Horror Aficionados discussion

Hey there i was needing some opinions about this book...i have never read this book before and have been considering reading it for sometime now. i have seen the film and i really enjoyed it. so i was wondering is the book better than the movie? what are some of the differences between the two. and feel free to spoil and be perfectly honest ya know things you did and didnt like so much..im all ears =)


thanks so much!

Loved the book, did not like the movie but I'm not real crazy about Jack Nicholson.

I have never read the book....but my friend says it is good.

I loved it. One of my favorites by King.

I'm moving this thread to the Novels folder.

This is one of my all time favorite books. I really liked the movie buut the book is even better. Then again I always find books to be better then movies. Seriously though....read the book you will not be disappointed.

The movie is not a faithful adaptation of the book. Too many differences to even list here. I saw the film first and still really liked the book. You should definitely read it.

Love the book, love the movie. I sometimes feel like they aren't even the same story. A lot was changed but they both work. I find the book a hell of a lot creepier than the movie but that doesn't change the fact that the movie is tits!!

Thought the book was great; however, the ending felt cheesy to me and I think King could have wrapped it up much better. Thought the Kubrick movie was pure genious. I didn't like King's version of the movie, too melodramatic.

The first part of the book was possibly the scariest thing I read. I have a fear of diseases and well ... I didn't enjoy the second half as much. I know what I am saying is scraliage but I didn't

I loved the book but only liked the movie.
As Gatorman said, the movie is nothing like the book. The book is much better, imho.

BTW, there is a sequel coming out in January. : )

I thought it was a great book, but it's been many years since I read it. I thought the movie was pretty good (although the miniseries was truer to the novel). I would definitely recommend reading it.

I really enjoyed this book. I wanted to read it before I saw the movie, and I'm really glad I did. The book was SO much better and scarier than the film. There were just too many changes in the movie for me to like it. The book was thrilling, scary, and REALLY hard to put down.