A review by kirstinreviews
Misery by Stephen King

dark mysterious 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

4.75

So, out of all the Stephen King books I've read (now a total of 3, including this one), this is the first one I've liked. Of course, this is one of his classic and most well known books. I haven't seen the movie (although I've heard it's great), but this book was really good. It was tense, had good characters, and I found the situation more believable than his other works. I also enjoyed the callback to The Shining. I recognized some of the towns that are named, and the reason why is they were also mentioned in The Shining. 

So, I hear you asking, why isn't this 5 stars? For one, I really don't like the use of the word rape in this novel. I know at the time it was written this word was okay to use, but apart from one scene, it really didn't need to be used. As the saying goes, if you can use anything other than rape, don't use rape.
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