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Under the Dome: Part 1 by Stephen King

seanlynch1228's review against another edition

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3.0

The master of horror hits the mark again in this dystopian thriller. King creates a world and characters which kept me entertained and guessing at what would happen next.

thichinh's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

misterfixit2k's review against another edition

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4.0

Another masterpiece by the master.

thetome's review against another edition

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1.0

Did not finish. And I always finish.

I only ready about a third of this book before giving up. After loving [b:The Green Mile|11566|The Green Mile|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1373903563l/11566._SY75_.jpg|15599] a number of years ago, and having enjoyed watching The Mist I was excited to finally read another Stephen King book. And maybe someday I'll try another, but this left a bad taste in my mouth.

The premise itself is fantastic. Invisible dome traps a small city, citizens have to fend for themselves while being cut off from the outside world. There is some fun writing at the start involving an unfortunate woodchuck, and then the book kinda falls apart. There is really one big problem with it. The characters are all so bloody unlikable. Even the main character that I'm supposed to be rooting for isn't great. He's ex-army and a drifter. Basically his only defining personality traits are that he can cook, and he isn't a sociopath like pretty much every other character in the town.

The characters also lacked any depth. They were simply good or evil, and they all felt so cliche that it was hard to be interested in any of them. Especially because they all read kinda the same. It's possible that they get better as the book progresses, but given what I read in the book, and what I'm seeing in the reviews, either you'll love this book right away or it'll never grab you.

I would recommend this book to die hard [a:Stephen King|3389|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1362814142p2/3389.jpg] fans only. Otherwise just watch The Mist. It's basically the same story but shorter and with better characters.

relishously's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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autumnwonders's review against another edition

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3.0

TBD after reading part II:)

mica_alvi's review against another edition

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2.0

I don’t know why I thought this was about aliens. I was definitely mistaken 😂. The thing with this book is that I honestly don’t give a single fuck about any of the characters. Live, die, do whatever the fuck you want, it’s the same for me.

mariectnu's review against another edition

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5.0

Omg juste omg

lolo_sh0ei's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

C’est beaucoup trop long, vraiment trop. 

Le début est allez assez vite, dès le premier chapitre le dôme était déjà présent, donc il était assez facile de rentrer dans l’histoire. Dès le début avec les coups de folie de Junior, les différents morts du dôme ont rendu l’implication dans le livre plus facile. Mais après 200 pages c’est mou mais tellement mou, j’ai l’impression qu’il se passe énormément de chose mais en même temps rien. 

Pour commencer, les personnages, il y en tellement beaucoup que c’est quasiment impossible de s’attacher à tous. Mis à part Junior ou Jim Rennie, les deux principaux antagonistes, se sont les seules qui ressortent du lot, heureusement qu’ils sont là, sans eux j’aurai lâché le livre dès le début. La plupart des personnages n’ont aucun sens, les dialogues et conversations semblent tellement robotique. Les enfants n’ont pas des réactions d’enfants et les adultes n’ont pas des réactions d’adultes. J’ai déjà oublié leurs noms mais les conseillers bras droits de Jim Rennie même si on a dit allégorie du totalitarisme et qu’on se fait manipuler…quand même un minimum ils ont tous au moins 40 balais. J’ai quand même aimé la manière dont il a écrit les antagonistes parce que tu arrives quand même à avoir une haine envers eux que ce soit Junior, Carter ou encore la rousse. Mais encore une fois pour les autres personnages pas de trait de personnalité qui ressort.

Comme je l’ai dit c’était vraiment long, je n’arrive pas à croire que cette premier partie s’étend sur 3-4j max?
Donc il y a eu le temps d’avoir la chute du dôme, Junior a eu le temps de tué 3 personnes, Jim 2 personnes, la révolte au supermarché, les petites guegueres par rapport au propane, le v*ol de la fille drogué, la chienne de l’autre qui est morte…en si peu de temps ?? Je pensais que ces éléments s’étendait sur au moins 1 ou 2 semaines.


Je n’ai pas le cœur à lire le tome 2, pourtant, j’avais commencé à le lire par rapport à la fin de la série qui m’a laissé un peu perplexe. Je me suis donc spoil la fin…
Bah des extraterrestres, c’était à la fois tellement prévisible que ça me paraissait trop fake pour que ce soit ça.
. Après le sens et l’analyse du livre est intéressante, on peut voir les différents étapes de la prise de pouvoir de Big Jim,  la détresse de la population, s’imposer en tant que protecteur en gagnant la confiance de tous, trouver le bourreau et instaurer la peur ect bref. La vision du manque d’empathie et de considération qu’on les extraterrestres qu’on pour les être inférieurs à eux 

drkng31's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I started this book many years ago, but I couldn't get over the first 50 pages. I started it again this month, and it was as hard as last time, because there are too many unnecessary names and details, but I managed to do it. It was very captivating, but somehow I expected for something to happen at the end of the first volume, and I was very disappointed because it didn't. Now I need to read another 550 pages until the case is solved somehow 😂
But it's a good one.

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