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amandaquotidianbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Confinement, Addiction, Self harm, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Murder and Child death
Minor: Car accident, Rape, Racial slurs, and Animal cruelty
ashleycmms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Drug abuse, Gore, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Death of parent
begentile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Addiction, Body shaming, Stalking, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Torture
randanopterix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Lots of King-typical stomach churning violence partitioned by moments of commentary about media creation and its relationship with the consumer/mega-fan.
Great book!! Loved it! Terrible! Fantastic! Kind of made me want to throw up! Read it!
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism
smithreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Addiction
Moderate: Cursing and Medical content
Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
tpliebe's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Gore, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Death, Cursing, and Confinement
It's Stephen King, the dark side. And it's every writer's worst nightmare. You can tell who's a writer if you encounter a fan of King's books and you ask how many times they've read Misery. Most writers will say, once.leanne's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Torture, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
shahana_bookquoting's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Stephen King is a master storyteller. The way he depicts human emotions & behavior is wonderful to see.
Misery doesn't lounge around slowly building up the pace & plot. It straight away gets into the plot you came for. King builds tension throughout the plot using emotions of fear, survival, longing, loneliness, rejection & obsession to give you an edge-of-your-seat tension filled thriller/horror. The sheer suddeness of events jolt you & it was something that I loved the most in this book. The writing is quite dense, neither very vivid nor very descriptive. King strikes a perfect balance between the two to give you enough information to paint a picture in your head.
Annie Wilkes, the antogonist of the book is brilliantly written. Plot: She is obsessed with our protagonist, Paul Sheldon, who's the author of her favourite book series. She is her #1 fan. But the problem is he has ended the series and she doesn't like it. So she 'rescues' the author who's been in a car accident, I know so nice of her! And then she forces him to write another book in the series & keeps her captive. sksksksk
The 'descent into madness' trope is something King plays well with. Unlike Shining, Annie Wilkes in Misery doesn't slowly progress into madness. She is madness. She is a character your nightmares are made of. She is evil no doubt, but at times you also can't help but feel sad for her.
Highly recommend this book for horror & thriller fans.
Also recommended for people who wanna get into reading Stephen King's books. This is a great place to start.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Drug abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Confinement, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness
briartherose's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Body horror, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Drug abuse