King's tightly spun yarn than Paul can walk away from his captor."- "The New York Times" "As is his genius, King never relaxes the oh-my-god tension until the final paragraph."- "San Diego Tribune" "Compelling.totally involving."- "Library Journal" "Dazzlingly well-written."- "The Indianapolis Star" "Deft psychological horror.easily one of King's best novels."- "The Boston Herald" "King at his best.a winner."- "The New York Times" "Nerve-jangling.razor keen."- "Kirkus Reviews" "Page-turningly effective, stringing out every scene to the screaming point."- "Chicago Sun-Times" "Solid character delineation and terrifying insight.
Like him, you the reader can't wait to escape yet you can no more walk away from Mr. In the book, our hero is as threatened by the demons within as he is by the madwoman beside his bed. the novel is something else - an airless, claustrophobic portrait of an egotistic writer pushed to the edge of madness by pain, pills, incarceration, the expectations of his reading public and a deadline like he's never known before.
Review Quotes " Misery had me on edge for days after I'd finished it. "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). And if they don't work, she can get really nasty. Annie wants Paul to write a book that brings Misery back to life-just for her. Annie becomes his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.
But she is also furious that the author has killed off her favorite character in his latest book. 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. Paul Sheldon is a bestselling novelist who has finally met his number one fan.
About the Book After an almost fatal car crash, novelist Paul Sheldon finds himself being nursed by a deranged fan who holds him captive.īook Synopsis The #1 New York Times bestseller about a famous novelist held hostage in a remote location by his "number one fan." One of "Stephen King's best.genuinely scary" ( USA TODAY).
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