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Misery by Stephen King

11 reviews

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

chuckyinspace'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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Physical abuse, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Gore, Self harm, Addiction, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Death, Animal death, Abandonment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, and Car accident

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

i felt like i was personally being tortured while reading this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, Abandonment, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Ableism, Misogyny, Excrement, Vomit, Torture, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Death of parent, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Gun violence, Car accident, and Cursing

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

bunny_567's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Animal death, Gun violence, Violence, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident and Suicidal thoughts

theinkdrinker's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fatphobia, Abandonment, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Alcoholism, and Racial slurs

boundforinfinity's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

'Misery's Annie Wilkes proves 5 star material. A villain with a narrative that compels and excites. Writer Paul Sheldon gives enough energy, sparky but troubled. He works a miracle on the writing and Wilkes complements his fury.
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I don't believe I have to prove how amazing both the book and the film where, but they were worth their weight in gold

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Chronic illness, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Torture

begentile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Addiction, Body shaming, Stalking, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Torture

himangi's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Excrement, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Racism, Car accident, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

mixtebaby's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

Very big change from my last read…Misery by the one and only King. The worst part of this book was the actual storyline of the misery books. I didn’t care at all, it was so boring 😅I honestly had to skip it. The other thing about the audiobook at least was the random music. It took me out of the story, and the random mentions of Africa. Just wasn’t there for it. I thought the voice acting was top tier. At the end of the day I wanted more…more of WAY she did what she did. I really enjoyed this one, can’t wait to start the new year and read more King. 4/5, would recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

mandy_reads'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit and Fatphobia