Review of Stephen King's "The Mist"

Let me just get this out of the way: this was not Stephen King's best story. Now, don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed it. It was thrilling and ambiguous. It left a lot of questions unanswered, and that was for the best. I'm not even going to mention the movie besides this sentence because the movie is frustrating. Because of my affinity for lists, I will toss a couple in here for you:

Things I liked about this story:

• I will say this about most, if not all, of King's stories, "I love the way Stephen King writes, his creativity with language, and his command of dialect."
• I love how his stories will in some way tie into each other. 
• His portrayal of religious figures will always be a source of interest for me. In this case, it was the canary pantsuit clad Mrs. Carmody. 

Things I didn't like about this story:

• Tentacles? Really? 
• I generally don't like ambiguous endings. This story had three. 

It was pretty short, and definitely worth a read. I enjoyed it, was totally engaged the whole time, and would definitely reread it. So, pick it up, what do you have to lose?