A review by horrorgami
The Mist by Stephen King

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This novella was a pretty fast-paced read, and despite having watched the 2007 movie and hating the ending, I really enjoyed this read. There are far more questions than we are ever given answers to, but I think that's part of the appeal of this novella for me. I enjoy the eeriness of what not only caused the mist but what exactly is in it and what kind of senses each creature may or may not have. I think the creatures themselves are described really well, and even without the movie, you could picture them really clear (and man are they scary in my head). I wish that we were able to get a little more explanation of the Arrowhead Project and what they were doing at that base that more than likely caused this disastrous turn of events. 

The main group of characters all are different in their own way, and I find myself being drawn to the bad-assery of Mrs. Reppler and to Ollie Weeks. They were the stand-out two for me - what can I say,  I enjoy characters that can fend for themselves, whether that be in a conventional or unconventional way (bug spray can's in a crazy way to defend yourself, and I love that that is something Mrs. Reppler did successfully). Mrs. Carmody though - she really was the one that made everything crazy. Crazy, possible other dimensional creatures aside, Mrs. Carmody had no problem jumping right into cultish human sacrifice propaganda (and i doubt that would've done anything truly). She may be even crazier than the creatures themselves - at least the creatures are doing what they do because that's in their nature (I would assume), but Mrs. Carmody knows better. She used this disaster as a way to up her crazy tenfold. She got what was coming to her. 
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