I was finally able to read the Mist!!!! One Slight problem

**Bugsy** · July 8th, 2009

It turned out I had Skeleton Crew all along and I never bothered to look over the short stories in it. So I began it, got up to where they first mention creatures in the mist.

and I lost it!!!!!

Well, I left it on a hotel bed

in SPAIN!!!!!!!!

I was going to pull an all-nighter because we had to be in the lobby ate 3:45 AM to go to the airport, decided to do some reading, must fell asleep a bit, didn't put it in my backpack. Left it there. I was so excited to finally read it. It was great so far. I don't think God wanted me to read it at that time. I need to go back to Barnes & Noble and get Skeleton Crew again!

I hate myself.

Anyways, from what I read, great story. I plan on finishing it when I can.

**Charms7** · July 8th, 2009

Don't beat yourself up. Absentmindedness happens to us all.

**Agincourt Concierge** · July 13th, 2009

Movie was awesome....so was story....loved them both...!!

**Bugsy** · July 14th, 2009

I will finish it some day. I can't wait! Then after I read it, I can finally see the movie (I don't usually like watching the movie before the book).

**williams974** · August 5th, 2009

So how is the book? How much diofferent is it? After I finish Christine, The Mist is the book I want to read next.

**GBPack1** · August 7th, 2009

I didn't think the movie strayed from the story too much. Of course, there are differences, but I enjoyed the movie (still enjoy the story better - like always). The endings are different but I thought they were both good.

**Jake Featherston** · August 7th, 2009

Originally Posted by williams974

So how is the book? How much diofferent is it? After I finish Christine, The Mist is the book I want to read next.

The movie is very faithful to the book (rather unusually so), but it has a different (and in my opinion, superior) ending. The ending was kind of a cinematic thing, however; I'm not sure it would have worked as words on a page. After an unfortunate event that occurs right at the end, something very surprising happens, and the visual impact of that is just huge.

**JRM** · August 27th, 2009

The short-story was decent. Thought the movie was much better.

But that sucks you left the book in Spain!!!!!

**Jake Featherston** · August 31st, 2009

Originally Posted by JRM

The short-story was decent. Thought the movie was much better.

I don't really understand how someone could feel that way, as the movie pretty much followed the book word-for-word (except for the ending, which I think was better in the movie).

**JRM** · August 31st, 2009

Originally Posted by Jake Featherston

I don't really understand how someone could feel that way, as the movie pretty much followed the book word-for-word (except for the ending, which I think was better in the movie).

I highly disagree. There's a long list of changes and additions. My biggest problem with the book was that Ms. Carmondy seemed tacked-on. It didn't really feel like the book had any sense of where it was going, and the ending confirmed that for me. I still enjoyed it, but I simply liked the movie more.