Reviews

The Fog by James Herbert

willablue's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

sfletcher26's review against another edition

3.0

Good old school horror just as I remember it. Some of it is a little dated, and the casual borderline homophibia is a little 1970s de rigour. Other than that, an enjoyable read.

phil629's review against another edition

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

3.25

jcslibrary's review against another edition

5.0

What a rollecoaster ride. The book starts off with a bang, and the action never stops until the end of the book. There is one or two downs in the book serving as breathing space, but the book is action packed. There is a lot of gore in this book. But it never gets too graphic. It’s weird how he was able to manage this, but the author gives us just the right amount of information for us to know what is going on. While leaving us some ambiguity to let our imagination do the rest. This is so good. It’s a masterclass on writing good gore.

Story is about this fog that turns ordinary people into murderers if they breathe in this fog. We don’t really know where the fog comes from, until we’re near end of the book. We never really know what the fog is, if it’s sentient or not. One thing is for sure, where the fog goes, mayhem follows.

It’s a near perfect book. My first book by James Herbert, but not the last!

biddibee's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

I hated this. It was way too long and what was with those random really graphic sex scenes?

billy_girlxx's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

z3r081's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

nursingthepages's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

witchycinnamon's review against another edition

5.0

This book is the first I've read by James Herbert...and it was absolutely fantastic. Never have I read a book with such gory, horrifyingly disturbing scenes.

I can't say much more - just read it for yourself.

mh_books's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

Jolly good story!  But do ignore the sex scenes,