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Misery by Stephen King

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There is some dated language and imagery in here that I don’t think King would use now (his modern books don’t ping anything for me) and that I don’t think I noticed last time, but overall this book is still great. This is the only Stephen King book (so far) that I’ve re-read. Eventually, once I finish up all his extant work (which could take me a while!) I will do a chronological re-read of all his books. That will be a project, for sure. […]

Don’t worry. I’m a trained nurse.

Misery by Stephen King

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Paul Sheldon is a serious novel more famous for his unserious romance novels that he hates writing. He wakes up from a carwreck to someone giving him mouth to mouth, fades out, wakes up again in a bed, and is met by his self-proclaimed number one fan. He becomes quickly aware that the situation is not normal — not in a hospital room, in pain and being witheld pain medication, and things begin to get worse as he realizes that Annie’s fanaticism is fueled by […]

This cockadoodie book.

Misery by Stephen King

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“As always, the blessed relief of starting, a feeling that was like falling into a hole filled with bright light. As always, the glum knowledge that he would not write as well as he wanted to write. As always the terror of not being able to finish, of accelerating into a brick wall. As always, the marvelous joyful nervy feeling of journey begun.”  “But characters in stories DO NOT just slip away! God takes us when He thinks it’s time and a writer is God […]



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