"Easy" reading

Under the Dome – Stephen King

Before I start writing about Under the Dome I must admit I am King's fan. I like his stories, I like the characters he portrays, I like his unbridled imagination. Having read many-many of his books, but not all of them ... Under the Dome is one of my favorites.

King creates the ideal scenery to be able to unravel and give raw to the eyes of his readers all human ferocity, but also the hope that "good" will find the way. Which is this scenery? A little town. Chester's Mill, in Main naturally, that one beautiful day is suddenly cut off from the rest of the world, by an invisible barrier shaped as a dome.

The scene when the impenetrable dome falls down (or is it going up?), is typical King. And then, let the show begin! The characters have been unraveled, before the town knows what has happened. And after he has introduced us to his protagonists, starts a series of battles between good and evil. Arrogance, love for power, cowardice and ego have to fight with courage, boldness, love for the fellow man and altruism. And all this take place in a context where self-preservation is the dominant feeling. The plot is overwhelming from page one and never let's go. Imagination runs wild, but the situations are so credible that you feel anger. You demand justice. You want the exemplary punishment of the "bad" guys. You enter the dome and want to take the law in your own hands.

The ending isn't what I expected. I'm not sure what I expected exactly ... but it was something different, although it grew on me (you see the journey was so intense, that I was thinking about it for days after I had finished it). If you decide to read it (do it!), surely do not think of watching the series based on it ... If you have already committed the mistake of watching it, then there are two possibilities. Did you like it? You will love the book. You didn't like it? The book has nothing to do with it and you will probably love it!