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Under the Dome

An epic thriller from the No.1 bestseller

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Under the Dome

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Raul Esparza
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Summary
 King's bestselling novel centres on a small town suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible dome.

In UNDER THE DOME, King has produced another riveting masterpiece. The end of every chapter hooks you into the next, drawing you inside a psychological drama that is so rich, you don't read it, you live it.

It is the story of the small town of Chester's Mill, Maine which is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. No one can get in and no one can get out.

The normal rules of society are suddenly changed and when food, electricity and water run short, the community begins to crumble. As a new and more sinister social order develops, Dale Barbara, Iraq veteran, teams up with a handful of intrepid citizens to fight against the corruption that is sweeping through the town and to try to discover the source of the Dome before it is too late . . .

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Is this book good? Yes. If you have read many Stephen King books to date, will this book given anything new to the reader? Not really...
Not to make it sound like the book is unoriginal, it's just the characters and psychoses developed are so similar to those in countless other situation by King. It is thoroughly readable/listenable, and I recommend this book if you like Stephen King, or just a decent thriller! But don't expect something new from the King of horror/thriller writing. People being trapped under a dome? Okay, that's not exactly unoriginal, but that's really only a small part of the book. The framework on which rests the character development and the good and evil elements of the heroes and villains of the piece.
It is a roller coaster ride for sure, and i don't doubt anyone would enjoy this book, if they are considering it, or reading this.
However, if you are new to King I recommend Needful Things, IT, Christine, Cujo, Carrie and even Dreamcatcher as original and exciting stories.

Another Stephen King...

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Have now listenend to this book twice in the past year. Narration is great Raul Esparza is terrific. Large cast in a small town. Some of it was dark and nasty, some is funny and uplifting. But showed what human nature is like when trapped. Some of the cast rise to the challange and of course some sink as low as is humanly possible. Well done Stephen King superb.

Have been watching the mini series on T.V. It's nothing like the book. Not only is the story line different, the towns people are weak and rubbish. The only thing the same is the title.

Stick with the book you can't go wrong. Enjoy.

Fantastic King at his best

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Absolutely awesome book! I usually save my books for reading before i go to sleep and this one had me quaking in my bed in parts! I felt like a small child who'd seen the boogieman. Unfortunately this book was so more-ish that it didn't stay in my bedroom for long. I just couldn't put it down until it was all over. Absolutely awesome!

A Masterpiece From the Master

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I don't get it, the whole premise seems dumb, an impenetrable dome that encloses an entire town seemingly picked at random. Any other author and I'd have stopped reading at the blurb stage. But this is Stephen King, the guy that gave us The Stand so reading the other reviews I started this long book with some trepidation.

Thirty-odd hours of listening later and I can say without a doubt that King is one of the master story tellers. He had me believing in it, he gave me an epic story with the usual broad range of characters and much to my delight I bought into how he tied everything off at the end.

Simply put, if you like Stephen King books like The Stand but are put off by the book's premise you should not worry. He makes it work!

Stupid idea so how come it's great?

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

Yes if they haven't read the book or seen the TV series, but if hooked still worth the listen to get the extra dimension and nuances. One of Stephen KIng's blockbusters so the story is long and has several twists. Also an allegory for USA and the values of indviduals and the human condition.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Under the Dome?

Don't want to spoil the story, but the dome coming down at the beginning is very vividly described and hints at rather than heavily or clumsily tells of the menace it represents.

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

No, but very impressed in the consistency over more than 34 hours and the different voices and accents conveying the characters and their emotions and backgrounds. Makes it easy to immediately grasp the location and personae involved in this complex story with a large cast of characters and locations.

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

YES! But this is impossible as >34 hours long so impossible as daily functions necessary. I was on holiday and it lasted over four days and drew complaints from my wife that I was ignoring her.

Any additional comments?

Very good value for money and the audible version may enhance the story experience as the relevance of Yankee versus others was illustrated.

Caution this product can interrupt your life

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