Whilst it may sound like a strange club from one of Stephen King's own novels, The Folio Society is an organisation which specialises in creating carefully crafted editions of the world's finest literature. For them, the act of holding a book, of turning a page, of the feel of the paper, even the typography, as an essential part of ones enjoyment of the content.
And they've just given The Shining, now approaching 40 years old, a make-over. King's third novel might come as a surprise to anyone who knows the story only via the Stanley Kubrick film version. Essentially it's the same: Jack and Wendy Torrance move in to the grand and remote Overlook Hotel for the winter to take care of it as it becomes snowbound and isolated. Their young son, Danny, has 'the shining',
from Horror and Sci Fi Magazines http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/dvd-and-blu-ray-home-entertainment-reviews/15975-the-shining-folio-editon
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