Under the Dome

A Novel

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Raul Esparza

Length: 34 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

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

Amazing read

The story I so well written. You spend so much time with the characters that you feel for them in their situation. You feel the anger at the antagonists'. I've read many Stephen king books but this one pulled at my heart. Such a great story, yet it's filled with so much sadness at the end..

Another great story for King fans

Where does Under the Dome rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It has to be in the top fifty, it is a great story with great characters that King fans will really relate to.

What other book might you compare Under the Dome to and why?

It most reminded me of The Mist because the real story isn't about the dome, it is about what people do when they find themselves cut off from the civilized world.

What does Raul Esparza bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The reader does a great job of expressing emotions while keeping each character's unique voice clear and filled with personality.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

You never know what people are capable of, until they are put to the test.

King delivers!

What did you love best about Under the Dome?

Raul Esparza's reading performance

Who was your favorite character and why?

Tough one. So many characters get equal billing with excellent development. I guess the most interesting is Big Jim. Partly because Raul Esparza really brings him to life.

Have you listened to any of Raul Esparza’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No. But I plan to now!!!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. Made myself late a couple of times sitting in the parking lot listening.

Any additional comments?

Very enjoyable listen. I highly recommend it if your a King fan or not.

Good but not his best

I love Stephen King. This is a good one, but not his best, but still well worth the read or the listen.
Definitely strikes home in the time of Covid, listening to it in 2020…

great read and great story.

I thought for sure Big Jim would pop his head back up at the end.

Amazing story

love the tail this novel lays out, the narrator for the audio book was decent, but I got a little annoyed with some of his voices for characters. but I'm sure that's just me. all In all I highly recommend this book

under the dome

awesome book by king. he never fails to entertain the reader. I can't get enough of him.

Under the Dome, under his spell

I am a huge Stephen King fan and have wanted to read this for a while. But a shorter attention spa and an advancing age made it impossible. The narrator has also long been a favorite of mine. Well done Raul.

As always Stephen King wrote an amazing book!

Raul Esparza's narration of Under the Dome was great. He was/is the characters, and his interpretation of Jr. was extremely creepy; Baaaarbie. Loved every minute of this train wreck of a town. Amazing!

reviews Got it WRONG! Great book great performance

I bought this one because all the reviews shat all over the ending. I thought if it's that bad I have to read it. it was good. good ending even. not sure what people expected honestly. I liked it. some parts could have been read better I guess but I thought it was fine really.