Misery

Misery is incredibly suspenseful and captivating. I love horror films and that feeling of suspense or dread that they can give you, but I never thought that I could feel that same way reading a horror novel. Misery absolutely achieves this! There were a number of times I was genuinely terrified for Paul and read on with clenched teeth and a rapid heartbeat.

My only complaint with the novel was that some of the “Misery Returns” sections of Misery took me out of the overall narrative. I understand that the monotony of the story can sometimes highlight Paul's relationship with the Misery series and how he just wants it to be over, but I think this was well conveyed without making the excerpts themselves so drawn out. I would be interested in an edit of this book that only includes the “real world” sections of the novel, and see how it compares to the original.