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Misery by Stephen King

10 reviews

jessthanthree's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical content, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Body horror, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming, Excrement, Fatphobia, Death, Rape, Gaslighting, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Eating disorder, Car accident, Vomit, Sexism, Murder, Racism, Alcoholism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Death of parent, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Gun violence

augustst's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death

Minor: Vomit and Eating disorder

finn_vibing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Addiction, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Car accident, Cursing, Animal death, Self harm, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

tygeis02's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Drug use, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder, Abandonment, Confinement, and Alcoholism

Minor: Racial slurs

julesfromarvs's review against another edition

dark informative tense fast-paced

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

4.0

questa lettura è stata, in un certo senso, piacevole; ho trovato il racconto molto scorrevole e facile da seguire, e mi ha sicuramente tenuta attaccata alle pagine in una maniera assurda, contando i momenti carichi di suspense che ha. è un libro diverso dagli altri due si King che ho letto (The Stand e IT), e avevo il terrore che potesse non piacermi proprio perché, a differenza di quelli, ha solo due personaggi principali, e invece questa cosa non mi ha assolutamente pesato. anzi, trovo che Paul sia interessantissimo da leggere, e come sempre c'è grande attenzione al dettaglio e alla descrizione degli spazi.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Body horror, Mental illness, Self harm, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, and Animal death

miky_recensioniburde's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Car accident, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Kidnapping, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

lethargarianreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, Torture, Kidnapping, Addiction, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Vomit, Excrement, and Eating disorder

mariannelwnicholson's review

challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Body horror, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Body shaming

kelseyharte's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book, as with every other Stephen King book I've read it's incredibly well written and descriptive. You really get to know the characters well, he's really great at creating multi-dimensional characters, even the most minor of characters are usually given a well-rounded description and personality. Since the majority of the story is Paul's stream of thoughts, it can get a little slow at times but it picks up and gets you to the point where you can't put it down. Since it's written like stream of consciousness it can get a little confusing at points but it also makes it a much more interesting read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Torture

Moderate: Car accident, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

randanopterix's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

A miserable book, absolutely fantastic. King’s writing gets a little corny here and there, but not enough to put me off how incredibly uncomfortable and surprisingly insightful this book can be.  Fantastic character study of the sardonically determined Paul and the insane but dangerously clever Annie Wilkes. 

Lots of King-typical stomach churning violence partitioned by moments of commentary about media creation and its relationship with the consumer/mega-fan. 

Great book!! Loved it! Terrible! Fantastic! Kind of made me want to throw up! Read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism