Loved itI like Misery a lot. It would easily be in my top 20.
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Misery (1978)
Others: Mostly positive Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical romances featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing literary fiction. Annie Wilkes, Sheldon's number one fan, rescues the author from the scene of a car accident. The former nurse takes care of him in her remote house, but becomes irate when she discovers that the author has killed Misery off in his latest book. Annie keeps Sheldon prisoner while forcing him to write a book that brings Misery back to life.
- ISBN:
- 9781982150808
- Length:
- 352 pages
Genres: science fiction, horror, thriller
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Loved it
Loved itThis is one of the only books by Stephen King that has actually made me uncomfortable. That actually feels scary.
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Not a fanI had recently read misery, and I didn't like that one as much, which I know a lot of people like misery, but it is what it is.
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Loved itI couldn't stop laughing there were some really funny moments here. It is a it's a horror book. I'm going to put it just above fifth son.
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Loved itit is so delightfully done in misery when you take a look at fanaticism and fan interaction with their whatever it is they're adoring being an author an actor you know the fill in the blank and he did it to such killing effect in misery I absolutely thought this was done to perfection
Loved iti think he's second for me the scariest villain in king's works is in misery annie wilkes is horrifying
Mixedi love the setup for it the nurse who is obsessed with this author and is forcing him to write her stories and oh my goodness this one is disturbing and grisly and terrifying
Not a fanit just wasn't very suspenseful it was pretty drawn out so you also are seen chapters of the book that he is writing about misery the character misery and it just I don't it just was so boring
Loved itthis book was a thrill ... it's just absolutely terrifying and I love reading like something about writers ... it definitely is one of my favorites of the year
Loved itit is an intense book it is gruesome it's not scary and your typical like move kind of sense like it's not like that but it's just like at your core makes you feel uncomfortable so good if you're thinking about starting Stephen King start with that one highly recommend
Loved itI also love misery the long walk The Green Mile