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Misery by Stephen King

56 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

etherealsuju's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

asimpson7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.25

This book was grim. However it was also really good. I didn’t rate it too highly though as it took me so long to get through it. Also this isn’t really the type of book I’d usually go for, it was very disturbing but also fascinating at how a whole book can be written in one place with only 2 main characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ginniereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit

kartooch's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

One of the best Stephen King books! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

slaywithsteph's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Car accident, and Dysphoria

Moderate talk of death of infants, killing of infants

rpywell17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

alfric_godflay's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was my first Stephen King book, and it made me a lifetime fan. This book was so suspenseful that I was glued to it. I started reading it in study hall during my senior year and study hall quickly became “Misery” time. I LOVE this book. The antagonist is so twisted, this book will have you cringing in your seat. And the protagonist will have your heart racing and yelling “GO GO GO!”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder

pages_in_the_dark's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Cannibalism

og9879's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism