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A few years back, my image of Stephen King was entirely made up of killer clowns and rabid dogs and possessed cars (there’s a thought: Christine as a killer clown car…), the grandpappy of a genre I had absolutely no interest in. I’d read a whole two King novels, one of them because I was forced, and never felt the need to explore further.
Idiot.
I still haven’t read much of his (all those books full of treasure – what a wonderful thought!), but what I have read has made me into a still-astonished ...more
Idiot.
I still haven’t read much of his (all those books full of treasure – what a wonderful thought!), but what I have read has made me into a still-astonished ...more
So. I loved this book. It wasn't anything like I'd expected. Usually I can count on Stephen King for a good horror tale, but his foray into time travel was fascinating. Jake is basically a likable guy who is given a choice and a chance to change things by preventing the Kennedy assassination. The reader knows it's not going to be easy, and I would say it's not a spoiler that the reader knows he has to fail because, well, we live in a time when Kennedy was, in fact, shot. So the suspense comes bo ...more
Fantastic concept, but in dire need of judicious editing. This book could have been half or even a third as long and still been just as interesting, getting to the titular date more quickly with a lot less waiting around for something to happen. The mission in Derry feels like an entirely separate story but is still compelling, offering a test run of how Jake is able to impact the future through his actions in the past. Jake's time in Jodie is where I really felt the sag of the novel's length; I
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Originally reviewed at Jayne's Books.
For the most part I really enjoyed the book, but I felt that the end of book, basically the last 50 pages, kinda fell flat. I understand why King had to do what he had to do at the end, but it kinda seemed like a bit of a cop out, especially since he had spent so much of the book building towards the day of the shooting.
Enough of that. What I loved about the book was the fact was that clearly King had done his research not only on Oswald, but he clearly had d ...more
For the most part I really enjoyed the book, but I felt that the end of book, basically the last 50 pages, kinda fell flat. I understand why King had to do what he had to do at the end, but it kinda seemed like a bit of a cop out, especially since he had spent so much of the book building towards the day of the shooting.
Enough of that. What I loved about the book was the fact was that clearly King had done his research not only on Oswald, but he clearly had d ...more
I enjoyed this one a lot more than I thought I would. I have never been that into the Kennedy Assassination and the conspiracy theories, nor am I usually into King's work, as I'm not into horror. I learned more about the movements of Lee Harvey Oswald in this book than I can remember from anything else (assuming much of it is correct). Mostly what I enjoyed out of this book was the look at life in the late 1950s from the eyes of the present. I wish it talked a little bit more about race relation
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Honestly, this book really needed trimming. It could have been great! But I'm just like, this part is unnecessary. That part could go. Etc.
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Fantastic!! I tried to stretch it out for as long as possible and not finish it all at once... so good! One of King's best!
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Dec 25, 2011
Kate Sherrod
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