There are certain Stephen King books I love, mostly the classics: Pet Cemetery, Carrie, The Shining, The Green Mile and Hearts in Atlantis. His more current stuff hasn't interested me until 11/22/63. Stephen King in my opinion is good at two very important things: First he's great at horror, there is no question there, he's earned his accolades, and second he really knows how to write a lovable character. You wouldn't think that would be something a horror writer would concern themselves with but when he ventures away from the classic horror he's famous for and dips his pen into a more heart felt story he really comes out on top.
11/22/63 answers a question that has been on the countries mind for decades. What would the world have been like if John F. Kennedy hadn't been assassinated in Texas on that fateful November day. Would racial tensions still have escalated? Would his brother or Martin Luther King Jr been saved as well? Would the world have turned into a better place? These questions became the focus for a time traveling Diner owner. When he finds out he's dying he brings in an old friend and teacher to take over his mission. Jake Epping is thrown into 1958 to figure out he can stop Lee Harvey Oswald from shooting the president and he has 5 years to do it.
I was mesmerized by Jake's journey to the past, watching him adjust to life in the 50's, changing his identity all the while keeping his true purpose hidden from those who become like family to him. I couldn't wait to get to the end to find out what happened. Does he succeed in stopping Oswald and at what price? It is a question I will not answer for you, it's worth reading to find out for yourself.
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