Actually Reading the Book I’m Named After (And All of Stephen King’s Other Work)

 Before reading thoughts : The Shining! I'm very excited to read this. I had no idea it would come this early in the list and it was a pleasant surprise. I feel like this is one of those books that is on everyone's "to read" list. I'm a huge fan of the movie (isn't everyone?) but I know that there are some major major differences between the two. I don't really know what those differences are, though... So I'm excited to find out. I also get very confused when I watch the movie...am I the only one? I feel like Kubrick threw in some stuff from the book but never explained what it was or what it meant. I'm hoping to get some answers from reading the book and finally figure out what the heck is up with that weird mascot that freaked me out as a child (and yes, okay, as an adult). Let's do this thing.  After reading thoughts: Well, that was amazing. I cannot help but feel completely satisfied after reading that. Everything I was so confused about b

I have randomly decided that in addition to reading these books, I'm also going to rank them from my most favorite to least favorite. I will do this as I read and I will add in the books I've already read after I re-read them. I also apologize for the horrible pun in the title but I couldn't pass it up :) All right! Here's my ever-changing list: The Long Walk It The Shining Pet Sematary The Institute Misery The Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass Black House Needful Things Dolores Claiborne The Green Mile The Regulators The Dark Tower: The Wastelands Insomnia Firestarter The Talisman The Dark Tower: Wolves of the Calla Christine The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger The Outsider The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three Desperation Rose Madder Bag of Bones Cujo The Dark Half Different Seasons Salem's Lot The Stand Hearts in Atlantis The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon From a Buick 8 Gerald's Game Everything's Eventual Four Past Midnight The Plant (unfinished) Thinner Rage The De