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Under the Dome by Stephen King

24 reviews

kfred43's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Mental illness, Gun violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Addiction

seeker42's review against another edition

Too disturbing in describing a gang rape scene.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Police brutality, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Alcohol, Addiction, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Racism, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Car accident, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

becky_97's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

*light spoilers below*

I went into my read of Under the Dome well aware that Stephen King is a phenomenal writer, and that thought was upheld as I dove into over 1,000 pages of well-built tension and horror in a story where, after a mysterious dome locks the townsfolk of Chester's Mill away from the rest of the world, everything starts to descend slowly into carnage and chaos.

Under the Dome is a monster of a book, but each of the well-written chapters fleshes out the cast into a believable collection of townsfolk, each of whom gets to tell their story throughout the novel. Having such a massive cast for a book seems daunting, but their stories and the stretch of their lives before the start of the fateful October Dome Day makes them feel real.

It's a brilliant book that made me sad, thoughtful, angry, and downright disgusted at times. Stephen King has such a talent for writing antagonists, and 

when a murderer isn't the most morally grey character,

you know quickly that this town is doomed.

I wish there were more to the ending. The book is well-written and drawn out, but the last few pages fly by. Overall, though, Under the Dome is another of Stephen King's masterpieces, and I imagine it'll stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Gore, Car accident, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Addiction

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Racism, Fatphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Rape, Racial slurs, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Addiction, Biphobia, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Suicide, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Chronic illness, Ableism, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Antisemitism

necrophilia, cancer, brain tumor,

mkejen's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Medical trauma, Car accident, Blood, Animal death, Addiction, Drug use, Violence, Rape, Gun violence, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

cheezh8er's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Body horror, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Murder, Mental illness, Gun violence, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Sexual assault, Rape, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, and War

aesweole's review against another edition

dark tense

5.0

this book kept me on edge the whole time. i absolutely hated the villains, king did a good job making them the most annoying and awful people. it was like i was watching a drama tv show, a fucking emotional rollercoaster. something bad happens to main characters— shit! something good happens to them — phew😮‍💨 i know it’s how it’s supposed to be, but in a lot of cases i just don’t care enough to care about the characters. perhaps, it’s more of a me problem, still. this book is by far my favorite of king’s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Death, Cursing, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Murder, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Vomit

Minor: Child death

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Cancer, Gore, Sexism, Gaslighting, Racism, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lantheaume's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed reading this book. King's character development, espcially through dialog, shines here.
It's a page turner for 1,000 pages - which is impressive.
Beware - it's a heavy book! :-)

Not a plot spoiler below, but wanted to make sure folks opted in to see it by choice.

book is a great read but the ending was a let down for me after 1,000 pages. I'd give it a 4 to 4.5 for the first 900 pages and a 3 for the last 100. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Drug use, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, Gore, Murder, and Addiction

Moderate: Alcoholism and Child death

This is about how messed up things can get. Think lord of the flies. Extremely well done but there's a lot of trigger warnings in this book,

allison1316's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Gore, Drug use, Sexual violence, Animal death, Self harm, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Death, Rape, Murder, Car accident, Blood, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence