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Misery by Stephen King

167 reviews

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

perth_is's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

jg93's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, and Car accident

lizzieinmt's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Really didn't like this as much as pet cemetery. The plot was fairly engaging but I honestly didn't like either character. It felt like they almost deserved each other but then again that might just he the point. If selfishness has hyperbole this would he the example. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

beaniebabybecca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

makeshift_human_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Medical content, and Cannibalism

jordynjohnson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, which isn’t really much of a surprise because I always enjoy Stephen King’s work. I’d seen the movie a few years ago and I found myself picturing Kathy Bates as Annie as I was reading. This book was quite dark and it really draws you into the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

phantomsparrow's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit

captaincrabs52's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Some of the parts of the book got pretty boring but overall I really really enjoyed this book and everyone should read it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

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