The Shining

The Shining

1974 • 539 pages

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22 books

#3 in What are your favorite horror novels?

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#1
The Shining
#2
Tender Is the Flesh
#3
World War Z
The Road
It
American Psycho
Carrie

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53 books

#10 in Which books had the best film adaptations?

A great movie can lead to even more readers of the source material. What are some books you read that had movies that you enjoyed the most.

#1
The Lord of the Rings
#2
Dune
#3
The Princess Bride
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Hunger Games
Jurassic Park
The Martian
Pride and Prejudice
Fight Club
The Shining
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

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45 books

#13 in What books had the best villain of all time?

A good antagonist can mean a lot of things. It can be anything from realistic and relatable to pure evil. Some of the best villains are the ones that stick with us (and sometimes haunt our dreams)....

adam
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#1
And Then There Were None
#2
The Stand
#3
The Princess Bride
It
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
Misery
Frankenstein
Blood Meridian
Othello
American Psycho
Batman: The Killing Joke
The Shining

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3,727 books

#69 in What are your favorite books of all time?

When you think back on every book you've ever read, what are some of your favorites? These can be from any time of your life – books that resonated with you as a kid, ones that shaped your personal...

#1
The Lord of the Rings
#2
Dune
#3
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1984
Pride and Prejudice
The Way of Kings
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Hobbit
The Martian
The Hunger Games
Project Hail Mary

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170 books

#169 in How did you become a bookworm?

Tell us how you got into reading, what or who inspired you. Was it a book you read one day, a mentor, teacher? etc...

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#1
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
#2
The Hobbit
#3
The Lightning Thief
The Hunger Games
Redwall
The BFG
The Bad Beginning
Twilight
City of Bones
Eragon
Dinosaurs Before Dark
The Princess Diaries