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The Shining

The The Shining series in reading order: 1 book reviewed on The Bookish Elf, first published in 1977.

Book 1 in one line: This tale of a tormented family's psychic unraveling under supernatural assault transcends its genre roots to emerge as a startling allegory for how the most revered edifices of tradition and wholesome success can rot from within when we lose grip…

Books reviewed1
Series average4.5★
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The Shining cover
Book 1The Shining1977 · ★ 4.5

A haunting journey into the darkness of the human psyche

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The Shining cover
Start hereThe Shining1977 · ★ 4.5

A haunting journey into the darkness of the human psyche

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The Shining.

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Start with The Shining, first published in 1977.

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