Under the Dome by Stephen King

Publisher: Scribner

Date: November 10, 2009

I couldn’t believe this book was as long as it was. 1073 pages. King is a master. I think he must juggle 40-50 characters in this story and pulls it off. The story never slows down.

I guess the premise is one King played with back in the 70’s but couldn’t get right. An invisible, semi-permeable dome drops down over a small town in Maine called Chester’s Mill. Most people on the inside try to come to grips with the situation, while others make the most of the situation to become as absolutely terrible as a human being can be. You get the picture, chaos - a lot of really bad situations getting worse and worse.

As King said, he wanted to write a book that never took its foot off the pedal, and it doesn’t. Reads more like a 300 page book than 1000+. An enjoyable read in the same way The Bachelor Pad is an enjoyable show. Turn off your mind and enjoy the hi-jinx. What a great storyteller.