Finally finished the latest book

I finished Stephen King's "Under the Dome" late last night. 1074 pages of true blue King. I wouldn't put it all the way up there with some of his greats but it's way better than he was doing a few years back. The little town of Chester's Mill, Maine is suddenly encased in a dome. No explainations; just there suddenly. Many deaths when it happened. Aircrafts flying into it; cars and trucks crashing in to it. It was invisible! Small amounts of air and water came through but nothing could destroy it. Not missles or the latest in acids. The town was run by 3 Selectmen (really two men and one woman) and a Chief of Police. The 2nd Selectmen was the real leader and controlled all. The Chief of Police died the day the dome came down so their was a change in leadership there that was not for the better. A dictatorship was put in place. The "town," except for a few, did not know that the so-called religious Selectman "Big Jim," was also the head of the largest ring chrystal meth makers and dealers in the country. The good guy was a former army guy who happened to be the local cook in the best restaurant in town. The government (on the outside) tried to appoint the army guy as leader but Big Jim wasn't having any of this. The small cluster of good people were trying to determine what was causing the dome and the ring of bad were trying to keep things as they were even though conditions were worsening under the dome. Interesting concept as to what caused the dome and why when it was finally revealed and sad ending for a lot of Chester's Mill, Maine.

Well worth the read

I finished Stephen King early this morning. The pain in the "neck/shoulder" got me awake very early and I had to resort to more than Tylenol to ease it. I must admit that until about 3/4 of the way through the book it wasn't too bizarre. The last part was really freaky and so typical of his writing. Definitely brought back the days of his novels of the 80's and early 90's. The character is Edgar and he's suffered a horrible accident on a job site of his construction company. His truck is crushed by a crane and he's trapped inside with severe head injuries, broken ribs, crushed arm and hip. He loses the arm but survives with much therapy. He's thinking and memory are affected, also he has trouble controlling his anger, but it's hoped in time that all this will improve. His business is very successful and there's plenty of money to take the time off he needs. Unfortunately his wife is afraid of the new him and she divorces him. It's recommended by his psychiatrist that he take a year and go off to a different location and life and try something he might enjoy. He dabbled in cartooning as a kid and thought he'd give sketching and painting a try. He rents a house on the Gulf in the Keys in Florida and that's where his new life begins. Rehabilitation is difficult but he struggles through. His art work is a "hit." Is the island the reason? Is there something there that is taking control? Does his elderly neighbor have something to do with it? Definitely worth reading this one!

Might have to hold off on getting my James Patterson for a few days until I'm feeling better. I do have other books to read. I'll just need to pick something that won't take too long so I can be ready when I get the new one.