Talk:Misery (novel)

message: Old duplicate version of this article lives in the history of this talk page. jni 13:52, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Duplicate

message: I changed a line in the plot summary to reflect a difference between the novel and the film. In the novel of Misery Paul's book Misery's Child, has already been published and released in paperback. In the film, it appears that MC is still in manuscript form, and that this is the book Annie forces Paul to rewrite. -- 13:02, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I noticed the film/novel had been flipped to incorrect information, so I switched it back. In the novel, the unpublished manuscipt Paul carries is his new book--Fast Cars. MC is indeed published and released. One of the reasons Annie goes to Sidewinder in the first place is to see if MC has been released in paperback yet, and King notes that she's reading it on page 32. Mademoiselle Sabina 01:05, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

text: The process continues. There were still a few details in the plot summary from the film which differed from contradicted the novel. I fixed the most glaring (Silver Creek Lodge (film) ==> Boulderado Hotel (novel)) but there may be others. Be bold! Ellsworth 00:47, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Novel/Film 

message: At the moment this article covers both the novel and the film. Someone has gone ahead and made Misery (film) (the infobox is already filled out for us :-). I think the film info should be split off from here into Misery (film). Assuming no objections, someone should carry that out in a couple of days.--Commander Keane 06:49, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with that.  In fact, I am quite surprised that a film of this notability does not already have its own article. ---Charles 02:45, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split off film? 

message: *Misery → Misery (book)
*Misery (disambiguation) → Misery 
:While having Misery as the main page might've made sense when both the book and film were discussed on the same page, now that they're separate pages and both equally notable (along with a couple other notable pages listed on the disambig page) the main article should probably be the disambig page instead. Maelwys 16:00, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Add  * Support  or  * Oppose  on a new line followed by a brief explanation, then sign your opinion using ~~~~.
*Support as nominator. --Maelwys 16:04, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

text: ...which they won't find, since there is no article on the emotion, since WP is not a dictionary.  Do you guys plan to try and move Friends next?  The Graduate?  There are probably thousands of articles like this.  --Milo H Minderbinder 15:19, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: So what article on wikipedia is the primary topic for "misery"?  --Milo H Minderbinder 14:33, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There is not always a primary topic.  If there is one it must be show to exist. Vegaswikian 20:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

text: Add any additional comments:
It appears that, while the above discussion was going on, someone went ahead and moved the article to Misery (novel).  Accordingly, I'm removing the move template, which no longer makes sense, from this talk page.  The matter of whether to move this page back to Misery or to move the disambiguation page there remains open. -GTBacchus(talk) 02:27, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 

message: :Add  * Support  or  * Oppose  on a new line followed by a brief explanation, then sign your opinion using ~~~~.
*Support as nominator. --Maelwys 16:04, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: ...which they won't find, since there is no article on the emotion, since WP is not a dictionary.  Do you guys plan to try and move Friends next?  The Graduate?  There are probably thousands of articles like this.  --Milo H Minderbinder 15:19, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: So what article on wikipedia is the primary topic for "misery"?  --Milo H Minderbinder 14:33, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There is not always a primary topic.  If there is one it must be show to exist. Vegaswikian 20:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: :Add any additional comments:
It appears that, while the above discussion was going on, someone went ahead and moved the article to Misery (novel).  Accordingly, I'm removing the move template, which no longer makes sense, from this talk page.  The matter of whether to move this page back to Misery or to move the disambiguation page there remains open. -GTBacchus(talk) 02:27, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion

message: I was watching American Justice on A&E about Robert Diaz, and noticed that what he did bears a strong resemblance to what Annie does in the book. Does anyone know if it's possible he got the idea from what Robert Diaz did, and if so, is there any sort of evidence to back up such a claim? But it seems too close to just be a coincidence. Amnesiasoft 03:17, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Robert Diaz 

message: This article states that King based much of the novel on his own abduction experience, though it cites no source. I Googled it and nothing came up. Did this actually happen?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.59.24.26 (talk) 06:01, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: King Abduction?

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Stephen King Misery cover.jpg

message: The paperback version had a second cover under the first, showing the cover of Paul Sheldon's book.  The hunky man in the illustration has a face (although perhaps not a body) based on Stephen King himself.  This fun detail should be included somewhere.  It's why I read wikipedia.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.164.89.236 (talk) 21:40, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Second Cover 

message: <I>This is the best explanation for his crash </I> I don't get it. It -sounds- like original research but maybe the main character simply does not remember his crash and tries to figure out what happened by post-accident clues. My point? Original research = bad, so if it is, it should be edited out. Thanks for your time and attention. Tip your waitress. Lots42 (talk) 04:17, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusing sentence. 

message: Okay, apparently there's a slo-mo revert war going on over the exact details of the final fight.
Why not just say 'Sheldon overpowers and ultimately kills his tormenter'? Something simple like that. Leave the exact details for the book. Please. Lots42 (talk) 06:05, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Climatic Fight 

message: This sentence is inaccurate:
When Paul tries to reason with her that "everybody talks like that", she becomes outraged and violently angry, punching his fractured knee he sustained from the automobile accident.
Actually, Annie's reaction was throwing a bowl of soup against a wall, blaming Paul for it and forcing him to drink rinse water after she cleaned the mess up.
--190.51.16.44 (talk) 02:28, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Factual inaccuracy in plot 

message: Annie may be making reference to the Shining but in what context? Sure, King has had books 'cross over' before, such as the affected townspeople in 'Tommyknockers' see a clown in the town 'IT' took place in. But Annie definitively does not know what reality is all the time. In the context of the book, Annie could have simply read 'The Shining' and then forgotten it was a novel. I feel this is important to clarify for this article. Lots42 (talk) 18:29, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Shining reference

message: A character in "Desperation" references reading "Misery's Paradise," presumably another Paul Sheldon paperback. Would anyone object to my expanding the "References to The Shining" to include this other novel? awkwardboyhero 04:05, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference to "Misery" in "Desperation" 

message: It seems like there are definite themes that reside in this novel, namely Addiction, writing, God(dess), etc.  Is anyone else interested in taking on this particular subject?69.249.150.28 (talk) 03:42, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Unless Stephen King said there were themes to it, or a noteable third party talked about themes for the novel, there doesn't seem to be any point. Lots42 (talk) 05:21, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Themes? 

message: The parodies section is full enough. Please? Lots42 (talk) 18:16, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Enough refs 

message: The claim that negative reaction to "Eyes of the Dragon," published in 1987, inspired this book contradicts the claim earlier in the article that work on "Misery" began in 1985. Also, King's own official website describes the inspiration for "Misery" and makes no mention of "Eyes of the Dragon": http://www.stephenking.com/library/novel/misery_inspiration.html. Furthermore, "Eyes of the Dragon" was published just over four months before "Misery." It is improbable, though not impossible, that a new mass-market book could be inspired, written, edited, published and marketed in under four months.Jtcarpet (talk) 04:51, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dubious/contradictory claim of 'Eyes of the Dragon' inspiration 

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