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Misery

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Lindsay Crouse
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Stephen King's classic #1 New York Times bestselling and Bram Stoker Award–winning novel and the basis for the hit film directed by Rob Reiner and starring James Caan and Kathy Bates.

Paul Sheldon is a bestselling novelist who has finally met his self-proclaimed 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 even nastier. Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Horror Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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Lindsay Crouse's Annie absolutely terrified me. It was a totally different experience from reading the book 10 years ago.

Outstanding reader

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My first intro to Stephen King was "The Shining", which is such an uncontested classic that, although Misery is also one of his better known novels, I was worried that Misery might not live up to it.

However, given that I finished this audiobook in less than 72 hours, I'm more than prepared to say I was wrong! The story is pretty gripping, almost from the start. At places I found it a little overly descriptive, but King certainly cannot be faulted for his amazing ability to create a very detailed image of the plot and the characters in your mind. And his horror is always subtle - chilling, but also very stylish and not too forced.

I don't want to give too much away, so I'll just say that I would definitely recommend this to any horror fans out there - definitely one of my favourites, and FAR superior to the cinematic version. The actress narrating the story also did a fantastic job voicing Annie Wilkes - it really added to my appreciation of her character!

All in all, 100% glad I downloaded it!

A great read!

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Très bonne lectrice qui change de voix selon les personnages. On est tenu en haleine du début à la fin!

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It's the first and only book of Stephen King I've ever read. I knew his books are dark and heavy, but I'm normally unaffected by horrors and thrillers so I've assumed this one won't be much different. Little did I know.

It didn't start that special, felt almost uninteresting and slow, but once I've realized the direction it's going I've almost wanted to stop listening. It's bad and you neither want to live through it, nor even listen about it. And even though you might expect the ending, there is nothing really sure in this book, and the suspense of some scenes is just mind-blowing. It's the first book that I've both enjoyed but also wanted to finish finally...

unpleasantly satisfying

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