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The Mist by Stephen King

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wooblatoober's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

didn’t like it. i wish king fleshed out the electrical wires thing more. it showed up so much in the beginning only to be half-assedly mentioned once later on. HATED the unnecessary sexuality. how many times does this dude have to mention his massive erection?
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cassiewbee's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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alexandrafren's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

My first King novel. As many have said, the movie adaption and ending is much better than the book. 

I’ve heard others describe King as unable to write female characters without sexualizing them and that is unfortunately true in this novel as well.
The main character sleeps with another woman after being away from his wife for less than a day. Nothing about this novel needed or warranted that. Feels like gross self-insert wish fulfillment on the authors point.


While I loved the movie adaptation and thus thought The Mist would be a good option as my first King novel, I think I would have been better off skipping it. 
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amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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samburkhouse's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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raichou's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Nach Joyland fand ich dieses Buch deutlich unheimlicher. Durch diese Geschichte hat sich die Spannung von vorne bis hinten durchgezogen. 
Die Angst vor dem Unbekannten im Nebel hat sich bei allen Charakteren auf eine andere Art gezeigt und sich in ihrem Verhalten gezeigt. 

Manche Handlungen von David waren fraglich. Dass er plötzlich mit Amanda schläft, obwohl er verheiratet ist und nicht weiß wie es seiner Frau geht. Er denkt dabei zwar an sie, aber trotzdem ist es nicht okay.

Was ich aber an ihm mochte war, dass er sich immer um Billy gekümmert hat und dafür gesorgt hat, dass es ihm gut geht.
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nanabobana's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

It was gripping and mysterious. I dislike how King resorts to “I’m literally beyond terrified, love me male character, make crazy tense silent live to me” in nearly every book. It’s not that sex isn’t a realistic coping mechanism, but it is annoying. Go crank one out with your hand buddy. Especially since he hadn’t really given up on his wife yet and was assuming she was alive (hoping in vain). At the end he definitely knows that this mist is much bigger and worse than he had ever feared. And so, clinging to the babysitter is believable. 
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aks0307's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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iamkiaraayleen's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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