false 813214 10 The day after a strange and mysterious storm, the citizens of a small town find themselves besieged by throngs of strange, horrifying, and deadly creatures. 59181 1985 The Mist total:4462|5:1147|4:1427|3:1395|2:406|1:87| 4462 16527 5451 231 4 1 false false Fri Apr 25 07:44:42 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 08:01:02 -0700 2008
In many respects, this is classic King. First off, it's set - where else - in Maine. The ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 09:31:32 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 17:08:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 10:52:18 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 10:57:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 03:47:38 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 04:03:54 -0700 2009
I actually saw the film of this first, which may have hurt my appreciation of the novella. The film, you see, follows King's book almost to the letter, but at the same time it fleshes-out a lo...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 06:36:31 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 01:06:22 -0700 2009
I really love Stephen King's works, and aside from...more...]]> 1 0 false true Wed Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 16 11:12:31 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 11:23:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 07 14:28:10 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 14:32:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 22:22:26 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 20:20:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jul 16 23:41:31 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 12:12:40 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Tue Aug 26 12:09:11 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 12:10:37 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 26 22:56:45 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 23:44:42 -0800 2009 Skeleton Crew. The Mist is really the only one I want to comment on. Like a lot of the books I've read, I actually saw the movie first. I think the story has a very similar feel that I like, although there are...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 26 18:49:59 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 18:56:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Apr 14 15:11:55 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 17:24:45 -0700 2009 The Mist
by Stephen King
240pp
Signet
0451223292

The Mist is yet another horrifying thriller by Stephen King. It tells the story of David Drayton and many others who are stuck at a grocery store, including his son Billy. Before being stuck in the store, there was a hug...more...]]> 1 2 false false Sat Sep 13 06:55:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 01:25:17 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 06:55:00 -0700 2008
admittedly only 25% into it:
So this is my first King novel. I've read one short story by him which I liked.

Does he always foreshadow with a sledgehammer?...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jul 22 22:03:03 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 22:04:24 -0700 2008 It, and how I hadn't read all that much of Stephen King's work myself--just It, Cujo, and The Shining. Out of general curiosity, and since I saw the recently released edition that ties in with the movie that's com...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 21:07:19 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 21:19:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 12 11:25:23 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 12:31:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 17 16:36:02 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 17 16:36:02 -0800 2007
David is spending a hot day with his wife and son when a huge storm hits, causing a lot of damage...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 26 13:45:13 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 13:47:36 -0800 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Dec 14 03:19:46 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 19:22:36 -0800 2008 "carrying the fire" (quotes mine, italics King's) struck me as familiar. Then I realized it was bashed again and again within a later apocalyptic father-son story: Cormac McCarthy's The Road. (1)











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