Moejoo some of both really, and also stephen king is more in touch with mainstream reality than most authors. The shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker. Keep in mind at all times the blurb is what sells the book, so. Try not to mention more than two characters names, and promise your audience a read they wont forget. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight.
Born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a position of financial. What was jack torrance writing in the shining novel. Moving his wife, wendy, and their son, danny, into it for the. Print as you go sell one copy at a time and let blurb fulfill the orders or place a large order and sell inperson. Carrie, salems lot, and the shining were published before the art of blurbing had been perfected. The difference in charactersplot is ok, it gives you two different. Oct 16, 2014 writing the blurb for your selfpublished book is one of the privileges of being an indie author. Books similar to the shining meet your next favorite book.
Both are movies about families trapped in haunted houses, but the shining is grand, quiet, still and stately, while poltergeist is small, noisy, casual and antic. Your blurb will be an important part of your marketing. Grade 5 lesson on blurbsadapt by using whatever book. In the book the shining, its very clear, in true stephen king fashion, that. It is jacks last chance at a job to get his writing and teaching career back on track.
The advances for carrie and salems lot were in the bank, as was all that paperback money. Writing the blurb for your selfpublished book is one of the privileges of being an indie author. The story of this film is based off the book, the shining by stephen king. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king danny is only five years old, but in the words of old mr hallorann he is a shiner, aglow with psychic voltage. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The shining is a story of a desperate family, made up of jack and wendy torrance and their son, danny.
The shining ebook by stephen king 9780385528863 rakuten kobo. Discussion of themes and motifs in stephen kings the shining. Drama analysis of the shining the shining is a 1980 psychological horror film directed by stanley kubrick. The shining npr coverage of the shining by stephen king. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook. Jun 26, 2012 with ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror.
The shining is a great example of stanley kubrick twisting stephen. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. His acclaimed nonfiction book, on writing, is also a bestseller. How to write the perfect blurb examples, formula, opening. With ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror.
In the shining, king pushes the supernatural envelope, while interrogating the. Tv series merrygoround of the shining gets another spin this week with the wide release available in theaters and on itunes of room 237. Cut off from civilization for months, jack hopes to battle alcoholism and uncontrolled rage while writing a play. The shining is one of the third among the first three horror novel written by stephen king followed by the novel doctors sleep. This provocative and fascinating documentary, a crowdpleaser at film festivals around the world last year, showcases some of the. He was renowned for using supernatural events in many of his stories making them a mixture of horror, gloom, and fantasy.
The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the. The shining by stephen king meet your next favorite book. King does a good job in all of his books to keep a relatively gloomy sensation while reading them. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Nov 07, 2017 the shining is one of the third among the first three horror novel written by stephen king followed by the novel doctors sleep. The hotel will soon close for the winter, but cant be left unattended. The overlook hotel is their last chance to make it as a unit, or so they believe.
After writing carrie and salems lot, which are both set in small towns in kings. Oct 29, 2019 from ghastly visions and clairvoyant children to the evil machinations of a haunted hotel, stephen kings 1977 horror classic the shining, and the 1980 movie adaptation by stanley kubrick, have inspired legions of horror books and movies. I heard somewhere that stephen king revealed what jack was writing by publishing it in short story form. Please click on the images to read the blurbs andor to purchase the books. Nov 01, 2012 born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a position of financial. When writing a novel, there are few selling tools as important as a solidly written book blurb. Basically, the name of the game with a blurb is to entice readers to buy your book. Mar 05, 2015 in fact, i much preferred the shinings sequel, doctor sleep, which follows the story of the now grownup danny. I will explain that i will read a blurb what you usually find on the back cover of a book.
The novel began in a reallife haunted hotel, the stanley hotel, in estes park. I will not reveal the title or author but students familiar with the novel should pick up on it. The overlooks manager, ullman, is concerned about giving jack the job. I honestly could write hundreds of thousands of words talking about this book, but i wont, because i have essays that i should be writing, and you. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. When his father becomes caretaker of the overlook hotel, dannys visions grow out of control. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. The word sane is derived from sanus, which is a latin adjective, meaning. There was more menace behind that, perhaps because king had a long period of time between the two books with which to perfect his craft.
This provocative and fascinating documentary, a crowdpleaser at film festivals around the world last year, showcases some of the elaborate theories about what kubrick was really thinking. If you exceed your limit, what happens is absolutely terrifying. Exchange nabe pinnacle award for inspirational books in spring 2011. The shining written by anonymous on november 1st, 2008. Jun 22, 2012 the shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter.
