Misery

i had no hope that he was going to make it but the mf made it. 

Kings most gruesome story

I’ve been a SK fan a long time and this one made me feel the terror and horror of Paul Sheldon’s visit with Annie Wilkes. What a psychopath! I noticed that he mentions The Overlook so the Shining is in the same universe, in this novel. Annie Wilkes’ father is Ralph Dugan, similar to Carrie White (of Carrie), her father being Ralph White. I believe that both characters are really The Dark Man from The Stand and Gunslinger. He is the evil force that causes calamity across multiple plot lines, including also The Mist.

Hatte zu viele Seiten für die Prämisse, war aber okay

Favorite novel of Kings - gruesome!

Thrilling until the very end.

Ein Klassiker

Misery oder im Deutschen "Sie" hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Manchmal stört mich es, wenn ein Buch nur an einem Ort stattfindet aber bei Misery hat mich das gar nicht gestört. Die Charaktere sind einfach erstklassig dargestellt! Ich fand es zu keinem Zeitpunkt langweilig und ständig hab ich mich gefragt, was denn noch passieren wird und ob es noch schlimmer kommen kann. Auch wenn der Film zum Buch schon etwas älter ist, freue ich mich darauf zu sehen wie die Geschichte umgesetzt wurde...

It seems that I’ve developed a love hate relationship with Stephen King’s books. To my mind, his books are either, brilliant like Pet Sematary or awful like Carrie. Unfortunately, it seems that Misery is part of the second category. After a serious car crash, Paul Sheldon wakes up in the house of Annie Wilkes. The former nurse took care of his broken bones, or at least sedated him with painkillers. From her first appearance on she seems to be a bit strange but it quickly becomes clear that she is crazy. Paul, already suffered from a trauma after his accident but soon his mental condition get’s worse and worse. It started after Annie forced him to burn his manuscript, followed by cutting off one of his thumbs, as he mentioned that a letter in the typewriter is missing ,and ended with chopping of one of his feet. Due to Paul’s mental state, it’s a bit difficult to follow the story line itself from time to time and even I lost track a couple of times. After Paul started to rewrite Miserys book, I stated to get more interested in her story than in the actual one. It is safe to say that the book didn’t manage to catch me. The aspect, that disappointed me the most was Annie herself. I don’t know what I expected her to be, but I think, I hoped that she would be a little bit more like Dolores Clairborne. However, what I didn’t expect was that Annie middle aged woman, with the language of a ten year old. She expresses anger with childishly strange words and phrases but she will fly into fits of rage if someone uses „bad“ language in front of her. In the end, I have to say that „Misery“ is one of the least interesting book of Stephen King that I read up to now.

Gostei muito, finalmente li uma das obras mais recomendadas de Stephen King mas após esta leitura fico muito preocupada... a única parte que me impressionou foi a da Annie a esborrachar um rato e talvez tenha sido porque tinha acabado de jantar.

Für mich ein ganz anderer King als sonst, diese Geschichte war weniger mysteriös, dafür aber echt brutal und erschreckend, wie tief menschliche Abgründe sein und werden können! Einmalig grausam und nervenaufreibend, und es geht im ein Buch. Also alles perfekt!

DNF at 46% honestly the most boring "thriller", Paul in unlikable, Annie is your standard psychopath, nothing new here. also I'm starting a petition to get Stephen King to stop writing women because "She looks like a widow who just got fucked after a ten-year dry spell" is not a valid physical description, Stephen.

Autor Paul Sheldon wird nach einem Unfall von seinem größten Fan Annie gefunden. Dumm nur, dass er gerade seine Romanheldin getötet hat, was Annie überhaupt nicht gefällt. . Weder Paul noch Annie machen über den Verlauf der Geschichte eine große charakterliche Entwicklung durch, sie bleiben beide größtenteils unverändert. Auch die Geschichte von Romanheldin Misery wird weiter erzählt, was jedoch leider nicht besonders spannend ist und eher nur in die Länge zieht. Die Handlung selbst ist recht vorhersehbar, nur Annies Vergangenheit bringt noch einmal ordentlich Spannung auf. Der Schreibstil ist sehr detailreich und auch für Nichtmuttersprachler*innen ist das Buch gut auf Englisch lesbar. . Leider zu vorhersehbar

Verstörend und unglaublich gut geschrieben, wie von King nicht anders zu erwarten.

This is definitely one of my favourite Stephen King books so far. I loved the atmosphere in this book and that I only had these two characters to focus on. As always in Stephen Kings novels there were some disturbing scenes but OMG they were great. And of course I love his writing style which takes you into the story and won't let you out.

