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The Mist by Stephen King

12 reviews

eadrianschmitz's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

A tense and thrilling tale. Love the ambiguous ending. Interesting to identify similarities in the main concept of Stranger Things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

tyelperinquar's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Just a really, really great book. This is my first ever Stephen King novel, and I understand now why he’s been so successful with his stories. His imagery is just fantastic, simple yet evocative, and the way he threads events together makes you want to keep going.

I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about the narrator upon first listen, but his voice quickly grew on me. He has a great diversity of voices for the characters, even when the differences are a bit more subtle.

I watched the movie several years back, and while I enjoyed it, I think I ended up liking the book better. That’s always how it goes, isn’t it?

Now that I have a taste of what King is like, I’m really excited to start looking into his other works. Time to start expanding my TBR…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Alcohol

cepbreed's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

3.0

Does Stephen King ever not set a book in Maine?

Good quick read, though I wouldn’t say I liked this more than The Long Walk. I sort of have a bigger appreciation for it now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

danimacuk's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Infidelity, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

shaunnow38's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Vomit, and Murder

wooblatoober's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jaimc's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, and Alcohol

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Vomit, and Grief

kemrick19's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

nanabobana's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity