I read this in college when I was staying in the dorm, that was converted hotel in Chicago, over winter break. It seems Chicago, it was cold and snowy. It being that it was winter break, it was almost empty. What I mean to say is that the surrounding was perfect for fitting the story. I had actually seen the movie, but, as usual, the book was quite different – although the theme and overall feeling was very much the same. I am not a Stephen King in, for the most part, but this was a good book. I do wish that it had been a little closer to the movie which added some things that the book did not. Overall, a reasonable experience.