The movie may be a classic, but it pales in comparison to the novel it was base on, Misery by Stephen King. Though difficult to get into at first, the ending is worth the struggle. There are many differences between the novel and movie, mainly the famous “hobbling” scene- which never takes place in the novel.

Annie Wilkes finds her favorite writer, Paul Sheldon, in a car crash in the snowy mountain banks. She takes him back to her isolated house to care for him, as his legs are shattered. Paul wrote romance novels–the Misery series–but has just finished his first serious novel, a book called Fast Cars about street kids. Annie always tells him that she is his “number one fan”. What starts out as fan adoration, turns dangerous and deadly as Annie is revealed to be not what she appears…especially when she finds out that Paul has killed off her favorite character, Misery.

This novel is a must read, though may be inappropriate for pre-teens.

request Misery from Howard County Library.
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