Comments on: Under the Dome by Stephen King

By: Bob TyranT

Bob TyranT — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:31:27 +0000

I actually liked Lisey’s Story more thab Duma Key lol I agree that Under The Doom is indeed mighty fine! HIS BEST IN YEARS PERIOD!! P.S. Pennywise in cahoots with The Dome?? Amazing lol

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:54:43 +0000

I liked this book a lot, but I take issue with this being his best in years. I think Duma Key and Lisey’s Story were both quite better.

By: thinkgreen

thinkgreen — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:56:29 +0000

*generating…:P

By: thinkgreen

thinkgreen — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:55:39 +0000

greatest book ever. anybody notice that the symbol on the box generatint the dome is the same symbol that was on the door to the It’s lair?

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:11:34 +0000

Overly long, bloated, a weak story. This is one of King’s worst books in years. Cardboard characters with a story stolen from “The Simpsons” movie. Stay away from this tripe and read Duma Key instead.

By: Alexandr Vergelis

Alexandr Vergelis — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:45:54 +0000

For me, as a poet, it was very interesting!

By: docbill

docbill — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:11:48 +0000

I have never read a Stephen King book before, but I have seen many movies based off his books. As expected his books are not much different than the movies. Stephen King seems to have the curse of writing great beginnings and then not knowing how to end them. Besides the lame ending, one thing that really bother me about this book was the gross technical inaccuracy. Many people do things like confuse GSM with Wifi, so I can’t hold that against him. I can also forgive him for not thinking about using induction to transmit power to the people in the dome, and to create breathable air at the end, since Stephen King is not a scientist. However, Stephen King seems to lack even a grade school understanding of combustion engines. All combustion engines require three things: fuel, spark, and air. How in the world people could be driving cars when there is not enough oxygen to breath, is beyond me. I could ignore this flaw, and simply pretend like all the vehicles are battery powered. However, the generators would have the same requirement. The story makes too big a deal out of the propane for me to suspend my disbelief, or do something like pretend the generators are backup batteries or such…

My recommendation is read the book until the climax, and then make-up your own ending.

By: chalenavigil

chalenavigil — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:30:48 +0000

THIS BOOK IS BEST ONE YET!!!!! I LOVE STEPHEN kING AND HIS WAY OF THINKING

By: Kyla

Kyla — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:51:41 +0000

I LOVED this book. I read it in less than a week, I couldnt put it down.
Was totally disappointed with the ending. :(. I guess I didn’t understand why the Dome was there in the first place. If anyone is willing to explain, it’d be greatly appreciated!!!!

By: Marilyn K. Cochran

Marilyn K. Cochran — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:42:21 +0000

I received this book in the mail from the Stephen King book club on a Wednesday the week before Thanksgiving. It is 1100 and some pages. I finished it Thanksgiving morning!!! I literally could not put it down. I have many books and a huge pile of library books but once I got into this it was great – Classic King if you ask me and I’ve read them all. So enjoy!!!! Loved the “In-A-Gadda-Da- Vida” reference!

By: Cenk Armagan

Cenk Armagan — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:57:29 +0000

I have not read anything as fast as Under the Dome in the last 15 years and this includes Stephen King books. It is surprising that the book takes place within a week. Is there any writer out there who can orchestrate such large cast of characters, subplots and feelings within such small scale of time and location? I don’t think but if there is I will be happy to read and salute him.

By the way, I disagree with those who think Duma Key was not good. On the contrary, it was a helluva riding, a hallucinatory read. It was SK’s best thing in the last 15 years before Under the Dome was released. Here is a happy fan to see that his favorite writer is on the full rise again after too many run of the mill offerings.

By: Lorraine Peddle

Lorraine Peddle — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:44:05 +0000

The KING is back. Love “Under the Dome”. He is great.

By: Jacob Waalk

Jacob Waalk — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:24:54 +0000

Duma Key was really good, the first two thirds made my favorite bit of writing by King, a collection of his most realistic and sympathetic characters as well as a genuinely mysterious and scary supernatural element. But then he did what he tends to always do and mire it in unoriginality and drollness when he attempts to over explain everything at the end, and so it becomes pirates of the Caribbean and highly dissatisfying. If he learned that a real unexplained mystery is always scarier than his overly defined clear cut stories which end with a specific way to defeat the evil, his work would be infinitely better. As it is the first two thirds of Duma Key work quite nicely.

By: Collin Zaar

Collin Zaar — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:38:04 +0000

What’s wrong with DUMA? Duma was fantastic.

By: under the dome

under the dome — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:26:18 +0000

nice review..
I have to learn from you

By: Paul Comstock

Paul Comstock — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:53:41 +0000

@Andy – We’ve corrected it. Thanks for the heads-up.

By: Andy Williamson

Andy Williamson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:30:49 +0000

Nice review … but I think when referring to “the Raggedy Man” in The Stand, you actually mean “the Trashcan Man.” Just sayin’ …