I see Stephen King has having two distinct writing personalities. The gory, horror, creepy writer that everyone automatically associates with him. This personality brought us Misery, Delores Claiborne, IT, and so on. Then there is the equally creepy, thought provoking Stephen King. More along the lines of Bag of Bones, and his newest novel , the arm breakingly long Under the Dome.
Right now I am on page 425 of this book, and not even halfway through. The pure heft of the book itself is very intimidating, the 1000+ pages make it seem like a crazy choice for a stay at home mom who has plenty of cleaning, Christmas knitting, and baking to do, but, taking my 50% off coupon from Borders as a sign, I took on the challenge!!
So far I am very glad I did! There are so many wonderfully vivid characters, and so many twists and turns that you won't even realize the pages flying by! You begin the book thinking you have an idea of what the "Dome" might be or represent, but you don't. There is something much deeper, sinister, and compelling going on at the heart of this book and I can't wait to get there!
I personally knew I was getting drawn in when a character developed that created such a great hate in me that I have to read to the end hoping for someone to punch him in face! Of course the way this book is going, I may end up loving him!
So, bottom line... if you are looking for a break from the early Christmas madness that is going on, or you need a gift for yourself or any avid reader... I whole heartedly recommend Under the Dome... it will draw you in without you even realizing it and 1000 pages will seem like nothing!!
View a trailer of the novel here at Amazon
