Xepherus Reads

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,          It all begins with a job interview. John "Jack" Torrance has hit rock bottom and needs an alternative income stream. His position as a professor has ended, his alcoholism is out of hand, and his relationship with his wife and son is deteriorating. A job interview at Colorado's Overlook Hotel is what he needs to make money, write, and patch up his family.    Miles away, his young son, Danny, is plagued with visions of evil at the Overlook. After months of living in isolation in Colorado, Jack attempts to murder Danny and his mother, Wendy. Using his psychic abilities, he contacts Dick Halloran, another person with the Shine, to help them. This sets the stage for a bitter struggle between Danny and the forces of darkness.  It is a story of sobriety, healing, and terrifying encounters.    This set of books is the kind of read that keeps you up all night with the lights on. In Doctor...

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,      In 2015 my focus was very different, as were my reading habits. I decided that it was time to travel back to the Overlook Hotel. I looked forward to how I will interpret this novel today compared to 2015. What I came away with was a completely different telling of this tale that chilled me even further to the bone.   The Shining is written by Stephen King. It is published by Penguin Random House Publishing, under their Anchor Books imprint. Originally published in 1977, this classic horror novel introduces us to the Torrance family. When young Danny Torrance's father, John, is fired from his teaching job at a prestigious school, his parents struggle to survive on their meager finances. With divorce always looming in his mother Wendy's mind, Danny does his best to stay optimistic. He has his imaginary friend, Tony, that visits him sharing fun images and helping Danny find lost things. Danny is also learning t...