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The Shining

Stephen King
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horror psychological horror past tense third limited POV ~665 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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oppressive psychological horror claustrophobic

A dark horror. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 70
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count166,139
Page count~665 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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