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Under the Dome by Stephen King

barbelizabeth's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.75

morgwan's review against another edition

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5.0

I couldn't put it down

A fantastic and chilling story. Scary and horrifying in a complete new way. Kept me awake for more than one reason

pennymine's review against another edition

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relaxing slow-paced

3.0

stygianvixen's review against another edition

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4.0

This book is filled with things that made me want to throw it against the wall and be done with it but I think that those things are what make the book so good. Stephen King is not afraid to cross that line and that made it unlike anything I have read in a while. My first time reading something written by Stephen King and I am excited to read some more of his books.

guccysnake's review against another edition

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

4.75

toastqueen's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

arikareads's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

butxacaitapadura's review against another edition

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4.0

Feia temps que volia llegir alguna cosa d’Stephen King, i vaig començar pel llibre més gruixut que vaig trobar. Amb «La Cúpula», l’autor presenta 1130 pàgines de pura crueltat humana, ambició de poder, superioritat moral i instint de supervivència.

Amb descripcions exegeradament detallades i, fins a un cert punt, macabres, sense pèls a la llengua, i una narrativa protagonitzada per l’acció trepidant, Stephen King posa al límit els seus personatges i els fa mostrar la cruesa de la condició humana, a través dels seus instints més primitius que emergeixen a la superfície quan es troben en una situació límit.

Des del meu punt de vista, crec que és una molt bona novel·la, que va sorprenent al lector. A més, a mi, això que l’autor no tingui escrúpols a l’hora de descriure escenes poc agradables, m’agrada. Hauríem de començar a normalitzar que la vida no ens amagarà allò que no ens agrada, que ens ho presentarà tal i com és, i en molts llibres, moltes vegades, les escenes més crues, tan sols s’insinuen, o se n’obvien els detalls, restant-li, així, realisme.

Però si li hagués de trobar una pega, seria el final. Durant més de 1000 pàgines l’autor ens explica el drama d’aquesta presó invisible, i de com aflora l’instint de supervivència, per acabar arribant a un final que, a mi, m’ha quedat descafeïnat. Tot i això, però, us recomano molt llegir aquest autor i, si podeu, aquesta novel·la.

clobio's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

nglofile's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5 stars. The premise is a fascinating one, and it offers many possibilities. Unfortunately, my experience was one of constantly redesigning the story in my head even as I was reading, so I can't say it was an entirely successful read for me. If King hadn't opted for caricature as much as he did, some of the other struggles I had might have been more easily excused.

audiobook note: This would be a daunting task for any narrator, but I can't say that I was impressed with Raul Esparza's performance. His style for the core narration seems almost bored, and his voicing of the female characters is also problematic. To be fair, a book of this length does need to be moderated in order to sustain the length and number of players, but several times I was ready to give up and just read the print -- and it's rare for me to even think that once I've started in audio.