Misery
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Average rating4.1
Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical romances featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing literary fiction. Annie Wilkes, Sheldon's number one fan, rescues the author from the scene of a car accident. The former nurse takes care of him in her remote house, but becomes irate when she discovers that the author has killed Misery off in his latest book. Annie keeps Sheldon prisoner while forcing him to write a book that brings Misery back to life.
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y'all I never thought I would be a King fan but this was just tremendous. A page turner from start to finish, and besides some of the typical King formula, pretty well written too
My first Stephen King novel!!
Is it puny if I say I was very miserable reading this? It started out so slow and took so long to pick up to a pace I like. Maybe I'm just not a fan of this genre?? I don't know. Contemplated giving a 2 or 3 star rating - but 3 stars means I would most probably pick up another novel of his but I don't see myself doing that in a long time, at least.
Es difícil calificar este libro. Ha sido increíblemente lento en la primera parte, y hasta cierto punto me estaba aburriendo. Sin embargo, la segunda mitad ha sido cautivadora. La locura de Annie y la decadencia de Paul hicieron que la historia sea muy adictiva.
No me siento muy satisfecha con el final, pero tampoco puedo decir que hubiese querido tener un final del tipo “y vivieron felices por siempre”. No obstante, me ha dejado con una sensación un tanto agridulce.
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