This book took me 2 months to read (it had 447 pages), but it was worth it. There is never a really boring part, but there are really exciting and intense parts. The characters are described and developed to the fullest point and their personality just seemed to click with the story. It is better than the movie. It has a lot more subplots to it. There are more explanations as to why Jack Torrance tried to kill his family. It is not as stupid as some parts in the movie. There is no "HERE'S JOHNNY!" or ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY. This book focuses on real terror that keeps you wondering what will happen next. The woman in the bathtub in room 217 (not 237 like the movie) is described further, even who it really is! I would reccomend this book to anyone!