false 20 43 41 true 5847677 read 1 true 1043488 currently-reading 1 true 1043487 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77622817 Tad's review of Under the Dome: A Novel
by Stephen King

Carrie wrote: "Still in thrall to King I see. :)"
I am. It's kind of sad, as I really didn't like his last two books (Lisey's Story and...jeez, I don't even remember it). This one has promise thus far, even if the plot is the same basic plot as the Simpsons movie.
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