With that single mid80s blurb, the king himself veritably made the career of one who would, in short time, become another master. I looked up at him, surprised to meet his eyes already looking down at me. He loves poetic combination in rhymes and rhythms between the japanese haiku and vietnamese poetry. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. This is one of those rare books where you feel you must turn each pageand quickly to. Find sexual energy and the law of attraction by ira rosen, shining hands press at blurb books. I asked, flustered all of a sudden as i turned onto.
Thats because monitors have light shining through them, unlike the printed page. Students will consider the themes of the book and integrate at least one in their blurb. Find shining fine art photo collection 30x30 cm by patrice delmotte at blurb books. Make your custom photo book match your vision with the highest quality printing and paper options. A collection of poetry inspired by nature, beautiful places, the age. It looks like a kubrick film, bearing the same relationship to horror as eyes wide shut does to. The shining, first published in 1977, is american author stephen kings third novel. A novel the shining book 2 kindle edition by king, stephen. Poet thao chuong is the pen name of collage artist viet tran who wrote poetry and published three books in his mother tongue. 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.
Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most. The shining movie the shining audiobook external links. Though he strives to assure danny that the images he sees in the hotel are just like pictures in a book and cant hurt him, dick sternly warns danny to stay out of that room. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading doctor sleep. This november 8th, moviegoers will return to the overlook hotel in mike flanagans adaptation of doctor sleep, kings 20 sequel to the shining.
I approached the text with suspicion but found myself invested in the language and storyline within the first hundred pages. The hotel will soon close for the winter, but cant be left unattended. When his father becomes caretaker of the overlook hotel, dannys visions grow out of control. The overlooks manager, ullman, is concerned about giving jack the job. 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 the third book published by stephen king. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. How to get blurbs for your book the startup medium.
Hardcover paperback trade kindle audio movie tv miniseries dvd first edition release. Order a single blurb printed copy to see how the images look in print. Your blurb will be an important part of your marketing. This will be the ultimate test of how your book looks in print. The shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter. Whatever it is, theres no denying that stephen king knows what scares usand hes not afraid to deliver. He had small flakes of snow in his silky black hair, his eyes shining like the stars that fell to the ground around us. He was renowned for using supernatural events in many of his stories making them a mixture of horror, gloom, and fantasy. How to write a book blurb by far, the weakest part of many selfpublished books is the synopsis found on amazon and elsewhere. Sure, the book has a blue fake leather cover, costs four bucks, and screams spinning rack at the airport bookstore. And its not going to happen now, not with his star shining more brightly than ever in the highstakes arena of san franciscos software industry. The book presents a glimpse at her life as she describes, through her carepage and facebook account, her fight against cancer and the inspiration that has helped family and friends alike.
To ask other readers questions about the shining, please sign up. Now a major motion picture from paramount pictures starring john lithgow, jason clarke, and amy seimetz. I still appreciate the movie a lot because its a very good horror movie, but the amount of character development in the book cant be accomplished in 2 and a half hours in a movie. The book is more psychologically disturbing, thrilling, and all of those are sprinkled with touches of spooks. And who is so barbarous as not to understand that the foot of a man is no. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance. King has taken the best parts of the shining, and carried them into doctor sleep. And, by all means, if theres a king book that somehow scared you even more than these did, tell us about it in the comments. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. Ever wonder why the law of attraction only works sometimes. How to write an irresistible book blurb in 5 easy steps.
Desiree harlin doesnt believe in fairy tales, and she doesnt waste time wishing. Shes learned the hard way that dreams dont come true. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Just the other day, i was saying that sequels are not normally as good as the first book, well, doctor sleep completely disproved that theory. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. The main character jack torrance is a violent, recovering alcoholic who has broken his son, dannys arm while drunk before. A coveylove chronicle is a wonderful remembrance book that showcases the life of amy covey. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. Avoid dark images in your printed book help center. Told from four pointsofview the three torrances and.
It is the first book in the legend trilogy, followed by prodigy and champion. The book is set in the republic of america, a police state located in the western united states who has waged war against its eastern neighbor, the colonies of america, since its creation in 2054. It far exceeded the shining, in my opinion, and has become one of my favourite king novels. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In celebration of sleepless nights, here are some of the freakiest, scariest stephen king books. Your book blurb must be wellwritten to get a readers attention. Grade 5 lesson on blurbsadapt by using whatever book. I dont think you can make a shining movie that does the book justice. A stephen king fan has published an 80page version of the book which novelist jack torrance obsessively writes during kings the shining, where his descent into madness is revealed when his wife.
Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. King does a good job in all of his books to keep a relatively gloomy sensation while reading them. Share and sell your printed or digital photo books in blurb s bookstore, and extend your reach to audiences worldwide through. Salems lot, and the shining were published before the art. Worse than the cover, worse than the writing in the book itself, there are a lot of blurbs on amazon that are pretty near atrocious. How to write a romance blurb blog author rosalind james. This supernatural and psychological thriller stars the torrance family, jack. Drama analysis of the shining the shining is a 1980 psychological horror film directed by stanley kubrick. The book presents a glimpse at her life as she describes, through her carepage and facebook account, her fight against cancer and. He also composed poems in english in different styles and has three books published. In this post, we tell you how to write a book blurb in five easy steps. Danny is only five years old, but in the words of old mr hallorann he is a shiner, aglow with psychic voltage. The story of this film is based off the book, the shining by stephen king.
The shining is a novel published in 1977 by stephen king, a wellknown american author. The shining begins with jack torrance being interviewed for the caretakers job at the overlook hotel. 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. Stephen king fan publishes shinings jack torrances novel. Theres the sense that a great talent has been wasted.
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