The Shining
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As the brutal winter sets in, the hotel’s dark secrets begin to unravel. “An undisputed master of suspense and terror.” —The Washington Post Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. The audio edition is narrated by Campbell Scott.
Recommendation DNA i
Provisional Recommendation DNAThis Recommendation DNA profile brings together the strongest supported traits we have for the book and listening experience. Evidence Confidence is shown separately so you can see how much of that picture is tied to this exact audiobook.
The DNA score and trait strengths summarize what the available evidence says about fit and experience—not popularity or customer ratings.
Evidence Confidence
Why this matters →- The book itself is well identified and supported across independent sources.
- We still have limited information tied to this exact recording or edition.
- We don’t yet have enough narrator-specific commentary to characterize the performance.
We have a useful picture of the audiobook, though some listening and edition-specific details are still becoming clearer.
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Supporting sources 14
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Unique evidence records that remain after filtering and deduplication. The larger evidence-signal total shown below can be higher because one retained record may support several separate facts or observations.
Source groups 11
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Separate reviews, forums, interviews, or conversations, with duplicates kept from inflating the total.
Networks 33
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Different platforms and publications represented in the research behind this page.
Supporting sources 1
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Performance evidence that can actually describe how this narrator sounds or performs this recording. Identity records, narrator biographies, sample links, and awards are useful context but do not count here on their own.
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The most recent date this page’s saved evidence picture was refreshed and checked.
A larger evidence pool gives us more to work with, but volume alone does not make a conclusion stronger. Relevance and independence still matter.
Narrator Experience
How Campbell Scott performs this particular recording.
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Performance summary
Across other audiobooks with dependable evidence, Campbell Scott is repeatedly associated with character voices. Think of that as useful background rather than a promise that this recording will sound exactly the same.
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Evidence behind this section
Counts describe support for this narrator/recording, not a quality score.Why we describe the performance this way
We use evidence tied specifically to this recording. Repeated observations across independent sources carry more weight than isolated comments. Narrator background and career recognition can add useful context, but they do not determine how this performance is described.
Narrator tendencies Across other supported work
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Reader Themes
How themes are identified
Educational value is the theme readers return to most consistently, making it a useful clue to whether the book fits your tastes.
Evidence sources for these themes
Based on themes repeated across 132 independent discussions and 33 source networks.
Where Readers Agree
The strongest agreement centers on tone and story quality. The leading theme appears across 22 independent discussions and 22 source networks, which makes it more than a one-off reaction. Pace and educational value also recur, adding useful secondary context to why the book works for people who respond to it. Listener fit appears less often, so it reads more like a supporting note than the main point of agreement.
The strongest theme is independently supported across 22 discussions and 22 source networks.
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Our Take
The Shining fits naturally within literature & fiction, with educational value doing much of the work in shaping its appeal. Tone is one of the more consistent strengths readers point to. The narrator is confirmed, but the book itself is easier to characterize than this particular performance. Until the recording has stronger support, the narrator credit is useful context rather than a performance verdict.
See what supports this take →Runtime & Edition Details
- Audiobook release date
- 2012-08-07
- Language
- en
- ISBN
- 9788466357319
Before You Listen
- The available book-level evidence repeatedly flags violence as part of the material.
Why You Can Trust This Recommendation
- Identity and edition signals are checked separately
- Independent discussions and source networks are counted distinctly
- Narration claims require edition- or narrator-specific support
- Unsupported information is withheld instead of displayed as a zero score
213 evidence records remain in the research set behind this page after filtering and deduplication.
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