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Stephen King - Under the dome ..

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  • 12-10-2012 7:56pm
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    the_monkey
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    Hi,
    Just saw this the other day, good to see King release another long book,
    is it good ?

    Gets good reviews but would like to know what people on here think.

    Thanks


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    Tom Joad
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    Am a big Stephen King fan but had got weary of his recent stuff such as cell but got Under the Dome not expecting much. Boy was I surprised - cracking stuff back to classic Stephen King at his very best..

    Well worth the read as is his latest 11/22/63 - another cracking book


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    the_monkey
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    Nice one !!

    cheers , I'll get it for the kindle so due to the size :D


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    Eoin
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    Tom Joad wrote: »
    Am a big Stephen King fan but had got weary of his recent stuff such as cell but got Under the Dome not expecting much. Boy was I surprised - cracking stuff back to classic Stephen King at his very best..

    Well worth the read as is his latest 11/22/63 - another cracking book

    I wasn't too impressed with 11/22/63 (long for the sake of it), but did think that Under the Dome was a return to form.


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    Dades
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    Enjoyed both - though I thought 11/22/63 was actually better.


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    tbh
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    I think SK's books all fall into one of two categories: Brilliant story, lame ending, or Lame story, brilliant ending.

    Under the Dome was definitely Brilliant story, lame ending. I was enjoying the story so much I knew the ending would be crap, so it didn't bother me.


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    oxygen
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    tbh wrote: »
    I think SK's books all fall into one of two categories: Brilliant story, lame ending, or Lame story, brilliant ending.

    Under the Dome was definitely Brilliant story, lame ending. I was enjoying the story so much I knew the ending would be crap, so it didn't bother me.

    His endings break my heart cause I love the books themselves. This is the same, it is a cracking good read and a serious page turner, but the ending :confused: wtf.

    I wish he would get a better agent, or literary producer or something along these lines.


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    Tom Joad
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    tbh wrote: »
    I think SK's books all fall into one of two categories: Brilliant story, lame ending, or Lame story, brilliant ending.

    Under the Dome was definitely Brilliant story, lame ending. I was enjoying the story so much I knew the ending would be crap, so it didn't bother me.

    sums up Stephen King's work perfectly but maybe that's why I'm such a huge fan - I can never remeber the ending of a book so never bothers me...


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    Dades
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    It's about the journey, not the destination. :)


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