Stephen King - Misery

Pros: Tight focus, creepy and all-too-believable antagonist, and that balky Royal typewriter
Cons: None

Stephen King's Misery focuses on Paul Sheldon, a writer who has made a comfortable living for himself by writing a series of Harlequin-type historical romances featuring a gorgeous English woman named Misery Chastain. For millions of his ...

Pros: compelling, scary story; characters disturbingly believable
Cons: might scare the "heck" out of you

While I was pregnant with my daughter Julia I took it into my head that I wanted to re-read all of Stephen King's books. I've been making my way through them slowly (I have lots of other things to read, too!). Misery was next on my list, ...

Pros: Rich character depth, very believable events, enthralling.
Cons: Believe it or not, I found none. How's that for rare?

I'm not breaking any new ground when I tell you that Stephen King is an author who is famous the world over and carries with him a reputation as a "master of horror". If you've read any Stephen King you likely already understand that his charm isn't in ...

Pros: I couldn't put it down until it was done.
Cons: Too real, even more scary than the "boogy man".

Misery, what a name. Yes it is a name, the name of a character in a book. I found myself wondering why she was named Misery, but I guess all questions can't be answered. Misery is a series of novels written by Paul Sheldon. He hates her and the books, ...

Pros: realistic (no supernatural elements) and therefore more frightening than most King books
Cons: The book within a book is weak and tedious.

Last summer I read Stephen King's The Stand for the first time. I loved it. It may have been long, but I remained engrossed in the story all the way through. However, the one thing that, in my mind, kept it from being as good as it could have ...

Pros: great evil character causes great pain
Cons: great evil character causes great pain

If horror fiction can be compared structurally to erotica, this book equals sudden rape in a dark alley followed by a whole lot of painful perversions. Granted, we were warned: pro reviewers (and I believe King himself) said this one was...

Pros: Fascinating, well-written characters, nonstop suspense, horror comes from the inside as well as the outside.
Cons: Believability issues, some plot devices a little overused.

Think about the last time you had a major case of writer’s block. Maybe it was over a short story, or an epinion, or a letter to your mother, or a paper due at school. Maybe it was over something as mundane as a grocery list.

Whatever it...

Pros: See review
Cons: None

Blurb
Paul is the famous author of the gothic series of books involving a woman named Misery. While traveling across the Southwest, he has a wreck and is found by the antagonist, an insane former-nurse named Annie. She addicts him to pain...

Pros: fantastic character developments, awesome plot, steady pace
Cons: some boring parts, the ending is a letdown

I don’t consider my relationship with Kings work as an obsession. I consider myself a Stephen King enthusiast that follows his work very closely. Seriously though, he has to be one of the best authors of the last 50 years. His work is incredibly...

Pros: Exciting, suspenseful, gripping, intense
Cons: Some dull spots where you read Paul's novel

This review is coming from someone who's never seen the movie, but has read quite a few Stephen King books, including The Shining, Pet Sematary, and Gerald's Game. I've never met a Stephen King but I didn't like, and Misery is definetely one of the ...

Pros: Tightly told, believable
Cons: movie left a lot to be desired

I see on the opening page to the search for 'Misery' that this book won the Bram Stoker award for Best Horror Novel.

Now let's think about that for a second. Horror? There is nothing coming out of the walls here. Barlow is...

Pros: Edge of your seat action, good character development, well-written.
Cons: Some foul language might become old after a while.

(c) kristen Gilliam So... What do you get when you cross a famous author with a number one fan? What comes to mind is a deadly self-obsession where chances of surviving are closest to zero. In this case the self-obsession is Paul Sheldon ...

Pros: A decent story with some powerful scenes. Superb tone and mood.
Cons: A blatant ripoff of King from King. About writing and a novel within a novel.

Misery is a decent story, but in some ways it falls short of being an excellent one. Although it has some powerful scenes, and superb tone and mood (not to mention the excellent characterization for which King is noted), it is a...

Pros: One of the best novels I've ever read.
Cons: Language and violence may be to strong for some readers.

Misery is one of my favorite Stephen King novels. Actually Misery is one of my favorite stories ever. It is one of the most frightening books ever concieved. Is it about vampires? No. Werewolves? No. Ghosts? No! Then what could be so scary...

Pros: Scary, difficult to put down
Cons: Descriptive to a fault: King goes off on many tangents that made me grow bored.

"She picked up his foot. Its toes were still spasming. She carried it across the room. By the time she got to the door they had stopped moving. He could see a scar on the instep and remembered how he had gotten that, how he had stepped on a...