I really disliked The Shining. I think the characters were developed well and the book read quickly, but I really just don't enjoy the type of novels that Steven King writes. I didn't like Wendy's character because she was so weak, and all the sexual imagery and Freudian psych. stuff I didn't appreciate either. But I am really enjoying Bastard Out of Carolina. I hope the ending of this book is a bit happier than the others we've read.