• Under the Dome

  • A Novel
  • By: Stephen King
  • Narrated by: Raul Esparza
  • Length: 34 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (28,215 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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Exciting

Although sometimes I could get off track, that was just me. You have to pay attention to the story and stay engaged! Was a fun listen.

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Amazing Characters As Usual

Mr. King again has a variety and amount of characters in this well crafted story but there are a some stand outs here. Worth a listen!!

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Amazing! One of my favorites!

I loved it! kept me intrigued throughout, loved barbie and the other characters. Definitely recommend!

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Glad I didn't listen to the criticism

I really enjoyed this book and it's large cast of characters. I enjoyed the twists and turns as well. another Steven King masterpiece!

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Ending was a Disappointment

I honestly expected a much better ending to a book that was so long. There was so much build up in the story, and I felt like the ending was so abrupt. You don't get the satisfaction of knowing how things turned out. It just felt like he was tired of writing and ended it as fast as he could.

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Great story! Great writing! Great Great Great!

Stephen King really knows how to turn a phrase. His style simply makes the book much better than any tv or movie could do it justice.

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Dark

Maybe Kings' darkest book. Narration was great, I can still hear big Jim's voice in my head as terrifying as that is.

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Needed more climax

I enjoyed this novel enough to finish. It definitely grips you for the onset and the development of story and essential characters which was a lot, got gave it a realness. I love sci-fi and which we had more about the “child visitors”. A bit long but I understand why.

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Good one

This one has me guessing right to the end. Felt like the e need was rushed.

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Difficult listen

Never finished it, too brutal with everyone doing stupid stuff and getting murdered for it.

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