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11/22/63

Stephen King

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Nov 26, 2011 Laura rated it it was amazing

Shelves: library-request, ashley-s-list, hf, xx2012xx, bricks, lib-has-audio, favorites, scifi, us-history, crime-thriller-suspense

Yes. Leg-hump worthy, as one friend said, true. Exceeds expectations, as another one said, also true. I call this one my "jello book". It's like falling into a swimming pool filled with jello. Easy to fall in, hard to crawl back out of.

I started reading Stephen King in high school, maybe even middle school. When I read him, I expect a thrill-ride, a spine-tingle, you know....King. You expect what he consistently delivers. This book was so much more.

As I was reading, I kept wanting to write down Yes. Leg-hump worthy, as one friend said, true. Exceeds expectations, as another one said, also true. I call this one my "jello book". It's like falling into a swimming pool filled with jello. Easy to fall in, hard to crawl back out of.

I started reading Stephen King in high school, maybe even middle school. When I read him, I expect a thrill-ride, a spine-tingle, you know....King. You expect what he consistently delivers. This book was so much more.

As I was reading, I kept wanting to write down my thoughts, so that when I wrote my review, it would have more meaning. The only problem was, the story was so unputdownable, that I only got one thought down on paper. And that was this: "It's like sitting down at the kitchen table with someone you've known forever, who you like and are comfortable with, and they're telling you a story." A story that you never want to end. A story that feels so real, even though time travel is a significant element. No joke!

To experience this book is to be totally immersed in the story. And I don't even like books about time travel. I am not a sci-fi fan. Never have been. Fantasy, yeah, but time travel??? It's too "out there", too unbelievable. But not in this book.

To sum up the plot in one sentence, someone goes back in time to see if the Kennedy assassination can be undone. That's the story. OK, so at one point, while reading, I stopped to think "Wow, so does he do it? Can he really undo that event, and change history? Well, obviously he didn't, because Kennedy did die, and he was shot in Dallas that day."

I know, right? And then I immediately thought "Holy crap, I am so immersed in this story that I actually had that thought! Wow! What a master King is!"

Yes. What a master. Do you need any more encouragement? Read the freaking book.

It's all here. It engulfs you from page one, you care about the characters (a lot, and all of them), there's a love story that screams for a movie remake (and it will happen, and I really hope Hollywood doesn't foul it up), the pages literally fly by. At one point, I was very mad to have a job because I had to put the book down after my lunch break and get back to work. True! It's just one of those books, a must-read. Well, I take that back. Must experience. You don't read this book, you experience it. Brilliant. ...more

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Mar 18, 2012 Shelli rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, read-in-2012, ni-group-read, book-i-own

I was trying to decide what to rate this...I knew it was excellent, but did it have that something extra to give it the 5? I decided that for a book of this length to keep me so engaged for so many pages...it did. There was a small section that was a bit more factual than story, but I was never bored. I haven't read much King before and was surprised at how readable this book was. I got totally caught up in Jake's decision and what he had to do to carry it out. The time-travel made for an intere ...more

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Mar 08, 2012 Glenda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-time-favorites, books-read-in-2012

This is the story of Jake Epping (aka George Amberson,) who goes back in time with the hopes of saving President John F. Kennedy from being assassinated on 11/22/63. He arrives through a "rabbit-hole" into September of 1958, where he lives and works while investigating Oswald and deciding his next move. He learns that any and all changes in history create the butterfly effect, causing a ripple in history. Is it worth it?

I swore off of Stephen King long ago, after reading Pet Sematary literally ...more

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Nov 12, 2011 Lillie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

Book grabs you and never lets you go. Time travel, changing history (alternate reality), love story, history lesson-it all works together. Story stayed with me when I had to put book down to do mundane everyday things. Couldn't wait to get back to it.

Not a huge Stephen King fan, actually haven't read any of his stuff since the mid-80s, but what a storyteller! Loved that he didn't shy away from the good or bad of the early 60s instead met them head on. I'd be surprised if a movie wasn't made. ...more

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Jan 03, 2012 Michelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2012-books-read, favorites

Great story! Enjoyed Stephen King's take on time travel. Enjoyed the twist on the JFK assasination. Once the main character finally got to THE day, I could not put it down. Enjoyed the ending very much. Not the direction I thought it would go but better. Didn't mind Mr. King sharing his political views. Put off though by the 100 page blatant plug for another of his books which I haven't read and now probably never will. On the whole though a great book. ...more

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Apr 09, 2011 Ann rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, audible-audio, kindle, read-2011, audio-2011

what a thought provoking book, full of messages and portents of possible futures. I enjoyed immersing myself into 1958-1963 in Jake / George's view of the world back then, a world almost forgotten, or sometimes never known. ...and in the case of Big Band music, much loved.
going to find In The Mood on YouTube... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR3K5u... ...more

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Aug 10, 2012 Mari rated it it was ok

Shelves: audiobooks

As much as I want to like Stephen King books, I just don't. This was an audiobook I listened to and it was dreadful. I think part of what I didn't like was the reader . . . he drove me nuts. ...more

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