Misery, Spanish Edition

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Summary: It was a killer....
Review: This book was awesome. It slowly draws you in to where you're attratcted to every word of this gripping novel. I personally would recomend it to anyone ever. Mr.King has this way of writing that can intrige the youngest to oldest of people. This booke is no diffrent from what im talking about. A man picked up by his crazy 'number-one-fan'; he suddenly realizes that this lady was not right. She had been giving him a lethal drug known as Norvil and was threating him with his life to write his best work for her. To see what happens you must by this book and read it.

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Summary: one of my favourites
Review: this is the only stephen king book i've ever read but its one of my favourites ever. Paul Sheriden is a well known, successful writer who crashes his car in a snowstorm only to be rescued by his number one fan Annie Wilkes. He wakes up days later not knowing where he is and with shattered legs. Then into the story comes Annie Wilkes who has put him up in her house, she introduces herself as his number one fan and tells of her love for his bestselling character Misery unaware that he has killed her off in his latest novel and moved on to write another named Fast Cars. When Annie finds out Misery is no more she forces him to bring her back to life in the best misery novel yet. Trapped in Annies house and addicted to pain killers Paul is tortured by this phsycotic retired nurse in ways you would'nt dream.
An amazing story of just two characters, it feels like you're in the room with them. You know everything Paul is thinking and you can almost feel his pain. Graphic and gruesome. Its unbearable to read but unbearable not to. I recommend it to everyone.

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Summary: An awesome S. King novel.
Review: This was the first King book I read. I grabbed it at the library one day mainly out of curiosity. It was so good, I couldn't put it down. I didn't do anything but read for two days. This book made me a Stephen King fan.
It's thrilling and quite frightening. When I was reading alone at night, I was sincerely scared, it was awesome. One of my favorite books. Read it.

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Summary: A Terrific Read
Review: To be truthful, I wasn't much into Stephen King. Until a friend recommended Carrie to me, I never much cared for his works. But after reading Carrie, I began to realize why people like him.

And after reading Misery I'm willing to admit I like him too.

Misery is more than just your typical novel. The style in which it's written is actually a little different than what I'm used to (some chapters are only ONE WORD LONG), but let's be honest here. It isn't how the story is written, it's the story itself. I can deal with horribly written books (and Misery is NOT horribly written by the way) so long as the story is good for me. Misery is not a horribly written book, just different. It'll take a moment to get used to but you'll manage.

Misery is a story about a man named Paul Sheldon who was in an accident (cause of alchohol) and nursed back to health by his "number one fan" Annie Wilkes. Paul is famous for his "Misery" books, that Annie has taken a real shine to. But when Annie is disappointed with his latest book, it's only convienent that she has the author there. So what does she do? She keeps him hostage and forces him to write a book just for her. She has many ways of convincing Paul to stay. One is with a needle, and the other is with an axe.

Perhaps the most perplexing thing about Misery is that the story takes place in only one setting. That setting is in Annie's home, a barn. But the book still manages to keep you on the edge of your seat.

There's something even more interesting about Misery. The characters. Paul Sheldon, the all around do-gooder begins to learn things about himself by being held hostage. He begins to learn that he really does love to write. And as he clings on to life in his cunning ways, he'll learn he can do more than in his situation than meets the eye.

But the true spirit of Stephen King's "Misery" is Annie Wilkes. She is by far one of the most interesting characters King has ever created. Not just because she's a psycho path, but because King manages to really show us why she is so miserable. He manages to make us feel sorry for Annie WHILE hating her.

The book seems to have a message too. "Misery" seems to be that message. What does the title really mean? Is it to portray Annie's misery throughout her life? Paul's Misery with being stuck with Annie? The book series "Misery" in the book? Or does it have to deal with life itself. The book can be interpreted in many different ways.

This was a riveting read. One of the shorter books I've read, but quite possibly one of the best books I've read. The central message and characters make this one of the most worthwhile works Stephen King has ever produced.

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Summary: Terrifying
Review: Words cannot describe this book, but I will try. To fully appreciate the horror, you must read the book. In it, Paul Sheldon, an author who writes romance novels, crashes in his car and is found and nursed back to health by Annie Wilks, who claims to be his number one fan (She fails to tell anyone that she has found him). Now, the back of the book says she goes fanatic after he kills off her favorite character. This is only part of the story. Annie Wilks is Psychotically and Paranoiacally (SP?) insane in a way that only King could bring her to life. She is pleasant on the skin, but underneath she is a time bomb. She can go from happy to insane with rage. She does some horrible things to Paul. I won't say what, as it would spoil the suspense. But the Scenario is terrifying. Noone knows that you are here.You are all alone with a psychotic madwoman who would torture you if she becomes angry. You are completely dehabilitated. If you are faint of heart, STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM THIS BOOK!!!!

I think the quote that best sums up is the quote by Frederick Niche at the beginning of the book:
"When you look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you."