Why people recommend it
Misery by Stephen King is a chilling psychological thriller about a famous novelist who is held captive by a deranged and obsessive former fan in an isolated mountain home. On an episode of The Book Review, Sean Fennessey noted an interesting piece of publishing history regarding the work, revealing that Misery was originally written to be released under Stephen King's Richard Bachman pseudonym and would have been published as such had his secret identity not been exposed prior to release. In a separate episode of the same podcast, host Pamela Paul mentioned the famous novel while discussing Stephen King adaptations with Gilbert Cruz, noting how broadly recognizable the story is to the general public largely due to the late 1980s film adaptation starring Kathy Bates and James Caan. Furthermore, Joe Rogan discussed the book on The Joe Rogan Experience, explicitly stating during a conversation with guest Scott Sigler that Misery is his absolute favorite book written by Stephen King. These varied mentions across different programs emphasize the enduring cultural footprint of the novel, showcasing how its claustrophobic suspense, memorable characters, and exploration of creative bondage continue to captivate both casual readers and fellow creators in popular culture.
Who recommended it
- Sean Fennessey Discussed
- Pamela Paul Discussed
- Joe Rogan Discussed
Sean Fennessey — 1 mention
“and then thinner interestingly misery was written to be a Bachman book and that would have been released as a Bachman book had he not had his pseudonym blown up”
Pamela Paul — 1 mention
“you recommended misery so many people probably know misery from the late 80s film adaptation starring Kathy Bates and James Khan”
Joe Rogan — 1 mention
“favorite book of his is Misery.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Actually did several King adaptations. He did Misery. He did Misery. He did Dreamcatcher, which we're not going to talk about.”
“I'm thinking naturally of The Shining I'm thinking of Carrie of course it Misery the stand sha Shank Redemption”
“you for some reason seem to love a book called The Tommy knockers which is one of three books that he published in 1987 that year he also published misery and he published the second in his dark Towers series a book called the drawing of the three”
“Andrea named Kings misery but said Kujo was great too”
“Kathy Bates from Misery, a nurse, wasn't Kathy Bates a nurse from the Stephen King movie”
“My first book report was on Stephen King's 'Misery' when I was in kindergarten, and I read really early on.”
“is that the story of misery You make him write a book with your favorite character”