demidicus 's review for:

Misery by Stephen King

4.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I grew to like this book. A simple premise but well told.  I do feel like the pace was too slow in some parts, but I had a lot to chew on while annotating. It’s been an exciting experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury