Misery

De: Stephen King

Narrado por: Lindsay Crouse

The #1 New York Times bestseller about a famous novelist held hostage in a remote location by his “number one fan.” One of “Stephen King’s best…genuinely scary” (USA TODAY). Adapted into the classic film Misery (1990).

Paul Sheldon is a bestselling novelist who has finally met his number one fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes, and she is more than a rabid reader—she is Paul’s nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also furious that the author has killed off her favorite character in his latest book. Annie becomes his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.

Annie wants Paul to write a book that brings Misery back to life—just for her. She has a lot of ways to spur him on. One is a needle. Another is an axe. And if they don’t work, she can get really nasty.

“Terrifying” (San Francisco Chronicle), “dazzlingly well-written” (The Indianapolis Star), and “truly gripping” (Publishers Weekly), Misery is “classic Stephen King...full of twists and turns and mounting suspense” (The Boston Globe).

Great job

The narrator did a great job with the voicing. There is a really subtle nod to Kathy Bates performance of the character. Love it!

Slow start, but great book

The book is great. However, the narration is almost monotone. The voices are not good and don't have much effort put into them. The sad thing is that it could have been great because the dialogue is so outstanding. BEWARE: This book has creepy music that is played during the entire novel. It is so annoying and was a huge mistake by who ever made that decision. Finally, I have one more problem with the narrator. She didn't not say the chapter numbers. That is a pet peeve of mine, but it is also important. It creates flow. Her flow was so bad because of this. She would just keep going right into the next chapter. I am still happy with the audiobook, but it was a let down in some aspects.

The narrator sounds like a forensic files narrator

The book was pretty good but it was really hard to listen to this women. She honestly could read me to sleep. She sounds like she narrates forensic files tv shows or 60 minutes

Brilliant

An absolutely brilliant story, read with such conviction. Frightening yet immersive. Intense and impossible to put down. Simple in its structure yet beautiful in how rich the narrative is. Highly recommended!

Amazing Storytelling

Lindsay Crouse was INCREDIBLE! This was yet another amazing novel by Stephen King. Four stars, ONLY because the Audible Narration started skipping around, midway through the book. If I wasn’t also reading along with a physical copy of the book, I would have been completely lost.