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A review by adelayedteacher
Under the Dome by Stephen King
5.0
There are few authors that can literally force to me read their longest books through the night and into the wee morning hours. Stephen King is one of those. "Under the Dome" is a post apocalyptic doomsday story set inside a small town. The kicker is that they're the only ones in the midst of the end of the world. The Dome, as it comes to be called, holds them all captive. They are cut off from the world.
We are introduced to characters we grow to love, cheer and weep for as the tale is woven through scene after scene. You end up really wishing death on every one of the villains so viciously you can't help but love how King writes these characters. It is a brutal, painful and heart wrenching story of humanity at it's worst and best. Be ready for some violence, a very aggressive and disturbing scene involving a woman being taken advantage of by a posse of insanity. The blood flows and so do the lessons. The truth of our humanity (both the good and the bad) is laid out in detail. How humans can be callous, power hungry and dangerous all at the same time.
It is also interesting how King brings the story to resolution. I'll have to read deeply into the ending once again as I must have missed a few points. King writes for depth and thought and I definitely felt it. If you like thrilling non stop put you on the edge writing, then this will be you welcome friend. If you can't handle it...well, go read Cujo. That'll fix ya right up.
We are introduced to characters we grow to love, cheer and weep for as the tale is woven through scene after scene. You end up really wishing death on every one of the villains so viciously you can't help but love how King writes these characters. It is a brutal, painful and heart wrenching story of humanity at it's worst and best. Be ready for some violence, a very aggressive and disturbing scene involving a woman being taken advantage of by a posse of insanity. The blood flows and so do the lessons. The truth of our humanity (both the good and the bad) is laid out in detail. How humans can be callous, power hungry and dangerous all at the same time.
It is also interesting how King brings the story to resolution. I'll have to read deeply into the ending once again as I must have missed a few points. King writes for depth and thought and I definitely felt it. If you like thrilling non stop put you on the edge writing, then this will be you welcome friend. If you can't handle it...well, go read Cujo. That'll fix ya right up.