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MISERY

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MISERY

by Stephen King

J'ai Lu | November 11, 1991 | Trade Paperback

Ténèbres.  Puis douleur et brume…

Quand il reprend conscience, c'est pour sentir l'haleine empuantie de la femme qui le ramène à la vie. 

Au premier regard, Paul Sheldon comprend qu'il est dans un sacré pétrin.  Certes, elle l'a tiré de l'épave de sa voiture alors qu'il avait les jambes en miettes, mais- il l'a vu à son air absent- Annie Wilkes est folle à lier.

          Et maintenant elle le séquestre.  Lui! Paul Sheldon.  L'auteur à succès.  L'homme qui a créé le personnage de Misery Chastain, son héroine favorite. 

Qu'exige cette cinglée en échange de la dose de calmants dont il a besoin?  Qu'il ressuscite Misery passée de vie à trépas dans le dernier volume!  S'il refuse?  Ou s'il n'y parvient pas?  Elle le tuera…

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    Rating: 3/5

    Pretty Good

    Bailey Crawly

    5 months ago

    The novel is quite slow to start up but when it does it gets quite good. The concept of an author being in a bad car wreckage and geting picked up by a psyco named Annie Wilkes who claims to be his "number-one fan" gets old after about 200 pages, though. I really enjoyed the story and the near-constant cover of suspense but I extremely disliked how the story dragged on forever. I found it difficult to finish this story to the end. Otherwise, it's a genious idea written by a genious author that never runs out of ideas. I would still recomend you buy this book, however... you won't be disappointed! It's an amazing book AND an awesome movie!

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    Rating: 2/5

    Surprising

    Gemmy

    15 months ago

    When I say "surprising" mostly I mean that as in surprisingly hard to get into. This was my first King novel, and I suppose I was expecting it to draw me in much more easily. However, as I progressed through the novel I discovered why this author is so beloved. King writes intelligently and really does know how to scare a person. I found myself thanking my lucky stars that Annie is only a fictional character, 'cause she's absolutely nuts.

    Overall, it wasn't as fantastic as I was expecting, but it wasn't awful either. I still intend to check out King's other work. Misery was just an...interesting start.

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    Josehf Murchison

    Rating: 5/5

    Good Book

    Josehf Murchison

    3 years ago

    I read the book before I watched the movie. Josehf Lloyd Murchison Author of “Tails of a Gay Incubus” sold at chapters.

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    nicholas lombardi

    Rating: 5/5

    Misery A Pleasure To Read

    nicholas lombardi

    12 years ago

    One of King's very best, and do I dare use the word 'masterpiece'? I think so, because this terror does not deal with demons or vampires or the devil. It is much more psychological based fear. The real horror comes from the fact that a crippled man lays helpless on the bed of a strong, healthy, mentally able, and quite deranged woman. She (Annie Wilkes) is his 'Number 1 Fan'. He is Paul Sheldon, an author who gets into a serious car accident in the country and almost dies. But Annie is there to rescue him, and King established in the first twenty pages that she is not all smiles and sunshine. Is in fact, quite dangerous, and there isn't a thing Paul can do, because he is injured and helpless, and her house is in the middle of the country, nice and remote. She has the power to let him live or die, and she can kill him whenever she wants. This, plus the fact that Annie is crazy and very well COULD kill him is where the terror lies in this book. This is a duel between the injured and the healthy, a battle of wits, that of which the advantage is not in the favour of the good guy.One of Kings greatest, 'Misery' is about the price of fame, and that sometimes the rescue can be far more excrutiating than the accident itself.

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Ténèbres.  Puis douleur et brume…

Quand il reprend conscience, c'est pour sentir l'haleine empuantie de la femme qui le ramène à la vie. 

Au premier regard, Paul Sheldon comprend qu'il est dans un sacré pétrin.  Certes, elle l'a tiré de l'épave de sa voiture alors qu'il avait les jambes en miettes, mais- il l'a vu à son air absent- Annie Wilkes est folle à lier.

          Et maintenant elle le séquestre.  Lui! Paul Sheldon.  L'auteur à succès.  L'homme qui a créé le personnage de Misery Chastain, son héroine favorite. 

Qu'exige cette cinglée en échange de la dose de calmants dont il a besoin?  Qu'il ressuscite Misery passée de vie à trépas dans le dernier volume!  S'il refuse?  Ou s'il n'y parvient pas?  Elle le tuera…

Edition Details

VERSION FRANCAISE/FRENCH VERSION

Trade Paperback

November 11, 1991

J'ai Lu

French


2277231126
9782277231127

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