The Shining

This book is the reason why King is considered one of the best horror/thriller writers out there. Unfortunately since I had seen the movie, the finale of the book wasn't so thrilling as I'd like it to be. Even despite the fact that the movie changed quite a few things.
However, the first half of the book was amazing. I've never read something so good and at the same time feared it as much. I suppose that's a very personal thing, though. Danny and I had similar parents... As a whole it's a damn good book and it was hard to stop reading it. It's a modern classic and every fan of horrors should read it.