Or perhaps they liked it up until the ending, which is a common criticism for King's novels or for any magical mystery (e.g. Lost). Perhaps the new alternate ending offered by the TV show as promised by KIng himself will satisfy those who were disappointed by the book. But there are plenty of other great elements to…

I'm currently in the middle of '11/22/63'. Liking it so far. I might look into a couple of samples of his earlier work.

I was okay with the ending in the book. But I think we're in the minority :(

'Under the Dome' was the first Stephen King novel I'd ever read and I loved it. His mélange of comedy, horror and an over-the-top concept was a revelation. I flew through the thousand-page tome and by the time I was done, I was a fan.