The Fog - James Herbert > Reviews

Advantages: Amazing perefectly writen book
Disadvantages: none at all

The Fog by James Herbert is one of horrors classics, and for good reason. James Herbert is a writer now up in the leagues with Stephen King; this is probably his most successful piece. Not to be confused with the film"The Fog" which os somewhat different, a big sea fog and ghost pirates. A tiny village in Wiltshire, England is shacked one morning by what is believed my the local people to be an earthquake. A huge crack opens in the earth releasing ... Read review

Advantages: fantastic
Disadvantages: none

...charity shop but i think the rrp is £2.50. The basic plot of the story is some fog escapes from inside the earth during an earthquake. The fog drives people to do things they wouldn't normally do such as murder. This fog slowly spreads and engulfs London. It is up to John Holman , the main character of the novel and his collegues to prevent the fog affecting any more people. It is the type of novel where you feel that you really know the characters ... Read review

Advantages: good suspense
Disadvantages: nightmare possibilty

...book as its nothing like the film the book starts in a completely different way to the film and has a very eerie feel to it. I would reccomend watching the film if yo have not seen it and comparing the stories as they are really not the same. A really gripping story line. Of a tiny village being under seige by a devastaing fog. It keeps you wondering right till the end. I find it easy to keep picking up and starting again as i have read it a ... Read review

Advantages: great story
Disadvantages: not for the young

the fog was the first james herbert book i had ever read and i am now totally hooked and have read most of this authors books, this one is among my top three, once you start reading the fog it is hard to put the book down as there is so much goes on that you wnat to know what is going to happen next. one thing that might put some people off is the sexual refrences but it is a great story with excellent characters, although you know the book is fiction ... Read review

Advantages: Truly a shocker. Brill story line. Amazing ending!
Disadvantages: none what so ever

...expect. I have never seen the film but i have read some of Herbert other work before so i had some idea. It only took me a few days to read as i was hooked and couldnt put it down. Herbert presented the main character Holman extreamly well as, through out the book i felt connected to him and felt sorry for all this poor man was going through. Most scenes were very grusome and gory but it all added to the effect. Buliding towards a brillent ending. ... Read review