Stephen King is a prolific writer. It’s easy to get lost in the reading list of Stephen King novels. Which is the best? Which one should I pick up? At a certain point, maybe you thought, “Well, I've read Carrie, Christine, & Cujo, so I’ve got the best ones covered.”
Let me recommend a book called Under the Dome. Under the Dome is a chilling look at human behavior, a Lord of the Flies for adults.
The town wakes up on a typical morning. But life will take a unique and unexpected turn for these people. An invisible dome is placed over the small Maine town. From the beginning this creates all kinds of problems, some disastrous and graphic, others stemming from what would be expected of this kind of situation such as people panicking over food, water, and energy shortages.
True to King’s imagination, the novel has some truly horrific moments and the body count is high. I haven’t always liked Stephen King’s protagonists, and I haven't liked all of his books. Sometimes it almost seems like he appreciates the anti-hero more than a hero. But Under the Dome has some truly likeable characters interspersed with the heinous, evil, and sometimes bumbling and the story itself is very compelling.
King has a way of ratcheting up the tension. Things go from bad to worse and a few of the townsfolk turn out to be sociopathic in nature (no surprise in a King book), which of course adds some great twists and turns to the story. Amidst the tragedy and fear, greed and corruption, are some heroes who struggle to keep the town going.
If you’re looking for a complex story and want some people to root for, let me recommend Under the Dome.
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