Misery

Misery

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Paul Sheldon. He's a bestselling novelist who has finally met his biggest fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes and she is more than a rabid reader - she is Paul's nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.

Title : Misery
Edition Language : English
ISBN : 9780450417399
Format Type :

    Misery Reviews

  • Kate

    'Misery' is a gruesome story of torture with blood, guts, and a psychopath. It's a well told tale, the characters are well developed and the fact that there are only two of them never gets boring. It'...

  • Kemper

    Honestly, who among us hasn’t gotten frustrated with their favorite writer and felt like holding them prisoner while forcing them to write the exact book that we want?Well, don’t do that because i...

  • Melissa ? Dog/Wolf Lover ? Martin

    Reread Damn, I can never get over that one scene!!! She's bat sh•t crazy! Happy Reading! 🎃👻Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾...

  • Dita

    Read this, you Cockadoodie Dirty Birdies!...

  • Dan Schwent

    To celebrate completing a novel, writer Paul Sheldon goes on a champagne-fueled drive in the Rocky mountains. He winds up in a near fatal car crash, but never fear. He's rescued by Annie Wilkes, his #...

  • Chelsea Humphrey

    Please don't come at me with your torches and pitch forks, but for me, this was just fine. 🤷 I promise I'll explain!...

  • Johann (jobis89)

    "I am in trouble here. This woman is not right."Paul Sheldon, the best-selling writer of the Misery novels, finds himself rescued from a car accident by his number one fan, Annie Wilkes. As the former...

  • Stepheny

    My whole life people have had a hard time handling my obsessive passionate personality. I don’t ever just like things- I’m either completely enamored with it or not all that interested. It’s jus...

  • destiny ??? [howling libraries]

    I've been saying for the last year, since I originally read this, that I would come back and write a full review, but honestly, the immediate post-read reaction I wrote below sums it up pretty well. I...

  • Annemarie

    It took me longer than usual to get into this King book, which was largely down to the writing style. I felt it was different than his usual style (which is the one I adore so much). I had the same pr...