The Shining by Stephen King

So far in this book, King really emphasizes the type of person Jack Torrance really is. The book starts off with Jack going in for a job interview and immediately showing a strong dislike for the interviewer. Jack is somewhat of a loose cannon, just recovering from alcoholism and having a rocky marriage with his wife. And then there comes his son Danny, who is most known for saying the infamous word REDRUM whom Jack loves with all of his heart but yet does some bad things to. In the early parts of the book, King shows how things between the family of three got to such a bad place. There was an instance when Jack in heated drunken anger broke Danny's arm by accident. This outraged Jack's wife Wendy and then forced her to have thoughts about the marriage. Based on what i have read so far, i like how King outlines Jack and his tactics and highlights the unsteady realtionship he has with his wife and son. King makes this feel like a real life story and makes the reader feel that even the most normal looking families can have problems that dont meet the eye. I am excited to finish this book and see what unravels throughout the Torrance's stay at the big isolated Colorado Hotel (even if i already did see the movie).