RMFAO (Reading My Frigging A** Off) discussion

Hello,

In December & January, we all voted for Stephen King's books to have a Buddy Read in April 2017 and the winner was - Under The Dome

This is the Buddy Read discussion board for Under The Dome by Stephen King.

Anyone can participate and join us at any time throughout April 2017.

There's no set schedule for reading this book as having a pre-determined schedule always creates problems. So everyone is free to read the book as per their convenience. I'd just like to request everyone to not post spoilers or any mentions of deaths (as is quite common in King's books) because Under The Dome is a BIG book and I'm sure you wouldn't want to ruin it for others.

In case you happen to post a review of this book, then don't hesitate to share your links here. We all love reading reviews as much as we love recommending and discussing books.

Happy Reading!!!

Dagny wrote: " There are so many characters - unfortunately I don't like most of them. I wonder if this is why I stopped watching the TV program."

Yeah, this book is just not for me. I actually got it from my library a few weeks ago, and couldn't get into it. I won't be joining this buddy read.

Ugh... I wish we had Stand for the Buddy Read (I did vote for both this and Stand), but alas...
I just started reading (on page 20) and can clearly see the TV series running in my head. I shouldn't have watched it at all.

I agree, there's no one I like yet. In TV series, I was kind of rooting for Angie, but she rarely appeared in the first season and it was mostly because of Britt Robertson.

I just hope this won't turn out to be a dud, as it is one hell of a lengthy book.

Oh, I already read this back in Jan after watching a few episodes of the show. And I didnt like it too. It was kind of boring and too lengthy with so many characters who fail to make an impression. And the ending was not as exciting as I thought it would be. Anyway I hope everybody has a better time than that reading this one. :)

It looks like 7 people voted for this book. But other than Heena and Dagny, they are people who don't post here on a regular basis. They may even have forgotten about the buddy read by now. You might just want to abandon it, and let those other voters do the buddy read if they want to.

For those who still want to read Stephen King and also want to participate in the Short Story Genre Challenge, I can reccomend a few of his story collections.

Full Dark, No Stars
Different Seasons
Four Past Midnight
Night Shift
Skeleton Crew

@Dagny - I want to stop, but not sure I should or not... it'll jus sit on my shelf unread if I do. Uggghhh... what should I do?? What really scares me is leaving it now and then having to re-read the first 100 pages again if I decide to read it later on. At least now I've completed the first 100 pages, might as well finish the book and get it over with.
You're lucky you got it from the library. I never thought about not liking the book so I bought it for thrice the normal price (my wallet is crying right now!)
I'd suggest you stop it as you can read so many other good books instead of this one. I'll just try to finish it as soon as I can (even if I have to skim over parts.) Plus, now I really want to know what is the deal with the dome and how the book ends.

@Cheryl - Yeah. They did it for Boy's Life too. I hate it when everyone votes and then go MIA. Anyway, I guess I've read too much to abandon the book so I'll just plow on and find out the mystery of the dome (I'm getting more and more curious by the day.)
And thanks for all these awesome recs. I've read Full Dark No Stars (and loved it!) so I'll try and see if I can get any of the others. Thanks a lot for the list and the idea!

Dagny wrote: "Thanks for letting me off the hook, Heena. I wouldn't have wanted to drop out since I voted for it because I hate it also when people vote for something and then don't show up.
Stephen King's books have been all over the place for me. I really enjoyed his early books and Salem's Lot remains a favorite of mine to this day. Then for years I didn't read his books after being stung by a few dreadful (to me) ones. It was 11/23/63 that brought me back to him and then Duma Key which you recommended to me. "

No worries, Dagny. I would never want you to read a book that you don't like because of me. :)

As I said, I'm just reading it just because I don't want to read it later on (does that even make sense.) Anyway, the mystery of Dome is starting to really nag me. So I'll just try and get it over with as soon as I can.

And I understand what you mean. I've noticed a lot of reviewers complaining the same thing about King's "bad writing phase." And I'm so glad you liked Duma Key. It was one hell of a book!
In case if you want to read The Stand anytime this year, do let me know. I have that and I'm planning to read it in the coming months.
Otherwise, I'll just dig up a book similar to Readers Of Broken Wheel Recommend for a nice buddy read later this year. What do you say? If you have any book(s) in mind, then please share.

I'm on page 220, and a while back (around 70 or pages so ago) I came across the passage where Rev Perry and Coggins descriptions were given and there I have a rare moment of Deja Vu - it was quite similar to the build up scene (that ended up in a church fight) in Needful Things.
I wonder if it'll end up the same way here. Let's hope not.

@Dagny - I'll let you known if I'll come across some interesting title. ☺
Being able to check a book's availability online is very cool and convenient.

i'm almost at page 700 and I don't like where the book is heading

@Dagny - That's putting it mildly. Lol.

I'm DONE... D.O.N.E. and as for the mystery of the dome, I have only 3 words to say - What The Heck?!

I feel so, so, so deflated right now. I was rooting for a couple of characters (that rooting started around 300 something page number) and then it all came down to aliens (oh no, leatherheads) thinking they were toys!!?? What the... I have no words...
I'm just so glad that Vishal was out of town for 2 days and I was able to complete this book in effing 3 days (just IMAGINE!!) Otherwise I would have wasted an entire month on this book.
So glad that it is over.

This isn't even an original idea! Back in the 1960s, the original series of Star Trek had an episode called The Squire of Gothos. In it, the young alien lured the starship to a planet so he could "play" with the crew, like with toys. He put the crew in dangerous situations to see how they would respond. This episode accomplished what Under the Dome was trying to do - but in a one hour timeframe (including commercials).

Oooh. I think I'll try this (if I can find the time). April is a hectic month.

Are buddy reads going to happen every month?

Cheryl wrote: "This isn't even an original idea! Back in the 1960s, the original series of Star Trek had an episode called The Squire of Gothos. In it, the young alien lured the starship to a planet so he could "..."

What!? Really? Well, after reading 800 pages of a book that was not even an original idea... I seriously have no words... :(