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# When you read the Shining...
- URL: https://www.joemilanjr.com/when-you-read-the-shining/
- Published: 2014-08-19T23:03:41.000Z
- Updated: 2024-01-28T04:45:45.000Z
- Author: Joe Milan, Jr.
- Tags: What I'm reading, x - miscellaneous, #wordpress, #Import 2024-01-25 18:25, #admin

[![](http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B001BANK32&Format=_SL110_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=ecitcarpblog-20)](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BANK32/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001BANK32&linkCode=as2&tag=ecitcarpblog-20&linkId=XW4HZ7LNOOBWPTKC&ref=joemilanjr.com)![](http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=ecitcarpblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001BANK32) When someone mention*s The Shining* I,[ like google](https://www.google.co.kr/webhp?tab=ww&ei=y1jzU4r3J5SNuATV%5F4D4Dw&ved=0CA8Q1S4&ref=joemilanjr.com#newwindow=1&q=The+Shining), think of Jack Nicholson in the 1980 movie. Yes I knew it was a book, but it was just one of those things that I never really bothered reading. Then on a whim, which had nothing to do with seeing the price at 1.99 for Kindle (I imagine as a promo for the sequel Dr. Sleep), I decided to check out the original story and there’s a couple things that occurred to me.

1. I’m not a Stephan King devotee or “true fan.” I haven’t read all of the Dark Tower series or anything like that. With that said, does King like magical black people? [But it appears I’m ten years late with this observation.](http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20041025/kinga.shtml?ref=joemilanjr.com)
2. In most of the developed world this story couldn’t happen. If this story was set in Korea it would have to take place in a sauna or Dokdo island. Then again there are plenty of movies set in hotels, [even in Korea](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldboy%5F%282003%5Ffilm%29?ref=joemilanjr.com).