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A review by johnsonm26
Under the Dome by Stephen King
3.0
This book is essentially a gruesome telling of what happens to a small town when they become completely cut off from the rest of society with a "leader" who will do anything for power - all hell breaks loose, and then some.
This is the first Stephen King book I have ever "read" (I listened to the audiobook this time). Years ago, I had seen a few movies adapted from Stephen King novels - back when I still used to watch horror movies, mainly because if my friends wanted to see them, I didn't want to be the one who was too scared (As an adult I have moved past that thinking = no scary movies for me). Anyways, I never gave much thought to reading any of his novels, thinking they were all going to be horror and much too frightening for me. So I am glad that I finally decided to give a Stephen King book a try.
Obviously he is a talented writer, but after listening to this book, I don't think his books are my taste. I am so glad I chose to listen to this book instead of reading the 1,000+ page book. If I would have read the book I think I would have rated it lower because if a novel is going to be that long, I want a more satisfying ending. At times the book dragged on and just barely kept my attention, just enough for me to continue on. If I would have been reading, I probably would've put it down and maybe not picked it up again. The narrator of the audiobook did a good job giving personality to each of the characters (except for the children's voices - he gave weird voices to them). The premise of the book is intriguing, but I think I wanted more out of the book in terms of the actual purpose and reason behind the dome. The ending fell a bit flat for me and left me wondering why someone didn't think to do that sooner, when things were already pretty terrible.
I did like that the book was written from multiple perspectives of characters (including a dog briefly) - it kept the overly long book a bit more interesting.
This is the first Stephen King book I have ever "read" (I listened to the audiobook this time). Years ago, I had seen a few movies adapted from Stephen King novels - back when I still used to watch horror movies, mainly because if my friends wanted to see them, I didn't want to be the one who was too scared (As an adult I have moved past that thinking = no scary movies for me). Anyways, I never gave much thought to reading any of his novels, thinking they were all going to be horror and much too frightening for me. So I am glad that I finally decided to give a Stephen King book a try.
Obviously he is a talented writer, but after listening to this book, I don't think his books are my taste. I am so glad I chose to listen to this book instead of reading the 1,000+ page book. If I would have read the book I think I would have rated it lower because if a novel is going to be that long, I want a more satisfying ending. At times the book dragged on and just barely kept my attention, just enough for me to continue on. If I would have been reading, I probably would've put it down and maybe not picked it up again. The narrator of the audiobook did a good job giving personality to each of the characters (except for the children's voices - he gave weird voices to them). The premise of the book is intriguing, but I think I wanted more out of the book in terms of the actual purpose and reason behind the dome. The ending fell a bit flat for me and left me wondering why someone didn't think to do that sooner, when things were already pretty terrible.
I did like that the book was written from multiple perspectives of characters (including a dog briefly) - it kept the overly long book a bit more interesting.