Under the Dome chronicles a town that finds itself suddenly cut off from the rest of the world. Things take a turn for the worse very quickly.

As with many Stephen King books, this is an exquisitely written book with very interesting characters that you either love or love to hate. Some characters feel a little stereotypical at first, but that doesn't last.

The story itself is also very moving and, especially in the second part of the book, it's just very difficult to put it down.

While I'm a fan of the book, I'm not a fan of one part of the story. A part that is either very important or not really, depending on how you look at it. It is kind of hard to explain without spoiling anything. "leatherheads"

Little trivia: The Dutch version of the book is split into two books, both about 500 pages. I'm not sure why this was done (I don't think the English version has this), but I feel the transition from the first to the second part also marks when things really start to get going. The first book is a nice story with interesting characters. The second book is an extremely thrilling pageturner that you can't put down.

PS: I have not seen the TV series with the same name, but will probably watch it in the near future.