A weird one for me because it’s so colored by The Movie in my mind even though it’s actually quite different from the movie like a lot different from the movie like has maybe the opposite difference from the movie. Is evil innate or can anyone succumb to it? I think I like the story of the book more but prefer the execution of the movie! I like being in Jack’s head even if (I guess that’s the point) it’s so VILE in there sometimes. I think the chapter where Halloran almost

succumbs to the evil of the Overlook and for a second thinks of killing Danny

was what made me turn go “I get it..”. Not to mention how the relationship between Danny and Halloran is so much stronger here. Slow pace is atmospheric except when it’s boring. Ending feels so much more optimistic. Stephen King im still quite mixed on you but I think this one is a banger with flaws