Horror · Thriller
Misery
Novelist Paul Sheldon is pulled from a car wreck by his self-described number-one fan, who nurses him in her remote house. When she reads his latest manuscript, she makes him rewrite it.
- First published
- 1987
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a tight, two-person thriller about obsession and trapped creativity.
Skip this if you are uncomfortable with graphic physical cruelty or captivity stories.
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