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Misery by Stephen King

19 reviews

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

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

Minor: Eating disorder and Vomit

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, 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: Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Abandonment

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

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, Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

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

remyd_reads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Eating disorder, Excrement, and Vomit

mariannelwnicholson's review against another edition

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

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

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, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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