The Mist by Stephen King
reviewed by Melanie
Who hasn’t heard of Stephen King? He’s the monarch of Barnes & Noble, the King of Horror (no pun intended). With great fame come great expectations—but no worries. The Mist proves King’s not overrated.
The Mist is about a dangerous paranormal presence that imprisons members of a small town inside a local supermarket. It’s more eerie than downright chilling. Granted, I didn’t check for monsters in my closet or refuse to go outside once I got to the last chapter. Nevertheless, this book still left a lasting impression.
It’s short (by Stephen King’s standards, anyway) and a definite page turner. The characters are appealing, diverse, but best of all — the humans are human, nothing less, nothing more. I was constantly thinking: "I would do the same thing if I was in that situation!" If you’d like a taste of The King before investing in a five-hundred-something page novel, I highly suggest this story.
Posted by library at August 30, 2013 01:20 PM