Dark Forces vs The Mist: Which Should You Read?
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The Mist
David Drayton, his son Billy, and their neighbor Brent Norton head to the local grocery store to replenish supplies following a freak storm. Once there, they and other local citizens are trapped by a strange mist that…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Mist is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Dark Forces.
- The Mist has the widest readership — 189236 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dark Forces | The Mist | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (189236) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (5) | 3.8 (429) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (20) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (386) |
Reception
| Dark Forces | The Mist | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 189236 |
| Editions | 11 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 816 | 18488 |
| Pages | 551 | 316 |