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

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Some sections of graphic extreme violence. The reader did a nice job of switching voices for such a large cast of characters.

Simply Amazing

First of all, the narrator makes it. Someone give him more work!

I'm not quite finished with the entire book yet, but I can tell that this is quickly becoming one of my all time favorites. This is my first Stephen King novel and I've heard that his character development is unmatched. This is completely true. The characters in this novel are amazing. You hate the antagonist and pray that the protagonist makes it through whatever adversity he/she faces.

The main storyline is fantastic. I mostly read sci-fi and mystery novels. This has a bit of both! I've been hooked since the very first minute.

Can you tell that I'm pleased with this book? Stop reading reviews. Just buy it already!

Damn those Aliens

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Definitely a very good book

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

This is a typical Stephen King book

Which character – as performed by Raul Esparza – was your favorite?

Well its hard to say. The book makes you hate some and love others

If you could rename Under the Dome, what would you call it?

Lock Out

CHEYENNE

I was leary to buy Under the Dome from some of the negative reviews. I am so glad that I am a die hard fan of Mr. Kings work and thought what the helk. I loved the Stand. (wish someone would put it on Audio). I could not stop listening, it was great, thrilling, really took you into their world under the dome. The characters were wonderful. And Raul Esparza was great too! Shame on the negative nellies who had to complain about the different accents he used when reading. If that is all they have to worry over, they were not trying to enjoy the story. This book of Kings will be right up there in my favorites.

loved it!

I loved this book from start to finish, if I had to critique my one qualm would be the way the narrator voiced one of the kids. I don't remember which one but it came across as off and kind of pulled me out of it for a second. other than that it was amazing. That character also has very few lines so it wasn't a problem

not too bad

good story. but the characters sounded like they were from the south and not Maine

WOW!!!

Stephen King is totally amazing and his characters so real, you love them or hate them, but you cannot be indifferent to them!

Dark

“Under the Dome” is not my favorite Stephen King book. It’s pretty grim, with echoes of one of my least favorite books of all time, “Lord of the Flies.” Maybe he wanted to show that the veneer of civility is shockingly thin on any social group, not just posh English boys. That said, any King book is a book well worth reading, and this is no exception. No plot summary is needed: a mysterious dome descends on a small town in Maine, cutting it off from the rest of the world. Confusion, despair, political ruthlessness, exploitation, pollution, and other ills ensue. The conceit is well developed, and the results are hideous.
I listened to this book, and the narrator did a fine job capturing the New England accents of many of the characters. However, I did have a big problem with the assignment of a Southern drawl to the book’s most villainous characters. The characters in question were born and raised in Maine. I felt that the geographically inappropriate accent was used as shorthand to convey the sly hypocrisy and venality of these men: a Southern accent should not be used to signal negative traits. Otherwise, a fine performance of a good book.

Great book,but took awhile

After two weeks I finished it of course. Very good. Not what I was expecting for an ending. Wikipedia lies about the ending by the way. Don’t trust them.

good but long

i liked this book alot, but it was disturbing. the narrator did wonderful. there are so many chatacters to follow and his narration made it easier to follow.
i loved how technical it was. it was extremely believable on the environmental effects of the dome.