The name of the book, more than 1,000 pages long, is "Under the Dome."
It's a new novel by Stephen King. (That's him in the blue open collared shirt in mugshot photo accompanying book jacket.)
Worth reading if you want to learn about the pathos or inner workings of a small town--in this case Chester's Mill, Maine.
What makes a man or woman tick?
What is it truly?
And what happens when you put an entire community under stress (or under a dome)?
Maybe, if we're honest with ourselves, we all live under a dome of some sorts--be it physical, psychological, emotional, imagined, real...
That seems to be an underlying message of King's latest best seller.
Turn up your sound and click here for what King, who might be the world's most prolific author, says about "Under the Dome."
I like the book. I highly recommend it.
3 comments:
Steven King’s Under the Dome is an engaging novel. Used car salesman and town leader Big Jim Rennie has layers of mischief, and son Junior is not far behind. Too bad that Pastor Lester Coggins of the Holy Redeemer Church finds himself in the middle of a sinful endeavor and flagellates himself as a form of punishment for his hypocrisy. Coggins and a few other town leaders try to conceal their participation in the operation of a Meth lab.
King’s respect for the media is revealed through his treatment of journalist Julia Shumway. Undeniably one of the most feared and respected characters in the novel, Julia, editor of the Democrat, is an honest, courageous, truth-seeking newspaper editor. She wins the trust of the newly commissioned Colonel and Iraq War veteran Dale Barbara and the wife of the town’s former Chief of Police to guard a powerful secret regarding the Meth investigation.
As the Dome, relentless and resilient, straddles the city, many of the citizens of Chester’s Mill become unhinged. Yet those who have been willing partners of mischief and mayhem remain unchanged.
Quite a telling description of this novel, Mercedes. Especially interesting is your take on editor Shumway. Hers could be a case study in the role of the press in a small embattled, torn, divided, "domed" (but maybe not inevitably doomed) community. Can't way to see how she and the other characters, especially Big Jim Rennie and short-order cook Col. Barbie, play out in the book. Guess we will have to keep reading! SK knows how to hold his readers.
Mercedes requests that I bring attention (in her posted comment) to the correct spelling of Mr. King's first name. It is: Stephen.
Thanks, Mercedes. You're always a stickler for detail and accuracy, and we all appreciate that!
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