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Misery by Stephen King

85 reviews

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

aline_b's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Gore, and Violence

antidietleah's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Drug abuse, Car accident, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol

njcarnevale's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

Compared to other SK books, this one didn’t have an excessive setup to the story. The details were more gruesome than expected, but it is a good mix of horror and psychological thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, Blood, Gore, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Violence

sparky63's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Medical trauma, Drug use, Body horror, Gore, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Vomit, Addiction, Car accident, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

madmadmaddymad's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

5.0

I haven’t read much Stephen King but this is still my favorite King novel.

The way Paul has to write on a typewriter with no “n” key really stuck with me. The way the “e” and “t” later fell off the typewriter was so devastating and vivid in my memory. It really goes to show how hopeless this man had become, that writing was his only escape from a messed up situation. 

And of course; there’s Annie. Annie is the worst, most hateful villainess in almost any work I can think of. I vividly remember her forcing Paul to burn his book. The disjointed pieces of Misery. And the lawnmower scene. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Gore, and Torture

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Car accident, Drug use, and Medical trauma

dunecello's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Murder, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: Vomit and Addiction

Minor: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

chapters_and_pages's review

challenging dark 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

My god, I mean this in the best way possible, but Stephen King is a twisted, twisted man… 😅

Paul Sheldon is a successful author and has finally finished the series that made him famous. Now he’s looking forward to doing some real writing. With a finished manuscript, Paul sets off on what he assumes will be a normal car journey. He couldn’t be more wrong. The next thing Paul knows, he’s in a strange room, with catastrophic injuries, rescued by Annie Wilkes. The good news? Annie is a nurse and has the medical knowledge and equipment Paul needs. The bad news? Annie is Paul’s biggest fan, and she’s not happy about the ending of his latest book…

This book is honestly a mindfuck… the way Stephen King is able to write these complex and evil characters so convincingly is just mind blowing, honestly. 

This book primarily features just two characters and in some cases, that could result in the book being a little boring but Paul and Annie were both so interesting and crazy to read about. From Annie’s abusive and torturous behaviour, to Paul somehow finding the strength and resilience to endure his months of agony, it honestly messes with your head. 

Overall, this isn’t a book I can necessarily say I enjoyed, just based on the subject matter, but I couldn’t put it down  and would highly recommend if you’re looking for something to make you question the state of humanity… 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Medical content, Blood, Mental illness, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Medical trauma, Torture, Addiction, and Drug use

ameliac3's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

nuii's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

My 1st Stephen King's book n I like it.
It feels fast-paced in an overall medium-paced setting(?). Probably because you feel tense all the time with nerve and anticipation. It gets real dark too (so vivid!) and at many points I had to sit up reading because it got too uneasy(in a good way, i guess) to be lying down, cozy in bed. 

I highly recommend the audiobook read by Lindsay Crouse, she did a phenomenal job bringing the story, and characters (esp. Annie) to live! Got all sort of chills listening to her narration as I read along and it made the whole experience even more enganging! 11/10!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Blood, Animal death, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, and Emotional abuse