The Mist
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- Author：Stephen King
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Summary
It's a hot， lazy day， perfect for a cookout， until you see those strange dark clouds。 Suddenly a violent storm sweeps across the lake and ends as abruptly and unexpectedly as it had begun。 Then comes the mist。。。creeping slowly， inexorably into town， where it settles and waits， trapping you in the supermarket with dozens of others， cut off from your families and the world。 The mist is alive， seething with unearthly sounds and movements。 What unleashed this terror？ Was it the Arrowhead Project---the top secret government operation that everyone has noticed but no one quite understands？ And what happens when the provisions have run out and you're forced to make your escape， edging blindly through the dim light？
Reviews
Hunter
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Amazing！ I actually wanted to give it 5 stars， but knowing how amazing the ending could have been （ahem， 2007’s The Mist movie）， I did feel a bit let down by the ending of the novella。 However， everything else was absolutely horrifying and entertaining。 Read it！
Wade Smithsonian
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Beautifully disturbing！
Samantha
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Characters had good development throughout even in this short span of 150 pages。 Events take place over 4/5 days so it being crammed tight with action conveys how overwhelmed the characters felt throughout。 Some periods of calm help to break up emotions and the sporadic elements of comedy cause the tragedies to have even greater impact。 The creatures are nothing like I've ever read before， but King is known for his imagination， so this is no surprise。 The reader knows no more than David， followi Characters had good development throughout even in this short span of 150 pages。 Events take place over 4/5 days so it being crammed tight with action conveys how overwhelmed the characters felt throughout。 Some periods of calm help to break up emotions and the sporadic elements of comedy cause the tragedies to have even greater impact。 The creatures are nothing like I've ever read before， but King is known for his imagination， so this is no surprise。 The reader knows no more than David， following him on his journey as he discovers a whole new ecosystem of creatures previously unknown to this planet。 The "Alfred Hitchcock ending" - as David describes - is the best outcome that could've been; it gives hope yet leaves that impending sense of doom lingering。 Great read and would highly recommend。 。。。more
Cristian Aguirre
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No he leído muchos libros de Stephen King pero este libro me llego a gustar bastante creo que empezaré a leer mas libros del autor esas temáticas sobrenaturales me llaman la atención y por lo que he escuchado son todo un universo
Rogue
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"La mayor parte del mal， pensó， podía tener mucho en común con un mono mecánico al que uno da cuerda y que entonces se pone a tocar los platillos， a mostrar los dientes， a reír con sus tontos ojos de cristal。。。 o a dar la impresión de que ríe con ellos。。。" "La mayor parte del mal， pensó， podía tener mucho en común con un mono mecánico al que uno da cuerda y que entonces se pone a tocar los platillos， a mostrar los dientes， a reír con sus tontos ojos de cristal。。。 o a dar la impresión de que ríe con ellos。。。" 。。。more
Rumo
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I loved that！Really tense， really heavy Lovecraftian horror。Disgusting， brutal， and dark。Definitely one of my favorite King novellas。
Shauna Diane
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This was definitely spooky and atmospheric。 I love the premise of the mist as a result of some government project gone wrong。 Very 'stranger things' vibes。 Only thing I didn't love was the main character。 He was kind of lame and was stuck in a grocery store for only 18 hrs before deciding he was justified in cheating on his wife lol This was definitely spooky and atmospheric。 I love the premise of the mist as a result of some government project gone wrong。 Very 'stranger things' vibes。 Only thing I didn't love was the main character。 He was kind of lame and was stuck in a grocery store for only 18 hrs before deciding he was justified in cheating on his wife lol 。。。more
Pedro Melo
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3，5*
Mariah Pampeno
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After a bad storm sweeps across a the lake next to David's house， he gathers his son， and his crotchety neighbor， and kisses his wife goodbye to go to the grocery store to pick up some essentials for the days ahead as they put their damaged property back together again。 As their leaving a white， opaque， wall of mist makes it way to town， enveloping everything in it's way， bringing screams to the surface， just to quiet them seconds later。 Stuck in a grocery store， the townspeople and vacationers After a bad storm sweeps across a the lake next to David's house， he gathers his son， and his crotchety neighbor， and kisses his wife goodbye to go to the grocery store to pick up some essentials for the days ahead as they put their damaged property back together again。 As their leaving a white， opaque， wall of mist makes it way to town， enveloping everything in it's way， bringing screams to the surface， just to quiet them seconds later。 Stuck in a grocery store， the townspeople and vacationers make their way through the emotions of desperation and confusion， thinking up solutions to the problem of the mist。 What is in it？ When will it leave？ Does it want payment？ David finds out what people will do to get out of the unknown。 This is one of my favorite Steven King novels。 It's short， sweet， to the point， and there's less problematic themes that King likes to really pound into in his normal 400+ page books。 There's still quite a bit of misogyny in this novel as well， which I found really annoying。 However， it is a solid story with just enough conspiracy， horror， and grotesque depravity to keep my attention。 。。。more
Brittney Kristina
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I admire how King dares to write such real main characters characters but isn’t afraid to kill them off。 Doing so makes the tone feel very plausible， which is all the more frightening to read。 King isn’t afraid to go deeper， twist with the mind， and create weird， impossible plots。 This one was truly bizarre， yet somehow felt like something that could happen in our real world。 Also， the ending of the book is somewhat happy？ I’m not sure if it’s better or worse than the movie， but I’m glad I didn’ I admire how King dares to write such real main characters characters but isn’t afraid to kill them off。 Doing so makes the tone feel very plausible， which is all the more frightening to read。 King isn’t afraid to go deeper， twist with the mind， and create weird， impossible plots。 This one was truly bizarre， yet somehow felt like something that could happen in our real world。 Also， the ending of the book is somewhat happy？ I’m not sure if it’s better or worse than the movie， but I’m glad I didn’t have to undergo that turmoil again。 。。。more
