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Description
Under the Dome is the completion of two novels that Stephen King attempted to complete in his early days as a writer. The original, unpublished works were titled The Cannibals and Under the Dome. The common thread of a society being cut off from the rest of the world wove the two stories... read more
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Summary
On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester's Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener's hand is severed as "the dome" comes down on... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters
- Dale Barbara: An Iraq war veteran and short-order cook, who lives in Chester's Mill, Maine.
- Julia Shumway: Chester's Mill town newspaper owner.
- Big Jim Rennie: An ambitious politician.
Memorable Quotes
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“At first, nothing crossed his mind. He was in that mostly empty-headed state of grace which is sometimes such fertile soil; it’s the ground from which our brightest dreams and biggest ideas (both the good and the spectacularly bad) suddenly burst forth, often full-bloom.”
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“Give a man or a 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.”
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“I am not an ant.”
First Sentence
From two thousand feet, where Claudette Sanders was taking a flying lesson, the town of Chester's Mill gleamed in the morning light like something freshly made and just set down.
Table of Contents
The Airplane and The Woodchuck
Barbie
Junior and Angie
Highways and Byways
Lotta Dead Birds
Clustermug
We All Support The Team
Authors & Contributors
- Stephen King (Author)
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