Title: All work and no play... something something.
Product review: Stephen King at his best is cheap, smug insight. The Shining is no exception: alcoholism is exposed as a hidden, world-consuming monster. It's one of King's best attempts to be "literary" -- many references to classic literature, very effective pacing, and a larger vocabulary than usual -- but many scenes tip his hand and the ending utterly destroys any success the book had achieved.Stanley Kubrick's movie, only very loosely based on the book, is much more considerable, really raising lumps in the throat in some scenes.
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