• Under the Dome

  • A Novel
  • By: Stephen King
  • Narrated by: Raul Esparza
  • Length: 34 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (28,287 ratings)

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Under the Dome

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Raul Esparza
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On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester's Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener's hand is severed as "the dome" comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when - or if - it will go away.

Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens - town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician's assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing - even murder - to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn't just short. It's running out.

©2009 Stephen King (P)2009 Simon & Schuster

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Don’t listen to the negative reviews.

This book grabbed my mind and emotions throughout the story. The characters were so real, especially the most evil villain I’ve ever encountered in a book, disguised as a devout man of God. As far as the ending goes, I thought it was absolutely perfect. I can think of so much more to say about the ending, but I’d classify all my thoughts as spoilers, so I won’t.

Absolutely worth a credit, and the 5 stars I gave it.

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don't get me wrong I love Steven King but.....

through out the book SA is constant. I'm good without it or very little I get it's part of the story but it's disgusting.

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Not my favorite

Not my favorite King. It was good but don’t compare it to the Stand. It was very …. Depressing almost? I felt like the good guys never caught a break.

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By far my favorite!

Engaging from the beginning, straight through til the end! By far my favorites rite SK book!

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Pretty sketchy narration. Decent story.

It was fine. Entertained for a few days. Good value considering length. I prefer unabridged books such as this. Narration accents were all over the board. King will be King though. He always imparts some thought provoking material.

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Intricate Story kinda boring plot

Plot was slow and didn’t really do it for me. Otherwise, it was well written

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Another good one

S/o to Raúl E he did a great job narrating! The book was interesting from the first page to the last

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excellent narrator

the reader for this book should get extra credit. he had to voice at least 30 characters and he does them all recently. it was truly a joy to listen to all the accents.

to me this book most closely resembles a mini version of the Stand. the premise is simple... what if we were the ants under a child's microscope. King fleshes this out brilliantly, including a lot of science I wouldn't have considered.

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UNDER THE DOME

This was an excellent book. I watched the TV series a few years ago and loved it, but, as always, the book is SO much better! Great story about how humans might act/react if suddenly & totally cut off from the rest of the world. Definitely recommend! Of course it's good, it's written by Stephen King!

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Great book.

Would have been satisfying to hear about the reactions of some of the characters to the ultimate fate of other characters. If you read the book, you probably know what I mean, just trying to avoid spoilers!

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