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Under the Dome: Part Two by Stephen King

47 reviews

hampshark's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

4.75

This is one of King’s best. Engaging from page 1 to the end. Even with the few weak spots, I come back to this year after year for the study of humanity and the consequences of no consequences. 

Even 15 years later, it feels fresh and pertinent and subversive and possible. 

Of note, due to its scope, there are many (every?) triggers so take care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Violence, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

roisin_marie's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Only let down by what I consider unnecessary 

Defecation/ specifically female degradation - repeatedly

beloved dogs dying

necrophelia

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

hocuscrocus's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.5

I finished this book out of spite, I'm not going to lie. Even when this was published, Stephen King had been in the game far too long to lean on his tired shock value routine. The acts of fictional characters do not reflect on the author, but the author's choices on how those acts are told certainly does in this case. It's lazy storytelling at best.
For a man who has made money offering advice to writers, you'd think he'd a) understand how human beings speak, b) put some respect into writing women, c) learn how to tell a shocking story without slurs, random gross out "humor," and graphically described sexual assault.
This book is a remarkably weak story hiding behind cheap, edgy humor and good worldbuilding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Car accident, Murder, and Sexual harassment

chloerom's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Police brutality

seeker42's review against another edition

Too disturbing in describing a gang rape scene.

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

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

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Abandonment

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

necrophilia, cancer, brain tumor,

bittie_bee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

What a very stressful ride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

braveprincess11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was… fine. Gratuitously violent, wayyyy too long, and the “reasons” were ridiculous. I have never written a CW list this long, and I hope to god I will never write one this long again.

Stephen King could’ve made a point here, but he threw it all away for some

goddamn fucking aliens

so, overall, the book was just… meh 🤷🏼‍♀️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

gsch219's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Suicide, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Death of parent