SHINEALONG

This year I debated whether or not to include The Shinning in my RIPVIII stack.... I read it so long ago I've since forgotten the details and have been looking for a reason to reread. Well, I was loving on Tif's instagram pic of her RIPVIII book stack and mentioned how I'd enjoy reading The Shining... and then she told me that she is hosting a Shinealong! Obviously I have to join in the fun!!! While I'm at it, I gotta get back to actual blogging for FUN. If I was actually blogging and not just reviewing, I'd have known about the Shinealong! Ugh. Silly me.

Anywho.... the deets:

The Shining Read-along is hoested by Tif at Tif Talks Books and Charleen from Cheap Thrills.

It runs from Sept 2 - 23 with the following checkpoints:

- September 2: KICKOFF!

- September 9: Discussion through chapter 16

- September 16: Discussion through chapter 33

- September 23: Wrap-up

For the kick-off, a few introductory questions have been posed to us shinealong-ers.

1. Will this be a reread or a first-time read?

This is a reread for me, but like Tif, I read this ages ago so I am a bit fuzzy on the details. I remember the big stuff, but I read this back in high school and pretty much everything else is foggy.

2. Have you seen the movies?

I have seen both... Stanley Kubrick is amazing and The Shinning is one of my favorite movies to date. The made-for-TV version was enjoyable, and I would love to get my hands on it to watch again... anyone know where to find it?

3. What are your thoughts from your previous reads/watches?

No thoughts from my first read, since I can't recall much. I do know that I enjoyed it and liked it much more than other King novels (I went through a hardcore King phase in high school where that was pretty much all I read).

Like I said above, The Shining is one of my favorite movies. It is such a classic. I own it and have watched it countless times.

4. Why are you joining the readalong and what do you hope to get out of it?

I'm joining because I haven't revisisted The Shining in over 10 years. It also falls at a perfect time of year, both seasonally (yay Fall!) and during RIPVIII. Plus, with a huge stack of books to read, joining in readalongs help me to stay on track with my reading goals!

Also, I totally love the hashtag #shinealong -- that's reason enough, right?

So what are you waiting for?! Go grab your copy of The Shining and join in the fun!

ps: Doctor Sleep comes out September 24th, so immediately following The Shinealong, join in the Sleepalong and read the sequel together!! Eeeps!

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