Well, that was a ride. I honestly was not entirely captivated by the first third or so of this book. I was certainly intrigued, but not hooked and on the edge of my seat yet like I was kind of expecting. However, the remainder of the book does just that and I was hooked. This story quickly becomes amazing suspenseful, intense, and insane. King evokes all the right emotions and atmosphere with his writing to make this a truly compelling and chilling thrill-ride. And for the most part I did enjoy his prose, but there were some undertones that bothered me here and there. Either from King himself or simply because Paul Sheldon isn't the greatest guy either. Could've shortened the actual Misery novel portion after Part II as well.

But anyways, definitely an enjoyable introduction to Stephen King's works, and I will certainly read more from him in the future. Annie's one psychotic villain...