Under The Dome by Stephen King

[Nollaig]

Am I the only one who really did not like Jim Rennie? Like, I didn't even like to dislike him. I just didn't want to hear about him at all.

[Heather]

Am I the only one who really did not like Jim Rennie? Like, I didn't even like to dislike him. I just didn't want to hear about him at all.

 

I did not like Jim Rennie either he was a big pain in the butt.

[mtjm]

I did not like Jim Rennie either he was a big pain in the butt.

 

I second this notion, bringing to light the fact that no, most of us did not like him.

[Nollaig]

Well I know three people who loved disliking the character, or who enjoyed reading his sections, so right now it's actually just equal.

[Rawr]

I loved Big Jim Rennie, a little far fetched but King loves the sensationalism when he goes off on one. I didn't like much of the rest of the book, huge fan of his work but this did nothing for me. Interesting premise and could have done so much more, didn't identify with Barbie at all and thought his backstory was a little convenient with the whole Cheney/Bush allegory that's obviously at work.

[Nollaig]

Well I know nothing about politics so that went totally over my head, probably making the book a bit more enjoyable for me.

[Kidsmum]

I didn't really enjoy the book although I will say that the second half was better than the first as it was faster paced & I kept on reading because I wanted to see how it would end. What I disliked about it the most was the way his characters talked some of the dialogue made me cringe. This is the first Stephen King I've read in a long time & although I have read & enjoyed some of his earlier work I don't think I'll be picking any of his books up in the future.