Sandy Baxter
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Alfred hitchcock ending。
Elvis
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Hated the ending。
sumerbrander
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i am disappointed
Sawyer
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I like the ending of this better than the movie。
Ulises Rmz
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Abrumadora y sin esperanza。
Wade
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“The mist is coming。”“Death to go out there。”“Get it off me。”While the premise and beginning of the book was promising and gripping， its interest soon faded like the mist。 This was classic Stephen King in many ways; a relatable main character， campy unrealistic dialogue， plenty of creepiness， and some situations we could all see ourselves in with a storm that rages havoc。 But my issue was that book ran out of steam and resorted to an unbelievable creature。 I felt like the whole mist/fog idea had “The mist is coming。”“Death to go out there。”“Get it off me。”While the premise and beginning of the book was promising and gripping， its interest soon faded like the mist。 This was classic Stephen King in many ways; a relatable main character， campy unrealistic dialogue， plenty of creepiness， and some situations we could all see ourselves in with a storm that rages havoc。 But my issue was that book ran out of steam and resorted to an unbelievable creature。 I felt like the whole mist/fog idea had a nice creep factor that in itself was a character and much more menacing than some tentacled monstrosity。 This is where realism ended and the book limped to the end。 And the ending had no thought process involved which is why I believe this was a novella and not a novel。 Very much a disappointment for an author who is very hit or miss。 。。。more
Paige
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The book is way better than the movie and the show。
Mikepottz
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The mist arrives and blankets the small town and supermarket。 Tentacles with hundreds of suckers on the underside will grab a young boy and drag him outside。 One of the Tentacles will grab a bottle of Pepsi， and also get stuck in a roller door squashing it and spurting black goo。 Pterodactyl like creatures， wing wings， red eyes will rip flesh from someone's neck。 Spiders the size of dogs will attack。 A massive creature with six legs will roam。 The mist is a mystery， the dread and gloom will pent The mist arrives and blankets the small town and supermarket。 Tentacles with hundreds of suckers on the underside will grab a young boy and drag him outside。 One of the Tentacles will grab a bottle of Pepsi， and also get stuck in a roller door squashing it and spurting black goo。 Pterodactyl like creatures， wing wings， red eyes will rip flesh from someone's neck。 Spiders the size of dogs will attack。 A massive creature with six legs will roam。 The mist is a mystery， the dread and gloom will pentrate the soul， haunting， leaving one feeling dead inside。 。。。more
Sam Nicholson
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9/10
Nicole
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3。5 stars。。。I gotta say this is one of those situations where I think the movie is better。 The book is really good。。。but the movie really nailed the atmosphere and the ending in the movie was so much more powerful。
Elijah Benjamin Moore
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Frank Darabont really looked at this and said， "Hmm。。。 Yes。。。 but what if the ending was emotionally devastating？ " Frank Darabont really looked at this and said， "Hmm。。。 Yes。。。 but what if the ending was emotionally devastating？ " 。。。more
Codi
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4。5
Andres Dobri
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Esta bueno。 Pero Le falta un cierre a la historia y tiene descripciones innecesarias。
Céfiro
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De la misma forma en que no puedo evitar pensar que “La niebla” -2 estrellas de 5 porque， lamentablemente， no conecté en absoluto ni con la trama ni con los personajes- debería haber sido un relato （para mí le sobran más de la mitad de sus páginas）， tanto “El mono” -5 sobre 5 sin duda- como “El atajo de la señora Todd” -4 de 5- podrían haber sido novelas cortas magníficas。
Linds
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Recommended for fans of Stranger Things。
abigail
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i’m sorry， but what the hell was this？ i have zero emotions after reading this book。 total waste of time: not really eerie， annoying characters， bad ending。 only giving 2 stars because some imagery/quotes were decent
Melanie
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Classic Stephen King。 I feel like I've seen the movie before but it was good to listen to this book for the first time。 So much about the mysterious mist is left to the readers imagination that this really does become a great horror。 Classic Stephen King。 I feel like I've seen the movie before but it was good to listen to this book for the first time。 So much about the mysterious mist is left to the readers imagination that this really does become a great horror。 。。。more
TheaMon
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For BookRoasts Magical Readathon The Mist is the perfect name for it， at least in german。 Stephen King is not for me。
Kaitlin Kennedy
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Such a good horror novella， would have gotten 5 stars with a solid conclusion。 For once， I can wholeheartedly say， the movie was better than the book。Full reviews on my BookTube: https://youtube。com/channel/UCdcrRHDe。。。 Such a good horror novella， would have gotten 5 stars with a solid conclusion。 For once， I can wholeheartedly say， the movie was better than the book。Full reviews on my BookTube: https://youtube。com/channel/UCdcrRHDe。。。 。。。more
Amanda
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Another great novella by King！ It’s much better than the series on it。 However it’s only 4 stars for me because one scene in particular （it’s not gory or anything， I just didn’t like it）
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Mist
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Mist&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Mist&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0