1. Titanic- the ship, the sinking of, passengers, underwater wreckage, etc.
2. The life and death of Princess Diana
3. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy
With that being said, you can only imagine my feelings of excitement over hearing about this new fiction writing, 11/22/63, which relates to the shooting of JFK at Dealy Plaza. I was a little wary with it being a Stephen King novel, as I've got these preconceived notions about horror and gore and just general creepy weirdness associated with his books (Carrie...It...Kujo...Rose Red?!). But alas, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is in my fascination trifecta, so I just couldn't say no. 11/22/63 made for a great present under the Christmas tree in 2011. Thanks brother and sister-in-law!
With the 50 Shades trilogy behind me, I was ready to start something a little more intellectually stimulating. And grammatically correct. And good. So this was a very nice change. The novel is 842 pages of serious action. Now that may seem like a daunting number, but it is broken up in to shorter sections within chapters within 6 different parts. This makes it not so intimidating and definitely doable. The book follows the adventures of our main character Jake Epping, a high school English teacher from Maine. Recently divorced with no children, he appears to be the perfect candidate for a 5-year stint in time travel, or so Al the Diner Owner believes.
Jake is a regular at Al's Diner, a place known for cheap burgers made with questionable beef. Al explains to Jake his discovery of a wormhole-like time warp concealed within the back end of his diner's pantry. Jake tests out its validity and spends an afternoon in 1958 ("always starts in 1958," he learns from Al) drinking a root beer float and chatting with the locals. He returns to 2011 a mere two minutes after he stepped out of the diner pantry and in to the sunlight of the late 1950s ("always back in two minutes," he learns from Al). Al divulges his plans for time traveling to Jake, plans that involve stopping Lee Harvey Oswald from shooting President John F. Kennedy in Dallas 1963. Al admits that he himself cannot accomplish the task, as his health is declining rapidly from end-stage lung cancer. Jake, reluctant at first, agrees to travel in time and fight to change the past.
Reminiscent of Ray Bradbury, 11/22/63 will appeal to those of you who are fans of the science fiction/doomsday/what if kind of novel. In true Stephen King style, there is plenty of gore to go around. However, there is plenty of action and adventure as well. There is even a little bit of love, which I am a total sucker for. In true Stephen King style, it gave me the chills.
With that being said, you can only imagine my feelings of excitement over hearing about this new fiction writing, 11/22/63, which relates to the shooting of JFK at Dealy Plaza. I was a little wary with it being a Stephen King novel, as I've got these preconceived notions about horror and gore and just general creepy weirdness associated with his books (Carrie...It...Kujo...Rose Red?!). But alas, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is in my fascination trifecta, so I just couldn't say no. 11/22/63 made for a great present under the Christmas tree in 2011. Thanks brother and sister-in-law!
I love a good conspiracy theory. Apparently, so does Jerry. The Seinfeld of Zapruder films
Jake is a regular at Al's Diner, a place known for cheap burgers made with questionable beef. Al explains to Jake his discovery of a wormhole-like time warp concealed within the back end of his diner's pantry. Jake tests out its validity and spends an afternoon in 1958 ("always starts in 1958," he learns from Al) drinking a root beer float and chatting with the locals. He returns to 2011 a mere two minutes after he stepped out of the diner pantry and in to the sunlight of the late 1950s ("always back in two minutes," he learns from Al). Al divulges his plans for time traveling to Jake, plans that involve stopping Lee Harvey Oswald from shooting President John F. Kennedy in Dallas 1963. Al admits that he himself cannot accomplish the task, as his health is declining rapidly from end-stage lung cancer. Jake, reluctant at first, agrees to travel in time and fight to change the past.
Reminiscent of Ray Bradbury, 11/22/63 will appeal to those of you who are fans of the science fiction/doomsday/what if kind of novel. In true Stephen King style, there is plenty of gore to go around. However, there is plenty of action and adventure as well. There is even a little bit of love, which I am a total sucker for. In true Stephen King style, it gave me the chills.
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