The Mist

ISBN: 0671621386 I have to say that this work is not meant to be appreciated while driving a car. I wish other audio books could have access to the same technology used to create this one. The 3D sound is remarkably convincing. Even if the story is not that earth shattering, this audio book will provide the benchmark for others to follow.


Fabulous! Highly immersive experience!   June 19, 2000
ramesh@yahoo.com (UK)
I have to say that this work is not meant to be appreciated while driving a car. I wish other audio books could have access to the same technology used to create this one. The 3D sound is remarkably convincing. Even if the story is not that earth shattering, this audio book will provide the benchmark for others to follow.


Bad Handling of a Great Story   August 24, 1999
5 out of 7 found this review helpful

I am a big Stephen King fan, and have really enjoyed other audiobooks of his. So, I was excited when I saw a cassette of "The Mist," a novella which I thought was excellent. Well, I was doomed to be disappointed by this tape. It starts out by informing the listener that it was recorded in 3-D sound. Indeed, it does sound a little more textured than the usual audiobook. But I think it was a big mistake to read it as a play. I think the listener would have gotten a lot more out of it if it was read straight from the book. You see, in the process of rewriting it for the audio book, they changed the integrity of the story. In the cassette, David Drayton and his wife yell at each other like shrews, and their son sounds like somebody is pinching his nose shut while he talks. Another irritant: all the pitches for name brand foods. "Here, have some Post Toasties!" "How 'bout some Ruffles Potato Chips." I don't know if this was intentional or not, but it certainly wasn't in the book, and it was enough to make me want to gag. One more thing; true, the 3-D sound is neat, but it is not good to listen to while you're driving. Nobody in the car will be satisfied with how well they can hear. All in all, avoid this audiobook. Reading the story will let you absorb the atmosphere much, much better.


A VERY INTERESTING ACHIEVEMENT   May 28, 1999
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Listening to this recording gave me a mixed emotion: on one level, the special effects and sound quality were so outstanding, that the fact that i was merely listening to a CD was lost after time, which greatly added to the suspense and eeriness of the story. Yet, while listening purely to dialogue and noises, the beauty and lyricism of King's narrative was unfortunately squashed. The final scene, one of the best written ends in fiction (and greatly enunciated in the unabridged narrative audio version), lost much of its dramatic impact with the lack of seven simple words: "One is Hartford. The other is . . . hope." Still, the recording was very enjoyable, even though the kid sucked!!!