Its briefno more than 100150 wordsand creates interest in the story without giving away major spoilers or the ending. The shining centers on the life of jack torrance, an aspiring writer and. With the shining the problem was to extract the essential plot and to reinvent the sections of the story that were weak. You definitely wouldnt want to be a character in this novel, unless you. More information about this seller contact this seller 23. It should introduce your main characters, give an insight on conflict, depict genre and arouse interest.
Terrible events occur at an isolated hotel in the off season, when a small boy with psychic powers struggles to hold his own against the forces of evil that, isbn 9780385121675. But, if you have caught a potential readers attention, the blurb is what will sell your bookand convert readers. A boys special perception and a possessed hotel interact with deadly results in the novel the shining by stephen king. Sadly, the overlook is all about destroying families and twisting familial love. The shining mainly takes place in the fictional overlook hotel. The shining begins with jack torrance being interviewed for the caretakers job at the overlook hotel. The main character jack torrance is a violent, recovering alcoholic who has broken his son, dannys arm while drunk before. If you have never read the shining, please give yourself a gift and read it if you enjoy horror. The shining, a novel written by stephen king followed by a film directed by stanley kubrick in 1980 is a horrorthriller narrative filled with many mysteries of its own. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. This inspiring and compelling book has won ten awards to date, including honorable mentions at the december 2012 new england and london book festivals, october 2012 southern california book festival and june 2012 new york book festival in the category of spiritual books.
Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. You can glean those things from the book jacket or movie blurb. A blurb is the description of the story found on the back cover of a book. For a lot of firsttime authors, i think theres an instinct to make sure readers understand everything that happened in the book s universe before the beginning of the actual story. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his. The book is dark and the movie captures the required essence, but the book gets deeper into jacks mind which is not a fun place. Sell your book in the blurb bookstore, through amazon, or in the global retail network of over 38,000 retailers, libraries, and schools. This novel was published in 1977 and was followed by the baseline story in the feature film made in the year 1980. How to write an irresistible book blurb in 5 easy steps.
If you, like me, are writing a hauntedhouse movie, its a worthwhile exercise to compare the structures of stanley kubricks hypnotic masterpiece the shining with steven spielbergs thrilling, personable poltergeist. Can someone help me summarize for stephen kings novel the shining. The shining, book by stephen king mass market paperback. That said, youd still need to read the first book before reading the sequel if you wanted to get the most out of it. Book is vg, tight and clean, former owner name and 79 boldly penned in black felt tip on upper front fly and minor bumping to edges. However, this task typically comes just when youre at your least able. On the first day of may, 100 teenage boys meet for a race known as the long walk. Twisted fate, written by norah olson, and the bookmovie the shining, written by stephen king and directed by stanley kubrick, are both examples of how the main characters fall into madness. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
Essay on the shining by stephen king 829 words bartleby. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of. The shining 9780385121675 by stephen king and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. After writing carrie and salems lot, which are both set in small towns in kings native maine, king was looking for a change of pace for the next book.
In fact, i much preferred the shinings sequel, doctor sleep, which follows the story of the now grownup danny. The shining audiobook free online streaming tokybook. The shining is a novel published in 1977 by stephen king, a wellknown american author. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. How to write a book blurb in 4 steps the opening of your blurb has to be incredibly precise and dynamic, says editor rebecca heyman. How to write a blurb definition, examples, and more. Fiveyearold danny torrence and his parents, jack and wendy, are spending the winter at a resort high in the colorado mountains. And anyone interested will find on the interweb a plethora of reasons these were changed from book to movie. In the old days, children, the back cover of novels was usually reserved for a blackand. Ive asked this in a couple different categories and cant get any answers so maybe i will have a bit of luck here. King described the act of writing the novel as a kind of selfpsychoanalysis. The shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. In the book, king goes to great pains to stress that jack torrance is a good man.
The shining is violent from its first moments and has violence on just about every page. A simple outline for writing a killer book blurb ink and. Dec 12, 2018 the book is dark and the movie captures the required essence, but the book gets deeper into jacks mind which is not a fun place. After all, the shining has had a sizable influence on the horror genre and pop culture in general. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. To write a good blurb, you have to make it short and exciting, yet relevant. In the ruins of a place once known as north america lies the nation of panem, a shining capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. A teachers handbook on transformation use this book to find your inner calm, connect with your authentic nature and more consistently operate from a place of love while interacting with children and others. The shining is a great movie on its own but if anyone went in expecting it to be true to the book, theyd be seriously disappointed. The shining by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. Below are some this is just a snippet of books 2017 has to offer. The shining by stephen king audio book simply audiobooks. Are you looking for a book to get you in the halloween spirit. From ghastly visions and clairvoyant children to the evil machinations of a haunted hotel, stephen kings 1977 horror classic the shining, and the 1980 movie adaptation by stanley kubrick, have inspired legions of horror books and movies.
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