Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Under the Dome by Stephen King

I can’t say how much I enjoy Mr. King’s stories. I am just reading his older work now, along with his newest work. I think the only thing I haven’t had an interest in yet is the dark tower series.

So this book was really good, all 1072 pages. I couldn’t wait to get home to read it.

I once had a theme in my mind once for a story about people who were able to enforce a dome over their town whenever bad weather approached, but this story takes the cake!

I just keep thinking how we all live under a dome at times in our lives. At work, we are under a dome for 8 hours a day, so to speak. You really have to read the book – there are too many analogies to relate here.

Anyway, the story is about this town that gets locked in under this magnetic dome and all hell breaks loose. Literally! People start killing each other, themselves and you can’t even imagine the rest.

Mr. King certainly has some imagination!

New word: horripilation as in he was swept by horripilation…
Definition from Websters online dictionary :a bristling of the hair of the head or body (as from disease, terror, or chilliness) : goose bumps

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