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Oct 22, 2017 11:58AM
I wonder if Trump will really release the rest of the Warren Report and if it will finally end the argument between Stephen and Tabitha King re: 11/22/63.
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Trump is all talk full of hot air and no sense
Good points both of you. But this thread is about the novel. :-)Speaking of which, I wish JFK HAD been saved...leaving a better world TODAY. I can dream, right? :-)
Wise Cat wrote: "Good points both of you. But this thread is about the novel. :-)Speaking of which, I wish JFK HAD been saved...leaving a better world TODAY. I can dream, right? :-)"
I wasn't trying to get political, I swear! I just found it interesting that King wrote this novel, at least in part, because he disagrees with the rest of his family about what really happened with JFK. If everything is released all theories will go out the door for the facts. ;-)
King did an enormous amount of research into JFK and was at the right age when this all went down...as far as Trump; momma always says stupid is as stupid does....
Kandice, I never knew what King thought of JFK vs. the rest his family. :-) I can tell he did do a lot of research for the novel.Kenneth, you're right that King was the right age when it happened, a young man, part of that generation that wanted to change things. I can't think of the right words, but he's a part of that generation that lived through all the turmoil of that time. I was a toddler when it happened.
Mr. Books, I forgot to say Trump is full of "something else" as well as hot air. ;-)
Back to the novel, I really thought Jake was going to get to KNOW Oswald and possibly stop him in THAT way. I also wish he had traveled back to a year much closer to the date, like Jan 1963 or even 1962 sometime. 1958 made it a bit draggy for me, as it was around 5 years earlier.
The suspense would have been better if he arrived closer to the date, in my humble opinion. :-) The aftermath could have been explored more too----in both cases of him surviving and not surviving.
Wise Cat wrote: "The suspense would have been better if he arrived closer to the date, in my humble opinion. :-) The aftermath could have been explored more too----in both cases of him surviving and not surviving. ..."I agree, but think King chose such a big time gap to drive home how committed Jake was to doing it. It was a simple "pop back, fix it, come home" deal. It really was a slog for the character too.
Wise cat I agree with Candice on this if it was that close to just pop back and forth like that then Jake wouldn't have been needed. Al would have been able to do the deed. Then we would never have met Sadie and all the other great characters. In a way Stephen king is telling us if it is worth doing then you have to be willing to put the time in to do it right. Just like all the time he did research for the book.I agree with you on the other thing Trump is full of LOL. Like you I was a toddler during this time frame. The small amount of time he spent with the aftermath was just right in my opinion. It let Jake know how badly things went because Kennedy lived. It shows us what could happen if someone lives and how history as we know it can be drastically altered.
Wise Cat wrote: "Kandice, I never knew what King thought of JFK vs. the rest his family. :-) I can tell he did do a lot of research for the novel.Kenneth, you're right that King was the right age when it happened..."
I thought the longer time gap gave King time to develop those other storylines, flex his "horror-story" muscles, and really entertain us. I agree with mrbooks about Sadie, she was the heart of the story for me.
Oh, well as that old saying goes, "Different strokes for different folks." :-)I supposed Jake might not have met Sadie if he traveled back to 1963, or 1961. Or even 1959....Unless King wrote it that way. :-)
MrBooks and Nick, I did like the part on how Jake found love and happiness with Sadie too. I also didn't think he would bring her back to "his time", as she eventually believed he was from the future (I didn't think she would).
Oh I knew she would believe him, but I also knew she wouldn't go back to the future, no pun intended. Remember time is obdurate, the bigger the change the harder it fights back. I think Sadie going to the future would be one hell of a big change.
mrbooks wrote: "Oh I knew she would believe him, but I also knew she wouldn't go back to the future, no pun intended. Remember time is obdurate, the bigger the change the harder it fights back. I think Sadie going..."Right mrbooks, I was hoping she would go but knew in my heart that it wouldn't work.
Nick wrote: "Right mrbooks, I was hoping she would go but knew in my heart that it wouldn't work...."
You're right, Nick. I thought the same thing, as Sadie would be "out of her time".
Boy, this is what's great about discussing books! The different thoughts that come up. :-)
