“Writers remember everything…especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he’ll tell you the story of each small one. From the big ones you get novels. A little talent is a nice thing to have if you want to be a writer, but the only real requirement is the ability to remember the story of every scar.
Art consists of the persistence of memory.” – 4/5 stars!

Attention! This book contains: pigs, wheelchairs, car accidents, addiction, good novels, broken legs, hairpins, gore, and a ton of painkillers.

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” (TheBoston Globe).

“Misery” is, like most of Stephen King’s books – intense, twisted, and very disturbing. In this story, the number one fan (Annie Wilkins) of a famous writer (Paul Sheldon) pulls him from a car wreck, brings him to her house, and “takes care of him”. In reality, he is stuck there because she is keeping him captive, but she’s completely insane and his legs are broken so he has no way out. In return for her “taking care” of him, she forces him to write a new book from her favorite book series just for her.
So as you can probably tell, these are essentially the two characters that appear in the book (with a few exceptions), and the main setting is the room where Paul is being kept. I’m sure you’re thinking that the story sounds a little dull, but I didn’t find it boring at all! In fact, it was difficult to put the book down at times.
The characters were really good, especially Annie’s character. It’s incredible to me how the author was able to create such a realistic crazy and monstrous character with his writing. I can honestly say that this is one of the most memorable characters I have ever read in fiction. It’s impossible to forget Annie Wilkins, the woman gave me the chills!
Paul was also a great character, and what marked me the most about him was how real he felt. His thoughts were very realistic because they were very mixed at times. He wasn’t just scared, he felt anger, he felt superior at times, he laughed too out of despair… all of these emotions made him come out of the paper.
It was so intense that there were times when I was feeling very stressed! For example, when Annie was coming back home and he had to rush back to his place and we didn’t know if he would get there on time! There were a few moments throughout the book that were like this, and it was very stressful to read.
I truly enjoyed reading it! I was very immersed in the story, and even though I was scared at times, it was very difficult to put the book down.