The Shining Age Rating: What Age Is It Right For?

Recommended Age:
18
+
Best for adult readers who engage with psychologically layered horror that combines supernatural dread with deeply realistic family dysfunction.

About the Book

A family takes over an isolated Colorado hotel for the winter, and as the months pass, the father's sanity deteriorates under the influence of the building's malevolent supernatural history.

Content Ratings

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Mild Romance
Brief references to the central marriage, including scenes of emotional and physical intimacy within the relationship.
💡
Intense Themes
Sustained themes of alcoholism, domestic violence, and the psychological disintegration of a father figure who becomes a threat to his own family.
⚔️
High Violence
Sustained graphic violence including murder attempts, axe attacks, and psychic horror sequences with vivid physical detail.
The Shining by Stephen King Book Cover
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Author:
Stephen King
Genre:
Horror
Published:
1977
Page Count:
447
Ages:
18
+

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