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Misery by Stephen King

16 reviews

toniw315's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was a disappointment. I didn’t hate it but didn’t really like it either. It takes awhile to pick up and the sections of Misery Returns were long and irrelevant to the actual plot. Very tense with well done suspense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cultural appropriation, Violence, Physical abuse, Medical content, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Body horror, Blood, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Cursing, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Drug use, Chronic illness, and Addiction

humanhalfofachilleus's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

as with most Stephen King, it could have ended 50 pages earlier and the "creepiness" relies heavily on "gross-out" rather than true terror or horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Murder, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Torture, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Racism

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

kartooch's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One of the best Stephen King books! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Alcoholism, Death, Suicide, Bullying, Gore, Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Car accident, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

sfranklinwriting's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Gruesome and full of psychopathy, an absolute twister and a story that maintains its sense of terror throughout. Annie’s mental unraveling peeling away simultaneously with Paul’s hope of actually living is displayed well. King is truly the king of descriptors…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Murder, Self harm, Torture, and Violence

eleanor_w's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Gore, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Physical abuse, Car accident, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

mikeroderique's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Confinement, Body horror, Blood, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Addiction, Torture, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Slavery, Car accident, and Alcoholism

Minor: Cursing, Self harm, Racism, Rape, and Stalking

bunny_567's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Animal death, Gun violence, Violence, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident and Suicidal thoughts

molly_greenshields's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

As my second Stephen King read, Misery had a lot to live up to considering how much I loved The Shining and although I wasn't *quite* as obsessed, nor did I devour it quite as quickly, it was pretty damn good. Sure, it was a hell of a lot more gruesome but once again, I found myself enraptured with King's prose, quite literally on the edge of my seat, quite literally gasping aloud (and probably startling a few people on my morning train), silently willing Paul Sheldon to escape from that goddamn house! So, although it's not quite up there with the spooks of The Overlook for me, Annie Wilkes' Colorado farmhouse not only frightened me half to death but it also surely cemented my love of Stephen King.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Torture

Moderate: Medical content and Gun violence

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Child death

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Grief, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Medical content, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

begentile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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