Dirty birdie...... (Misery - Stephen King)

Member Name: LAH10

Product:	Misery - Stephen King
Date:	21/04/01 (34 review reads)
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Advantages: Gripping, the anticipation was killing me

Disadvantages: none whatsoever

Misery is classical psychological horror from the master of horror himself. What can i say?
I loved it.

Misery is a masterpiece, its terrifying and brutal and its got Stephen King written all over it in big pink letters!

Cheesy romance author Paul Sheldon crashes his car in the middle of nowhere and is rescued by Annie Wilkes the nurse from hell, who also just so happens to be his 'number one fan'.

Whilst nursing (for want of a better word) him back to health, Annie gets Paul to resurrect her favourite character - Misery, who he so foolishly killed off in his last novel and if he doesnt, she'll kill him.

Annie is clinically insane, she is one of the scariest characters I have ever read about and she is masterfully brought to life by King.

King has created a wonderful character who is both pitiable and absolutely terrifying at the same time. As the novel goes on it becomes easier and easier to hate Annie for the cruel tortures and revenges she exacts on Paul.

I think the character of Annie Wilkes is one of Kings most outstanding and remains in fans minds as one of his greatest.

Misery is a page turner if I have ever read one. Its impossible to put down, with every page the tension builds and builds until it almost unbearable.

The scary thing about Misery is that its so very real. King does not neglect even the tiniest detail, everything is there bringing so much of the book to life.

Some parts are gruesome and even painful to read.....such as the scene with the half dead rat and later the axe.

I would highly recommend Misery to any one, especially if you are a first time reader, its an undeniable classic and griping to the last.

Also highly recommendable is the movie version, starring James Woods and Kathy Bates. Its almost as good as the book although leaves out some of the worst bits...thank God.

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