Return to the gripping, suspenseful classic #1 New York Times bestseller by master storyteller Stephen King!Bestselling novelist Paul Sheldon thinks he's finally free of Misery Chastain. In a controversial career move, he's just killed off the popular protagonist of his beloved romance series in favor of expanding his creative horizons. But such change doesn't come without consequences. After a near-fatal car accident in rural Colorado leaves his body broken, Paul finds himself at the mercy of the terrifying rescuer who's ...
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Return to the gripping, suspenseful classic #1 New York Times bestseller by master storyteller Stephen King!Bestselling novelist Paul Sheldon thinks he's finally free of Misery Chastain. In a controversial career move, he's just killed off the popular protagonist of his beloved romance series in favor of expanding his creative horizons. But such change doesn't come without consequences. After a near-fatal car accident in rural Colorado leaves his body broken, Paul finds himself at the mercy of the terrifying rescuer who's nursing him back to health--his self-proclaimed number one fan, Annie Wilkes. Annie is very upset over what Paul did to Misery, and demands that he find a way to bring her back by writing a new novel--his best yet, and one that's all for her. After all, Paul has all the time in the world to do so as a prisoner in her isolated house...and Annie has some very persuasive and violent methods to get exactly what she wants ....
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great book...great movie....adding to collection of stephen king..
brjunkie
Nov 13, 2008
Misery
Really scary!!! This is another of one of my favorite King books! I was really disappointed that the movie was not as dramatic as the book. Movies can never live up to the author's work.
FLJess85
Aug 24, 2007
This is a classic, and Stephen King's descriptions make me feel what's going on in the book, it is that good. Also fun to watch the movie after the book to see the differences.