Maureen Posted December 8, 2005 Posted December 8, 2005 Well this is my second King - (have previously read The Dead Zone). As with the other book, the author's imagination is great. Still, after this book I would not classify King as a Horror writer - although it was gory and "disgusting" in parts:-) I was not terrified.(Do not wish to be) I felt a bit claustrophobic as the first 320+ pages of a 380 page book were spent in the same room, with the main character tied to the bed...reminiscing about her life. Perhaps for this reason I could not read it for long periods at a time...and I sometimes felt that the story is progressing too slowly. Perhaps it was the author's wish to make the reader feel time is passing very slowly - like it was doing for the (main) character. Meanwhile you get to know her background - which ultimately lead her to be in the current situation. The exciting part was the last 80 pages, which are over before you know it. Quote
Nollaig Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 I started reading it, but to be honest I hated the main character so much I couldn't stand 'being in the same room' as her for the duration of the book Quote
baggiesfan Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 I enjoyed this book its been a long time since i read it though. Quote
Mia Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 Same as Baggiesfan, I enjoyed this one. I love the tense, race-against-time atmosphere King creates and I liked the heroine. I think this book is often overlooked, perhaps because people are put off by how the heroine finds herself in the predicament she does, but that is only the set-up for the excellent writing that follows. I've only read it the once; maybe it's time for a re-read! Quote
Beccles Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 How can a story about a woman chained to the bed after her partner dies straight away I have to be really desperate to read it and it may stay at the bottom of my TBR pile for some time Quote
Kell Posted November 4, 2009 Posted November 4, 2009 It's more about her past, her emoptional state and her journey to freedom than that. It's actually quite a riveting read and a testament to King's writing prowess that he can make a seemingly impossible subject so interesting and vital. Quote
BookWorm1976 Posted November 4, 2009 Posted November 4, 2009 I really enjoyed this book, but then I am a huge Stephen King fan:mrgreen: Quote
muggle not Posted November 17, 2009 Posted November 17, 2009 Maureen, try reading "IT" for your next Stephen King book. I think you will enjoy IT. You know I wouldn't steer you wrong. Quote
Morbid Hermit Posted November 18, 2009 Posted November 18, 2009 Maureen, try reading "IT" for your next Stephen King book. I think you will enjoy IT. You know I wouldn't steer you wrong. Did that inspire your choice of avatar by any chance..? Quote
muggle not Posted November 18, 2009 Posted November 18, 2009 (edited) Did that inspire your choice of avatar by any chance..? That, plus it is a painting done by my cousin. Also, I kinda like to scare Maureen. Her and Poppy stuck me with the signature under my name. Edited November 18, 2009 by muggle not Quote
Morbid Hermit Posted November 18, 2009 Posted November 18, 2009 That, plus it is a painting done by my cousin. Also, I kinda like to scare Maureen. Her and Poppy stuck me with the signature under my name. Fair enough then! I haven't read Gerald's Game, but from what I can gather, it seems at least vaguely reminiscent of Misery - at least, in terms of a claustrophobic tale, mostly in one room, with the main character in an incapacitated state..? Quote
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