Misery

4.5 stars

If you've been following me for a while you know that I haven't read very many Stephen King books. I've only read 2 not including Misery and those were The Shining and It. Honestly after getting through both of those I was about ready to give up on King books but I am so glad I came across Janel's post about her readalong of this book called #oneweekofmisery on Instagram and decided to join in because I really enjoyed it.

I remember watching the movie for this a long time ago but I couldn't remember exactly what happened so it was like I was experiencing it for the first time.

I will say I still found King to be overly descriptive and I felt like a good bit of stuff could have been left out because to me it felt like a bunch of filler. There was this whole book within a book thing that was annoying to me as well and it would actually take me out of the story a little when I got to those parts but I couldn't bring myself to skim through them because I was afraid I would miss something important. Also there was one aspect of the book that I felt was completely out of place. There were a few instances where King would be explaining something and he would “compare” what ever it was to some sort of sexual reference. Y'all know I am not a prude and I understand he was trying to make a point I totally get that but I felt like the sexual references were totally out of place. It was like he threw in those references just so “sex” could be mentioned.

I know I am making it sound like I didn't like this book but that's not the case at all because I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is my favorite King book which I know isn't saying much since I've only read 3 of his books so far. I was so into it and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. At one point I was apparently making weird faces while I was reading (because it's very graphic and detailed which in this case is a good thing) and my husband happened to look at me and was like what's wrong with you?

I definitely recommend you give this book a go especially if you are struggling to get into Kings books. This book is violent and bloody and will definitely have you on the edge of your seats.