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Mist in the Mirror
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Horror
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- Kindle Customer
- 13-07-14
Could have been better
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
After the first few chapters I found myself looking through my audible and kindle library looking to see if I had read this book before. It wasn't to I was into the book that I released that it reminded me of 2 books I had already heard by Susan Hill. A lot of the scenes in this book are very similar to her other ghost stories. I would say that it was not time well spent because of this and was very disappointed with this story.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
I found the ending was a little confusing. I thought it did not really finish the whole story fully and I was left with questions unanswered.
Which character – as performed by Matt Addis – was your favourite?
I thought Matt Addis gave a brilliant performance for all the characters.
Did Mist in the Mirror inspire you to do anything?
Not really.
7 people found this helpful
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- Sukhvinder
- 11-12-14
No plot slipped away to a disappointing finish
What would have made Mist in the Mirror better?
Needed a plot with muster.
Would you ever listen to anything by Susan Hill again?
Probably not
What does Matt Addis bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Best thing about the book well narrated.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
DISAPPOINENT
Any additional comments?
Not worth the money
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- BookwormAnnie
- 20-07-15
Slow
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
It wouldn't be the first book I recommended...I spent the whole book waiting for it to get going. Just didn't seem to be going anywhere.
If you’ve listened to books by Susan Hill before, how does this one compare?
First Susan Hill book. Which is a shame as I would think twice before trying another of her novels.
Did Matt Addis do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?
It was a good narration, despite the shortcomings of the plot itself.
Do you think Mist in the Mirror needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No. Seems to me a short story would have covered it!
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- Ian Backhouse
- 18-02-15
Amazing narrative but awful, empty ending
Descriptive narrative amazing. Brings the book to life. But awful drab ending after a build of tension that leads to nothing
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- clare Larkin
- 30-01-21
Brilliantly read
I am a great fan of susan
Hill books and Matt Addis brought this book to life with increasing suspense
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- PJ
- 09-11-20
Great narration
Slow burn but evocative of vintage storytelling. Ending a bit vague but still worth a listen.
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- MISS LESLEY JOHNSON
- 24-06-20
Awful
Don’t bother, this book is so boring and nothing like Susan Hill’s other books which I love.
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- Charlie Girl
- 09-05-20
Great old fashioned ghost story
Susan Hill is an excellent story teller. Her writing is fantastic and having this read to me was brilliant, great story telling.
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- Caron Townsend
- 04-09-19
A very dull book
The narrator was good but the story rambled on and the denouement was underwhelming. Stubbornness made me finish the book but I do wonder why I bothered.
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- VRON
- 14-07-19
excellent!
I really enjoyed this book so intriguing totally capturing my imagination! read beautifully by the narrator.
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- Adeliese Baumann
- 04-08-14
An author at her best
This is Susan Hill at the top of her form. I really enjoyed this book all the way to the finish.
It is a beautifully written, evocative book, with all the deft touches Hill fans expect.
There are moments of Dickensian brilliance: perfect names, unusual characters, and yes, a convenient coincidence or two. At other times, the piece becomes Kafkaesque: is our protagonist on a senseless quest, inexorably led on from one place to another only to find his ruin?
The search for the elusive Vane culminates in an ending which leaves more questions unanswered than resolved. I love that in an otherworldly tale like this. I recommend it to all who love a chilling ghost story, but save it for this fall, when a chill is in the air...
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- Kathy
- 02-11-12
A rare find in the world of ghost stories!
Believe me when I say I have read a lot of ghost stories!
This is so well-written (by the author of The Woman in Black) and the descriptions are so vivid that it is like being right there in a haunted library at a very old boys school in England. Many other locales and situations in the book spring to life with the able narration of Matt Addis. I am so reluctant to have this book end that I have been rationing it out on my walks to make it last!
Get it - you will not regret it, and you will have a good story to listen to around the fire as autumn and the holidays approach. There is a great chapter showcasing Christmas in the English countryside.
It is so rewarding to find a tale like this - enjoy!
Thank you Susan Hill!
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- BooksAndTrouble
- 14-11-14
Snore fest
I'm giving this two stars because of the high-quality writing. When it comes to dramatic prose, Susan Hill can't be beat. But yet, the story was drowning in the pages upon pages of setting details. When James Mommouth walks into a room, we get flooded with every painstaking detail - from the wallpaper patterns to the specks of dust on the bookshelf. Typically with audiobooks, I tend to appreciate these long, meandering riffs because I don't miss out on anything important when my mind wanders. But geez - this lady takes mood and setting to a whole new level of overindulgence. After the first couple chapters I was already tired of this stuffy man's inner monologue as he crept around dark rooms. I really didn't care for this dude, especially when he likened himself to a "scared silly woman" in one of his many eventless eerie interludes. Needless to say, this is my first and last Susan Hill book. For gothic horror, I'll turn to Barbara Michaels or Wendy Webb.
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- Antoinette
- 29-05-15
I couldn't stay interested
It was a struggle to finish, but since I loved Woman in Black, I was sure that if I hung in there, then it would get better, reach its climax and would be worth it. There was no climax, in fact, just the opposite. What a disappointment.
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- Kay Whitehead
- 12-04-15
Not for me.
Guess I expected more having read all her crime novels, which I love. Just not my kind of story unfortunately.
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- Christine K.
- 05-11-14
BORING
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
If something actually happened. It was all suspense and nothing else. Kept waiting for something to happen.
Would you ever listen to anything by Susan Hill again?
no
Have you listened to any of Matt Addis’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Not that I'm aware of. He was a fine narrator, it was just the story.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
disappointment, waste of a credit
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- Karribeth
- 26-10-20
Anticlimactic
The writing is good, the narration excellent. The story....while I did appreciate the environmental descriptions, and was transported by the prose, the plot seemed to be leading to a crescendo which never happened. The conclusion fell flat, fizzled and died. Disappointing.
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- Christine Ehren
- 13-11-19
a slow boiler
the author definitely captures the flavor of old fashioned ghost stories. Everyone has vague warnings for our main character, but no one will tell him what the danger is. So of course he has to chase what clues he finds in the worst possible direction.
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- Janet H. Maddox
- 18-03-17
I confess, I could not finish it
I have loved Susan Hill, especially her Simon Serrailler books. But I just could not get to a point where I cared about this one. My rule is that, if after a third of a book I just don't care about the story or the characters, I put it aside. There are so many good books that I will never get to all of them. So sorry I didn't like this one. I will try Hill again, but not this one.
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- Drina
- 30-07-12
COULD NOT STOP LISTENING
Would you listen to Mist in the Mirror again? Why?
No red herrings, thoroughly spooky. I liked the archaic language and the fact that nothing gave a clue to the ending.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Mist in the Mirror?
When he is locked in the tomb. I was terrified.
What about Matt Addis???s performance did you like?
Good voice, nice diction, excellent characterizations. He handles for formal language style with ease and lures you in.
Any additional comments?
Although I started reading Susan Hill for the Serrailler series (which is fabulous and one of my favourites) her other stories are equally addictive (except for Gullywith).
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