It didn't grip me like other King books had. I couldn't connect with the characters at all and I would have liked a chapter out of Annies view. Nevertheless it is a well crafted story.

Кінґ дійсно король жахів. Настільки описати жахливість ситуації в якій опинився гг не кожен зможе. Чим далі читаєш, тим більше жахаєшся наскільки божевільною може бути людина. Стільки крові і насилля на героєм, що і не впевнена чи виживе взагалі герой.

This is definitely one of my favourite Stephen King books so far. I loved the atmosphere in this book and that I only had these two characters to focus on. As always in Stephen Kings novels there were some disturbing scenes but OMG they were great. And of course I love his writing style which takes you into the story and won't let you out.

Psychologischer Horror der feinsten Sorte. Fesselnd bis zur letzen Seite. Vielschichtige, abgefuckte Charaktere. Ich hab's geliebt. CW: Gewalt, Tierleid, Rassismus (Wahrscheinlich noch viiiel mehr)

Oh God... There were moments that i really liked!! But I decided to rate books more by how much I enjoyed them... And this left me lukewarm

“Los depresivos se suicidan. Los psicóticos, mecidos en la cuna venenosa de su propio ego, quieren hacer el favor a todos los que les rodean de llevárselos con ellos.” Para ser el primer libro que he leído de Stephen King me sorprendió bastante lo adictivo que fue, lo leí con un poco de miedo porque me sentía en los zapatos de Paul Sheldon, sentía el verdadero terror cada vez que despertaba sabiendo que estaba secuestrado por una mujer que seguramente iba a matarlo y saber que lo único que podía alargar un poco más su vida era una saga de libros que él mismo odiaba. El libro me gustó, la verdad deseo volver a leer otro libro de Stephen King, no creo que pronto pero de que lo haré, planeo hacerlo. “Puede que no sepa lo que va a ocurrirle a Misery, pero sé lo que va a pasarme a mí… y usted también lo sabe. Escribiré la palabra FIN, usted lo leerá y después escribirá lo mismo, ¿es cierto? Nuestro fin. Ése no tengo que imaginarlo. La verdad no es realmente más extraña que la ficción, digan lo que digan.” Creo que una de las cosas que más me emocionó de este libro, fue que el protagonista fuera un escritor, esa forma de ver la vida y de narrarlo fue demasiado increíble para mí.

Easily one of the best King Books. It is quite impressive how suspenseful it is, considering it takes place in one house with just two people in it.

Misery. Kathy Bates and her iconic portrayal of Annie Wilkes is now the first thought that comes to mind for most people who see this title, but Stephen King's brutally intense page-turner has more to offer than this memorable villain figure. In a story that is all about the perspective, King introduces us to the mental torture games that Paul Sheldon, the leading point-of-view character, has to endure. The nagging knowledge that whatever comes next is unpredictable begins to torment the reader as much as the protagonist as the novel runs its course: this is a story that has become so ingrained in pop culture that it's almost impossible to not know what it is about at this point, yet the increasingly terrifying revelations of the lengths both characters are prepared to go never cease to be shocking. King has a history of writing about writers, seemingly taking inspiration from the saying that you should write about what you know. And empathizing with the writer's perspective is something that King certainly knows how to do. Paul Sheldon never really becomes likeable; but he does not need to be, for what is done to him is something we would not wish on our worst enemies. Yet, perhaps the most interesting aspects of Misery arise when King focuses on the creative aspects of the writing process, on the struggles and concerns of writing a book, the pressure, the doubts. Outside of the premise of the kidnapping, obviously, I strongly suspect that King infused this story with many autobiographical elements, be it his own experience with writing, or his drug-related history that heavily plays into the narrative of Misery as well. To my surprise, King went into some significantly darker and bleaker places than I originally anticipated, but there is no denying that he instilled the story with all his concentrated passion as a writer. It's a thrilling page-turner, yes, but also allows a fascinating look at distorted perception and morbid obsession.

Habe das Buch vor einigen Jahren gelesen und trotz der Dicke verschlungen. Grandioser Horror und Page-Turner.

I did not like that girl one bit throughout the whole book! The ending was bittersweet. It was suspenseful to the very end.

Ich habe das Buch an einem Wochenende durchgelesen, weil es so spannend und kurzweilig war. Die Anspannung hielt bis zur letzten Seite!

Stephen King really knows how to show, he makes you feel what the character is feeling. If we don't know what misery means or feels like pul Sheldon did a great job telling us that. Annie Willes was crazy no wrong word she was psychotic to the point of man slaughter. The seens like when she slashed his legs and the pain, oh the pain was so intently portrayed like it was happening in front of me. Stephen King you are a god in writing cause you make me see in front of my eyes