Reading The Shining By: Stephen King pgs 1-56

SUMMARY:
    On page 1, the Shining begins with Jack Torrance being interviewed for the caretaker's job at the Overlook Hotel. The hotel will soon close for the winter, so they need someone to watch over it. The Overlook's manager, Ullman, is not positive Jack should be hired for the job. He informs Jack that he and his family will be by themselves at the hotel once the snow begins to fall because the closest town Sidewinder is forty miles away. Jack tells Ullman that he'll be working on his play so he won't suffer from cabin fever and that Wendy and Danny have loads to keep themselves occupied. Ullman then tells Jack that the previous caretaker had murdered his wife and children and then comitted suicide in a drunken rage. Jack overall ends up receiving the position.
    Later, Jack's wife Wendy is watching her son Danny outside the window playing. She says a few comments of her thoughts and about Danny. Danny comes inside and asks why his dad got fired from his old job, and his mother replies that it was because he got into a fight with a student. Then the scene goes back to Jack as he is in the middle of a tour of the basement from an employee named Watson. Watson informs jack of the need to check the boiler's pressure, and then Watson proceeds on informing Jack on a bunch of scandals that have taken place at the Overlook hotel since it has been open. He says that an older women had committed suicide and a little bit later a woman claimed she saw the lady naked in the bath tub. Because of her ghost stories the employee was fired. Watson then tells Jack that a lot of older men have died here due to their relationships with younger women. Although Jack is supposed to be a retired drinker, he thinks that the best thing he could do right now is have a few drinks.
RESPONSE:
    So far so good. I chose to read this book because I recently watched it on TV with my mom, and the overall story seemed to be pretty chilling and clever. There are a lot of minor details that I failed to put into the summary because I figured they were not necessary. I usually get bored by introductions to stories anyways so I believe that since I'm not bored yet that this book should be pretty interesting. The main character Jack appears to be pretty hot headed, and if the book is anything like the movie then I know what trouble that can cause later. I'm definitely excited to continue reading.