Matt G. (mattguion) reviewed on 6/28/2011 + 14 more book reviews

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This book is all kinds of creepy. Imagine being famous in any way imaginable and being held hostage by a crazy fan of your work. Annie Wilkes is so determined to make author Paul Sheldon live up to the ideal she's set for him, that she will do anything--and I mean ANYTHING--to make him live up to it. When he kills off her favorite character, she forces him to write a new book bringing her back. Buried in amongst the horror is a story of what it means to be a writer and a storyteller, and how Paul Sheldon continued to write, not just for his survival, but for his life. This book is fascinating in many ways, though it's not for the squeamish. Well-written and well-constructed. This is my first Stephen King novel, and it seems a good enough introduction to the author's work.

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