Under the Dome by Stephen King

The Book: Under the Dome happens to be my first Stephen King novel ever. I own a few of his books, and have seen a lot of movie adaptations of his book, but this is the first one I actually sat down and read. Under the Dome follows the residents of Chester's Mill, Maine, a small town that becomes completely cut off from the rest of the world when an invisible barrier, known as "The Dome" drops all of the sudden.

Under the Dome is written in third person but follows nearly every character in the town, switching POV's quite often. I personally really enjoyed that aspect of the book because it felt as if Chester's Mill was a snow globe and I was looking into it, with knowledge of what every character was thinking and doing. Stephen King did such a fantastic job writing characters that were real, that I grew to care about quickly. Characters that exist out in the real world and hit a certain nerve when you read about them (I'm looking at you Big Jim). There are very many subplots and at times it's hard to follow characters but once you really get into the book, it's quite easy. I became so invested in the story and the characters that I found myself sighing in frustration and shouting out "OH MY GOD" a lot while reading it.

The TV Show: Under the Dome has been made into a mini series that is airing Mondays on CBS and you can bet I am watching it. I saw the first episode and they changed so many things!!! Now I'm not going to write the show off just because of all the changes. However, I would definitely recommend not reading the book first because you'll just be nit-picking all the differences and end up not enjoying the show as much. That being said, after I told myself to stop comparing it to the book, and treat it as it's own entity, the show has a huge air of mystery surrounding it and I actually LIKE that they changed some things because it left me wondering what's gonna happen next, even though I read the book. I really like the cast and can't wait to watch the next episode to be honest.

Rating: ★★★★★
Recommendation: Yes, read it specially if you like Mystery Sci-fi.

Favorite Quotes: "Give a man or woman back his self-respect, and in most cases-not all, but most-you also give back that person's ability to think with at least some clarity.