg
Jean
03-18-2018, 12:41 AM
well, we don't have Gs and Rs here, or the sound would have been more bear-like
Sai Sheb
03-19-2018, 12:03 PM
Triple A... Yeah baby...
mae
03-20-2018, 12:57 PM
The poll has closed. This round The Shining has earned an OAG (overall average grade) of 2.827160494 or 94.24% in addition to its FAS (final average score), making it 7.240953597 or 90.51%.

Grade breakdown:
Quality of the Writing: A - 2.851851852 (95.06%)
Strength of Plot: A - 2.777777778 (92.59%)
Character Development: A - 2.851851852 (95.06%)