mikeroderique's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Confinement, Body horror, Blood, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Addiction, Torture, Domestic abuse, and Death
Moderate: Slavery, Car accident, and Alcoholism
Minor: Cursing, Self harm, Racism, Rape, and Stalking
tpliebe's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
If you're a writer? This book is about a writer's worst nightmare. And King does this sort of thing so very well!
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Gore, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Death, Cursing, and Confinement
It's Stephen King, the dark side. And it's every writer's worst nightmare. You can tell who's a writer if you encounter a fan of King's books and you ask how many times they've read Misery. Most writers will say, once.
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