JKing-watchers will know I tend to read all the novels in the summer I failed to consume earlier - and I try to read them all before the September Booker shortlist announcement; then I read all six finalists before the October winner announcement (last year I only managed Wolf Hall - I loved it so much; fortunately it won).

Under The Dome, appropriately, like Martin Chuzzlewit, is not Stephen's best but just like Dickens, even King's worst is brilliant and Under The Dome is brilliant.

I tend not to like his "headache" novels (like Tommyknockers) as much as his others but I was gripped from start to (very long) end. It's now in paperback.