Misery / Stephen King.
"Bestselling novelist Paul Sheldon thinks he s finally free of Misery Chastain. In a controversial career move, he s just killed off the popular protagonist of his beloved romance series in favor of expanding his creative horizons. But such change doesn t come without consequences. After a near-fatal car accident in rural Colorado leaves his body broken, Paul finds himself at the mercy of the terrifying rescuer who s nursing him back to health his self-proclaimed number one fan, Annie Wilkes. Annie is "very" upset over what Paul did to Misery, and demands that he find a way to bring her back by writing a new novel his best yet, and one that s all for her. After all, Paul has all the time in the world to do so as a prisoner in her isolated house...and Annie has some very persuasive and violent methods to get exactly what she wants."-- from publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780670813643
- ISBN: 0670813648
- Physical Description: 310 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 1987.
- Copyright: ©1987.
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Subject: | American novelists > Fiction. Terror > Fiction. Novelists, American > Fiction. Fans (Persons) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Psychological fiction. Horror fiction. |
Topic Heading: | HORROR TALES, AMERICAN |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | King (Text) | 33294000762815 | Adult Fiction - Second Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 1987 May #1
King's new novel, about a writer held hostage by his self-proclaimed ``number-one fan,'' is unadulteratedly terrifying. Paul Sheldon, a writer of historical romances, is in a car accident; rescued by nurse Annie Wilkes, he slowly realizes that salvation can be worse than death. Sheldon has killed off Misery Chastain, the popular protagonist of his Misery series and Annie, who has a murderous past, wants her back. Keeping the paralyzed Sheldon prisoner, she forces him to revive the character in a continuation of the series, and she reads each page as it comes out of the typewriter; there is a joyously Dickensian novel within a novel here, and it appears in faded typescript. Studded among the frightening moments are sparkling reflections on the writer and his audience, on the difficulties, joys and responsibilities of being a storyteller, on the nature of the muse, on the differences between ``serious'' and ``popular'' writing. Sheldon is a revealingly autobiographical figure; Annie is not merely a monster but is subtly and often touchingly portrayed, allowing hostage and keeper a believable, if twisted, relationship. The best parts of this novel demand that we take King seriously as a writer with a deeply felt understanding of human psychology. One million first printing; $400,000 ad/promo; BOMC main selection. (June 8) Copyright 1987 Cahners Business Information.