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_amethyst_eyes (_amethyst_eyes) wrote, @ 2008-02-03 02:38:00

Current mood:

sleepy

The Mist
Title: The Mist
Author: Stephen King
Copyright date: 1980
Publisher: New American Library
How many pages: 230
How long it took me to read: Less than a week

Category: Horror/Sci-Fi
I learned about this book from: The movie
This book was purchased at: Purchased at Target by Laura, but was lent to me by Ryan :)
This book is: Scary as frak, but really good and hard to put down.
Other books by this author: Thinner, The Green Mile, The Shining, Christine, etc.

Favorite characters: Ollie, David, Billy
Least favorite Characters: Mrs. Carmody
When and Where the story takes place: present day Maine
Plot in a nutshell: The back says "[A small town is suspended] in a haze of terror -- as humanity makes its last stand against unholy destruction...
Main characters: David
What I liked best: The suspense, how it ended
What I liked least: I didn't like the sad stuff. The spiders were gross lol... oh, I also dislike that you never learn how this all happened.

Overall Rating: Very creepy, very entertaining. I liked how the chapters were set up. I would recommend this book for sure, but I don't see how the movie could be successful. I guess I'd actually have to watch it to find out though :)