Under the Dome: where to start reading
Adapts Under the Dome by Stephen King. Say how far you watched, and pick the book up exactly there.
The first season borrows the setup, the town, and several characters, but King himself noted it varies considerably from the book and reimagines the source of the dome. In the novel the dome lasts only about a week; the show stretches it far longer. Reading the novel gives you the real story, which the show only loosely follows.
Start reading at Under the Dome (the complete novel; the book is much darker and tells a different story than the show)- 1Under the Dome2009
Only the first season loosely adapts Stephen King's 2009 novel, and even then it reimagines the dome's source. Seasons 2 and 3 leave the book behind entirely, inventing new characters, aliens (the Kinship), an egg, and resurrection arcs that have no basis in the novel.
Spoiler-safe ratings are coming. You will rate and read reviews only up to your place in the story, never a hint of what is ahead.
