Under the Dome
by Stephen King - weighing in at almost 4 pounds and 1074 pages, this will definitely be a challenge - I wonder how many times you can renew a library book? And so the summer reading begins...
For summer I like to read the scary stuff, to sit in the sunshine whether at the beach or on my porch and say, "Okay, bring it on!" The bright sun and long days of summer contrast with the darkness and surprises of good thriller, and no one tells a better scary story than Stephen King.
I remember reading The Stand
one summer in Florida, a perfect backdrop for the heavy apocalyptic fiction. If it got too intense, I could just stop and look around and see that all was still fine here in my world.Another summer I read Pet Sematary
which was fine in the light of day, but I made the mistake of reading way into the night and was then too scared to sleep, the creaks in this old house taking on a whole new life. I picked up Under the Dome
at the library last week, the size alone is intimidating before even turning the first page. It would make a great doorstop, flower press, exercise weight... but for now it will be my summer escape. So if you dare, pick out a good King book to read in the summer sun, don't worry, all will be fine... unless you end up under the dome...
