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Stephen King

Start date: June 1, 2023

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Dec 19, 2011 Kevin Xu rated it it was ok

I get what King is trying to do with this book, having the JFK assassination as goal for the main character to achieve, but its more about the main character's relationship with the other characters. I felt that was unneeded, so it would have been much better if the book was a normal novel at 300 to 400 pages, or a novella or novelette or even better a short story. Why does all his books now have to be a monster 700 pages+ novels in same way that feels like its dragging on forever, never ending? ...more

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Nov 01, 2013 Michelle rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, reviewed, history, 2015, science-fiction, choice-awards-2011

Wow, wow, wow. Hop on those butterfly wings, because we are going on a crazy ride through time.

What if you could go back in time? Would you do it? I don't think I would, especially to change a major event in history. It's just too risky. King spends 800+ pages exploring how unraveling one thread of time could have impact, both large and small. The butterfly effect says changing one thing changes countless others, as Jake quickly discovers. But the past doesn't want to be changed, and Jake has to ...more

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Feb 09, 2012 Mary (Biblophile) rated it really liked it

Shelves: literature-fiction, in-my-collection

I remember the days when King could write a good book with a minimum of words. Seems nowadays it's a requirement to pad as much as possible. This one could be cut by hundreds of pages and not lose the edginess or suspense.

I liked this one, despite the padding. Don't we all wonder how the world would be "if only?" ...more

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Dec 17, 2011 Afsana rated it it was ok · review of another edition

this was ok

I think it didn't help I was in a bit of a funk when I picked up the book

I thought that the ending could have been better and that ...more

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