Under the Dome by Stephen King

One fine day an enormous, invisible and indestructible dome is slapped over a small Maine town called Chester's Mill, trapping its residents in and keeping the world out. No one knows why or how, but it soon becomes apparent that the townspeople face a raft of frightening problems, such as a limited supply of food, electricity and oxygen. Will they band together to devise a solution, or will greed and fear doom them all? Welcome to Stephen King's latest behemoth, a 1,072-page answer to that question and a clever blend of Lord of the Flies, Malthus, Machiavelli and Lost. As you might expect, in the wake of this strange (military? magical? alien?) disaster, the forces of good and evil quickly separate and face off. Leading one side is Dale "Barbie" Barbara, an Iraq War veteran whose commitment to law, order and justice is unshakable; leading the other is Big Jim Rennie, a nefarious politician who sees an opportunity to turn the town into his own private fiefdom. Under the Dome features many Kingian trademarks-sharp and complicated characters, captivating violence, a generous storytelling voice-and although it lacks the power and strangeness of works like It and The Shining, it is still a wildly entertaining trip.