Paperback, 576 pages
French language
Published Nov. 5, 2001 by J’ai lu.
Quand on propose à Jack Torrance, ancien professeur et ancien alcoolique, un poste de gardien pour l'hiver à l'hôtel Overlook dans les montagnes du Colorado, il croit tenir là une chance de se racheter aux yeux de sa famille. Il s'y installe avec Wendy, sa femme, et leur fils Danny, en espérant profiter de cette occasion pour écrire la pièce de théâtre qui le révélera au monde. Mais les démons de l'hôtel trouvent en Jack une proie presque trop facile pour poursuivre leur œuvre de mal, et il faudra le courage et le sixième sens étrange de son fils pour sauver in extremis ce qui pourra l'être. Car Danny possède ce don de lumière de même que l'ancien cuisinier de l'hôtel, Dick Hallorann, et la conjugaison des deux fera reculer les forces du mal. Pendant un certain temps...
Como la mayoría de libros de King. Los mejores rasgos de la humanidad luchando a muerte contra los peores hacen de esta historia algo con lo que cualquiera puede conectar.
El resplandor. Que bonita manera de llamarle "al don". El Resplandor es hereditario. Las malas costumbres también se heredan. S. King nos regala a Jack torrance, y nos lo regala con lo que mejor conoce, escribir, ser docente y ser alcohólico. El resplandor nos da un cabin fever excepcional, con un villano impensable, el hotel mismo.
Todos conocemos la versión cinematográfica de Kubric, pero El Resplandor de Kubric y El Resplandor de King son distintos, muy distintos. El de King es muy extenso, es muy añejo y es redentor. Te invito a que leas la última redención de un padre sufrido, porque también de eso le sabe el Sr King.
He writes about breasts way too often and in an unsettling way. Also uses some offensive language he shouldn't have. Spooky, but overrated.
I thought I read this book in my teens but the farther I got into it, the more certain I became that I hadn't. I would have remembered how well done Jack's descent into madness was. For me, that was the best part of the book. I did enjoy Danny's parts of the book, and Wendy's to a lesser extent, but the star of the show was Jack's changes and his growing connection to the hotel.
I think my biggest shock was just how different Kubrick's film is to the novel. I need to watch the movie again since I don't remember a lot of the details. That and the insane number of times the N-word was used. I wasn't expecting it and it really put me off.
I listened to the audio book and initially Campbell Scott's calm tone made me wonder if I wouldn't fall asleep while reading. …
I thought I read this book in my teens but the farther I got into it, the more certain I became that I hadn't. I would have remembered how well done Jack's descent into madness was. For me, that was the best part of the book. I did enjoy Danny's parts of the book, and Wendy's to a lesser extent, but the star of the show was Jack's changes and his growing connection to the hotel.
I think my biggest shock was just how different Kubrick's film is to the novel. I need to watch the movie again since I don't remember a lot of the details. That and the insane number of times the N-word was used. I wasn't expecting it and it really put me off.
I listened to the audio book and initially Campbell Scott's calm tone made me wonder if I wouldn't fall asleep while reading. Luckily, he got down to business when the dialogue and more intense narration called for it. He did a really good job.
I don't know if it was just the audio book and there were clearer demarcations in the physical book, but I was throw off regularly which POV switches. There were a few times when I had to rewind to see if I either missed something or to figure out who was sharing info.
I'm glad I read this one. It won't end up on my all-time favorite Stephen King list but I enjoyed the story. 3.5 stars for me.
I listened to the audiobook version of this. Stephen King is not a bad writer at all--he is pretty inventive in his ideas and language. Sometimes he can be a bit distracting and gratuitous, though; I remember one sentence that went something like "he squeezed the accelerator like the breast of a much-loved woman." Ewwww. But overall, he is good with characterization, which can't be said for the Kubrick film with the same name. I was genuinely on edge towards the end. The actor who reads it aloud, Campbell Scott, is quite good as well at reading in an unaffected but understandable way, and at modulating his tone according to character believably.
This was a very engaging, spooky book, and an interesting blast from the past, too. I am intrigued that he's written a sequel.
