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Misery Kindle Edition

by Stephen King (Author)

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The #1 national bestseller about a famous novelist held hostage by his “number one fan” and suffering a frightening case of writer’s block—that could prove fatal. One of “Stephen King’s best…genuinely scary” (USA TODAY).

Paul Sheldon is a bestselling novelist who has finally met his number one fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes, and she is more than a rabid reader—she is Paul’s nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also furious that the author has killed off her favorite character in his latest book. Annie becomes his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.

Annie wants Paul to write a book that brings Misery back to life—just for her. She has a lot of ways to spur him on. One is a needle. Another is an axe. And if they don’t work, she can get really nasty.

“Terrifying” (San Francisco Chronicle), “dazzlingly well-written” (The Indianapolis Star), and “truly gripping” (Publishers Weekly), Misery is “classic Stephen King...full of twists and turns and mounting suspense” (The Boston Globe).

Length: 356 pages

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Print Length: 356 pages
Publisher: Scribner (January 1, 2016)
Publication Date: January 1, 2016
Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
Language: English
ASIN: B018ER7K76
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59 of 61 people found the following review helpful

Misery will haunt your days and nights...

By Cynthia K. Robertson TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on February 4, 2006

Format: Mass Market Paperback

I have never read anything written by Stephen King as I don't particularly like that genre. But a friend insisted that I read Misery, and I was astounded by King's talents. I was hooked from the very first page, and Misery is a book that will haunt yours days and nights long after you've finished.

Paul Sheldon is a popular writer celebrating the completion of a new book, when his car goes off a mountain road in a snowstorm. He finds himself with shattered legs, being held captive by a former nurse, Annie Wilkes. Ironically, Wilkes just happens to be his number one fan. While she's nursing him back from near death, Wilkes reads his latest book, where he kills off his popular character, Misery Chastain (a sappy, high-drama character whom Sheldon has come to loathe). She decides that Sheldon will write a new novel (just for her), in which he brings Misery back from the dead. And believe me-Wilkes has her methods to keep Sheldon writing! Sheldon soon discovers that he's like Scheherazade, and the best way to stay alive is to keep the stories coming. Wilkes is a true psychopath, and the mind games that Sheldon plays will have you riveted. His ultimate goal is to escape, but Wilkes is one shrewd character, and his getting out alive is slim at best.

Misery succeeds on so many different levels. The characters are so very well developed. In trying to figure out how to deal with Hurricane Annie, Paul also learns much about himself while he is trying to survive. Misery is filled with lots of symbolism-especially in the writing of his new book, Misery Returns. King also gives us a good look at the art of writing. He talks about the difference between a hack, a popular writer and a literary writer.Read more ›

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful

So vivid!

By D. Mikels on March 20, 2007

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It's common knowledge Stephen King can take a simple idea and turn it into a 500,000 word marathon; it's one of the reasons MISERY is one of my favorite King novels, because--for a change--King gets into the meat and potatoes of his story from the first page (and he doesn't let up until the last). Consequently, the novel is one of his shorter works.

The beauty of this book is not so much the helplessness and horror of being captive to Annie Wilkes as it is the inner workings of Paul Sheldon's brain. Bestselling author of the Misery Chastain series (a character he has come to loathe), Paul talks to himself throughout his ordeal in Annie's Rocky Mountain hellhole. This self-dialoge is riveting, entertaining, and often downright funny. In fact, the humorous undertow throughout the book makes Annie's "behaviour" even more alarming and frightful. Nothing like copping a chuckle while Annie is wielding an axe or being destructive on a riding lawnmower; yet King pulls it off, page after page.

I'm an allegorical kind of guy, and I can't help but think MISERY is a novel about Stephen King himself and the hell he was putting himself through during his substance abuse days. Writing, euphoria, pain, addiction, terror: all were in vogue for both Paul Sheldon and Stephen King in the 1980s. MISERY is King at his dysfunctional best.
--D. Mikels, Author, THE RECKONING

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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful

Take it from a first timer!

By VJ on August 20, 2001

Format: Mass Market Paperback

This is my first Stephen King novel and I have to say, I loved it.
SUMMARY: Paul Sheldon, a bestselling novelist gets into a car accident. His NUMBER ONE FAN, Annie Wilkes, takes him into her home and nurses him back to health. In a way. Holding him captive, she makes him write his greatest novel just for her.
UPS: This book has a lot of detail and really makes you feel like you're right there with Sheldon, keeping you on your toes. It is suspensful the whole way through and gets even more spine-chilling towards the end.
DOWNS: About 40 pages of the book is the book that Paul Sheldon is writing. It gets a little boring reading these parts and there doesn't seem to be any importance in reading them.
OVERALL: This book is hard to put down, indeed. Even though I haven't seen the movie, the mental image I had of Annie Wilkes was exactly that of Kathy Bates. It took me only a few days to read and I really enjoyed it. I recommend this book to anyone who's going for a good horror novel.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

Kindle version warning!

By valkyrieboy on January 4, 2012

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This is a fantastic book and I hate to give it anything less than five stars, but I also feel that I should warn potential buyers of the KINDLE version only.

I have both the physical copy and the Kindle version (I'm weird, whatever). The physical copy has a different font for the Misery Chastain chapters with the Ns, and eventually Es and Ts (I think) filled in by hand.

Not only does the Kindle version not reflect this even with mini pictures (booooo!), it is a horrid amalgamation of typos. The handwritten N becomes "n." or "r.". "Misery" for some reason becomes "Miser". Brings a whole different meaning to the book, don't it? There are also numerous typos scattered throughout the normal parts of the Kindle version which do not appear in the physical copy.

Being well after the return date of my Kindle version, I'm forced to deal with it. And by "deal with it", I mean go back to my physical copy, something I shouldn't have to do. Does anyone know of anything we can do? Strongly worded e-mails? Angry faces? Intense frowning at our Kindles?

If this has been fixed, then yaye! If not, you have been warned.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

Five Stars

Always incredible-couldn't be any better.

Published 18 days ago by Rosamund W. Bogan

... my second King novel and it was a much better experience than my...

This is my second King novel and it was a much better experience than my first one. While there wasn't much suspense, the fear factor was real and the gore was high. Read more

Published 21 days ago by Delta Stet

A Good Read

Stephen King tells another great story, but what else would you expect, right?
His writing style is interesting, even if it's not as good as his story telling. Read more

Published 27 days ago by L. Brown Swartz

Enjoyed it! Very dark story and plot developments

Enjoyed it! Very dark story and plot developments. This story is a good example of why famous people probably don't want to meet their #1 fan. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Matt

:: 4 “I am Your #1 Fans” Stars ::

While this is not my favorite Stephen King novel, I did find it utterly terrifying. Can you imagine your life falling into the wrong persons hand like Paul’s did? Read more

Published 1 month ago by Pretty Little Book Reviews

Horrifying in a good way!

Horrifying thrilling and you can't put the cocka doodie book down! So far my favorite of all Stephen Kings. Watching the movie now

Published 1 month ago by Kindle Customer

Five Stars

One of the best by SK

Published 1 month ago by G. Ojea Quintana

Four Stars

usually the movies are never as good as the book...in this case I preferred the movie over the book.

Published 1 month ago by DM

one of King's strongest

King draws a love-hate relationship from me, and he tends to evoke both a numbing rage and blissful joy at every plot juncture. Misery's fantastic. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Todd Michael

Five Stars

My daughter requested this book. It's a horror classic. She's loving it.

Published 2 months ago by Olga Castro

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