A real life horror tale of a devoted and deranged constant reader! Another good movie adaption too! Must be Kathy Bates, eh?
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I guess it's true that practice makes perfect after allI liked this book because all the medical information was near perfect. He has some books like that where it's totally accurate and others that aren't. I don't know why it's so hard for me to read books with incorrect medical information, but it is.
The books where he got almost all the information right are the ones I like the most. He also got it near perfect in Under the Dome and Doctor Sleep.
Yes, you have until June.I am reading this book after a rather long duration of about 2 decades. I think I got it in hardback when i was 16-18 and read it, now coming back to it. Seen the movie. Didn't Kathy Bates win an oscar for your portrayql of Annie Wilkes. Not sure. When i finish thi i am DETERMINED to go through the dark tower series. Apart from them and the girl who love tom gordon, these are the only ones I haven't read. Read Mr MErcedes and revival so i have until june (i think) to read the DT series.
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I think King used his old friend and physician Russ Dorr for medical details in Misery. He credits him in many of his novels.I liked this book because all the medical information was near perfect. He has some books like that where it's totally accurate and others that aren't. I don't know why it's so hard for me to read books with incorrect medical information, but it is.
The books where he got almost all the information right are the ones I like the most. He also got it near perfect in Under the Dome and Doctor Sleep.
Welcome Foster!I very recently read this book and I have to say I was so spooked by this. I think this is mostly because true horror for me is situations that could actually happen in real life. It really terrified me reading this book. Especially the hobbling scenes. Just picturing the scenes in my head makes my stomach churn. On the other hand I loved the book. It was my first Stephan King book and it is amazingly written. As a teacher once said, "write it like a skirt, long enough to get your point across but short enough to keep it interesting."
I messed up and watched the movie before reading the book. Except for The Dark Half, I always like the book better but since I knew what was going to happen, I never felt like reading the book. Maybe it is a good thing when the screen adaptations change endings lol
The minor changes really break your stride, they are distractions to your story. Irritates me too!! But, that's how the adapters make the story their own. Poo.The book was great and I just finished rereading it again. I didn't think the adaptation was as great as it could have been. Kathy Bates gave a great performance, but she didn't seem as threatening or menacing as Annie in the book. She seemed more bipolar than a manic depressive. There was just something about her portrayal that wasn't quite Annie.
I also didn't like the pointless changes they always seem to do in SK adaptations. Changing Paul's car to a Mustang instead of a Camaro or adding in the Sheriff character trying to find Paul. One of the things I really liked about the book is that entirely took place in Annie's house with no "shifts" to other characters or anything.
I think they also changed the setting from Sidewinder in the movie, which I didn't like. One of my favorite things about SK novels is how he always puts in a small reference to his other stories. I really loved when Annie mentioned the Overlook. They always seem to remove those references in the movies and I think they should be kept in.