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I am a fan of Stephen King, with Misery being one of my favourite books that he has written. It's also been adapted into a movie, which is one of his book's best adaptations in my opinion, as some... more

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  • 137 of 137 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 dawnymarie

    Member since 01/12/2010

    Reviews written: 124

    5 Stars Introducing Miss Annie Wilkes Review with images 06/03/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Masterfully crafted - heart pounding suspense

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    MiseryWhy Misery - how would a title like that appeal to me?I have seen the movie some many moons ago and knew that - even though the title sounds pretty gloomy - the concept was original and clever. The movie had been very thought provoking at the time so I hoped that the book would unveil more insight and of course be an entertaining read. Stephen KingAlthough I am very familiar with the name of the author and movies based on his books I have never considered reading any of his work. I felt like I had missed out on something special and intended putting it right. Stephen King is an ... more
  • 103 of 104 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 darkangelwing

    Member since 21/02/2005

    Reviews written: 38

    5 Stars Tears For Fears 10/02/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A nice gripping and readable novel ; A terrific tale of survival ; Very atmospheric ; The characters thoughts and feelings are projected well to the reader

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Suddenly stops flowing towards the middle ; King can be slightly over obsequious towards the main character

    After the arduous ordeal of reading King's novel IT at a rather strenuous length of over 1200 pages, I felt that over the Christmas period I needed a break and chose to read shorter novels such as Down and out in Paris and London, Animal Farm and Ian Flemming's Casino Royale. But it wasn't long until I craved a good horror novel to read, especially at nights when Insomnia kicks in from time to time. It should be said that Misery, although moderately short in length at just over 350 pages, I didn't initially feel too inclined to race through it as I did with King's shortest and one of his best ... more
  • 39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    5 Stars Misery Be Thy Name! 12/01/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Gripping, frightening, fantastic characters

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Nightmare inducing - otherwise none

    ***The Name With Many Faces*** Misery is the heroine in best selling writer Paul Sheldon’s series of romantic historical novels. Misery is the pig that resides on the homestead of Paul Sheldon’s ‘Number One fan’ Annie Wilkes. When Annie Wilkes rescues him from a car crash - Misery is the situation Paul finds himself in. Two years of hard graft and in a quiet hotel room Paul Sheldon finally writes ‘The End’ on the novel he hopes will give him the acclaim he so desperately desires. He can turn his back on the romantic slush that has created his best selling author status - the slush that he ... more
  • 46 of 46 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 tom1clare

    Member since 19/06/2003

    Reviews written: 306

    5 Stars Annie are you okay? 06/10/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Brilliant characters who excite powerful emotions within the reader

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It drags on a little at times, reading type-written sections is annoying after awhile

    For 1987's Misery, Stephen King took the basic horror-fiction formula that he had been tuning for just over a decade, and mixed it up a little. The result is a story that takes place mostly in one bare room, with two main characters contrasting in the roles of good and evil. Paul Sheldon is a succesful author, made famous by his romantic novels that star Misery Chastain. Popular as the series may be, Paul has become increasingly unhappy with the trashy style and character, and so decides to kill off the aptly-named Misery in her final book. Finally free of Misery and able to concentrate on ... more
  • 41 of 41 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Kirsthun

    5 Stars It Will Put You Out of Your Own Misery 11/06/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Edge of your seat action, good character development, well-written.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Some foul language might become old after a while.

    So... What do you get when you cross a famous author with a number one fan? What comes to mind is a deadly self-obsession where chances of surviving are closest to zero. In this case the self-obsession is Paul Sheldon a famous author of many books but one that cannot be forgotten. The name of the book is Misery, one of his works he is not particularly fond of but someone else is... Character Analysis The characters in the famously written book Misery are not only bone chilling, but after a while you might almost think they are real. * Annie Wilkes- She is Paul Sheldon's number one fan, and ... more

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Type Fiction
Genre Horror
Title Misery
Author Stephen King
ISBN 0340390700; 0340703423; 0340951435; 0450417395; 0670813648

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