Grading: The Shining

[Aaron]

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The Shining
Doubleday, 1977


Round 2, Group V

Voting for this Book is Closed

Strength of Plot:
2.816901408 (Graded A)

Character Development:
2.845070422 (Graded A)

Quality of Ending:
2.676056338 (Graded B+)

Overall Average Grade:
2.779342722 (Graded A)

Combined Round 1 & 2 scores:
7.133188875

[Sam]

This one gets straight A's people. One of King's best.

[Daghain]

Agreed. Straight A's for me too. This was my first King book and it scared the bejesus out of me. Really good story!

[Jean]

A, B, A

[jayson]

A's across the board.

[obscurejude]

A, A, A. Not my personal favorite, but executed very well in the above categories.

[Django]

Absolutely All A's.

[mae]

Triple As here as well. One of the absolute classics of contemporary American literature.

[razz]

3A

[Chooch]

A+A+A+

[alinda]

me too, AAA +

[theyspunaweb]

I've never read it, sorry to say. What a terrible original cover.

[mae]

Terrible? I love it.

[jayson]

I've never read it, sorry to say. What a terrible original cover.


Terrible? I love it.

I've got to agree with her on that. It's a pretty awful cover. Jack Torrance looks like Warren Beatty.

[B Rag]

AAB. Pretty great, but I only vaguely remember the ending, and I don't believe I cared for it that much.
And I don't like that cover.

[mae]

The cover's vintage. I like that '70s look, personally.

[theyspunaweb]

I understand vintage, but I don't understand the placement of anything on there.

[Patrick]

A x 3

[Melike]

A, A, B.

[ManOfWesternesse]

BBB
Pretty good Book overall, but not my favourite King in any sense.

Agree with spun about that cover. It's ridiculous. :lol:

[jayson]

The cover's vintage. I like that '70s look, personally.

Which definition of vintage do you mean?

- Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal; classic.

- Old or outmoded.

I know which one I think it is. :P

[Django]

That cover is totally camp. :wtf:

[jayson]

As odd as the Warren Beatty as Jack Torrance pic is, it's Danny I am still trying to figure out. I get the weird looking eyes as I suppose that's supposed be him using his shine, but what is the deal with what he's wearing? I find it confusing. I've never seen a shirt like that, not on a boy anyway.

Can we vote for cheesiest cover ever because this one might be the champion?

[Django]

The hedge lion brings extra points. Man, everything is so wrong on it. It cracks me up.

[jayson]

I also like the minaret on top of the highest tower of the hotel. It reminds me of a building at the University of Tampa here in my town. :lol:

[Merlin1958]

This one gets straight A's people. One of King's best.


What he said!!!!!!!:cool:

[ksmithcats]

I love them all, but this one's my favorite. I've probably read it a dozen times, and it thrills and delights me every time.

[Heather19]

As odd as the Warren Beatty as Jack Torrance pic is, it's Danny I am still trying to figure out. I get the weird looking eyes as I suppose that's supposed be him using his shine, but what is the deal with what he's wearing? I find it confusing. I've never seen a shirt like that, not on a boy anyway.

I think I was just so disturbed by the eyes, that I never even paid attention to that, but I agree, it's very strange. I think the cover could have been good, but they just failed in the execution of it.


As for the book, I gave it straight A's again. Not my absolute favorite, but I didn't feel I could give it anything less.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

All A's, as to the cover, what is that cow trying to do to the lion in the lower left corner. Hmmmmmm......

[riknofx]

I finally read this a couple years ago and have already reread once. Its all a great story should be. I loved it.:shoot: