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11/22/63 - Stephen King
11/22/63
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On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? Stephen King’s heart-stoppingly dramatic new novel is about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination—a thousand page tour de force.... show more
On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? Stephen King’s heart-stoppingly dramatic new novel is about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination—a thousand page tour de force. Following his massively successful novel Under the Dome, King sweeps readers back in time to another moment—a real life moment—when everything went wrong: the JFK assassination. And he introduces readers to a character who has the power to change the course of history. Jake Epping is a thirty-five-year-old high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the GED program. He receives an essay from one of the students—a gruesome, harrowing first person story about the night 50 years ago when Harry Dunning’s father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a hammer. Harry escaped with a smashed leg, as evidenced by his crooked walk. Not much later, Jake’s friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958. He enlists Jake on an insane—and insanely possible—mission to try to prevent the Kennedy assassination. So begins Jake’s new life as George Amberson and his new world of Elvis and JFK, of big American cars and sock hops, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jake’s life—a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time. A tribute to a simpler era and a devastating exercise in escalating suspense, 11/22/63 is Stephen King at his epic best.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9781451627282 (1451627289)
ASIN: 1451627289
Publisher: Scribner
Pages no: 849
Edition language: English
Series: 11/22/63
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Lora Hates Spam
Lora Hates Spam rated it
5.0 11/22/1963
by Stephen King I really enjoyed reading this book. Stephen King is undeniably a good writer, and even though I didn't like his Dark Tower series, he has redeemed himself with this time travel fantasy. Those who avoid Horror have nothing to worry about in this one. Even a couple of violent scene...
Mirkat Always Reading
Mirkat Always Reading rated it
4.0 11/22/63
The past is obdurate. The past harmonizes with itself. I saw the mini-series based on this book before reading/listening to the book, so I was spoiled on much of the major developments. Still I enjoyed this book--probably not any less than I would have unspoiled. (I can't know for sure since I...
No More Booklikes, BYE
No More Booklikes, BYE rated it
4.5 Mr. King is a Genius
Frustration ! OMg I was inner screaming at these time traveler to move, act, jump, run, think, run, run, or just do it now, through the whole story. it was a bit overwhelming with all the time line crossovers and realignments etc, but Mr. King hit a home run with this book. It just boggles the mind ...
LindaLeest
LindaLeest rated it
5.0 11/22/63
‘ humans weren’t build to look back; that’s why we have that swivel joint in our neck’ .Dit boek was fantastisch! Het kan onder zoveel genres genoemd worden:het is een science fiction verhaal over tijdreizen, een goed onderzocht historisch fictie boek, een spannende thriller, en zelfs een roman.Dit ...
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Read With ME (207) rated it
5.0 11/22/63
I am a little bit embarrassed to admit that this is the first Stephen King book I have ever read (aside from Rose Madder which I began reading when I was about 11 until my mother asked me before bed one night "what's this about, honey" and I described it in great detail and she immediately vetoed th...
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