Paul Sheldon is a famous writer who has been made famous by his character Misery, a young girl who has stolen the hearts of Sheldon's devoted readers. However Paul grew to hate his Misery novels and so he kills her.
The novel opens with Paul in the care of his number one fan Annie Wilkes. She's eccentric, neurotic and quite frankly, insane. Paul had been in a car wreck while driving home from finishing his latest novel, a departure, drastic departure from his Misery series. Annie happened to find him trapped beneath his car on the side of the road and took it upon herself to rescue him. Upon realizing who he was, her all time favorite writer in the world, she took it upon herself to hold him hostage. When crazy Annie finds out what Paul has done to her beloved Misery she takes matters into her own hands to resurrect her from the dead. What follows is one of the most bone chilling accounts ever put to paper.
There are scenes within this novel that will outright horrify you. This isn't the type of scare one gets when reading about evil spirits or terrifying zombies. It is the type which will get you thoroughly surprised when reading about the scary side of human psychology. So if you want to be terrified this is the book for you.
1 comment:
Wow....the story is so unusual, and yet so...intriguing....I want to read this book! Do you still have it?
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