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Violence
Very heavy
Extreme graphic violence throughout; mass casualties; a character is beaten to death
Language
A lot
Pervasive strong language throughout
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual assault; sexual predation as part of the villain's behavior
Substance Use
Some
Significant drug and alcohol use by characters
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Deeply disturbing portrait of how quickly humans turn on each other; political corruption as genuine evil
What this book is about
On an ordinary October day, an impenetrable invisible dome descends over Chester's Mill, Maine, cutting it off from the world. With no outside authority, a corrupt local politician seizes power and the town rapidly degenerates into violence, exploitation, and tyranny. King's massive novel is a claustrophobic political allegory about how quickly civilization dissolves under pressure, featuring some of his most genuinely disturbing human villains.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Extreme graphic violence throughout
Sexual assault
Disturbing villain behavior
Mass death and apocalyptic horror
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