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11.22.63

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11.22.63

Written by: Stephen King
Narrated by: Craig Wasson
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WHAT IF you could go back in time and change the course of history? WHAT IF the watershed moment you could change was the JFK assassination? 11/22/63, the date that Kennedy was shot - unless . . .

King takes his protagonist Jake Epping, a high school English teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, 2011, on a fascinating journey back to 1958 - from a world of mobile phones and iPods to a new world of Elvis and JFK, of Plymouth Fury cars and Lindy Hopping, 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.

With extraordinary imaginative power, King weaves the social, political and popular culture of his baby-boom American generation into a devastating exercise in escalating suspense.

(P)2011 Simon & Schuster Audio©2011 Stephen King Alternate History Crime Fiction Science Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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Critic Reviews

The reader feels the benefit of 40 years of narrative craftsmanship and reflection on his nation's history. Going backwards proves to be another step forward for the most remarkable storyteller in modern American literature.
The pages of 11.22.63 fly by, filled with immediacy, pathos and suspense. It takes great brazenness to go anywhere near this subject matter. But it takes great skill to make this story even remotely credible. Mr. King makes it all look easy, which is surely his book's fanciest trick.
Stephen King at his epic, pedal-to-metal best
not just an accomplished time-travel yarn but an action-heavy meditation on chance, choice and fate.
The details of Fifties America, the cars, the clothes, the food, the televisions with wonky horizontal hold, are so vivid that you begin to wonder whether the author himself hasn't had access to a time machine.
...But as you worry at the paradoxes and the brilliantly explained pseudo science there is no denying that this monster yearn is blindingly impressive. Manly writers run out of steam as they get older. King, though, writes books that are ever longer and more demanding. I can't wait to see what he will tackle next.
Stephen King's new novel, 11.22.63, combines a variety of genres, being a JFK assassination, a story of time travel, a variation on the grail quest, a novel of voyeurism, a love story, a historical novel, a counter-factual historical novel and the chilling tale of a sinister animate universe, a form which can be traced back to the ghost stories of MR James.
The master of the pen has written yet another extraordinary novel.
Fine stories to take with us into the night.
America's greatest living novelist.
A wonderful book: page-turningly exciting, witty, wise, melancholic. But also utterly human, profoundly decent
Take King's hand and allow him to lead you into a past so vibrant and complete that you can almost taste it. But hold on tight, the Master of Horror has now become the Master of Time . . . Utterly enthralling, emotional and magical
King's gift of storytelling is unrivalled. His ferocious imagination is unlimited.
'King's most purely entertaining novel in years . . . utterly compelling.'
'Staggeringly addictive.'
'Tight and energetic from start to finish.'
'The pedal is indeed to the metal.'
Delivers a lot of praise and enjoy. The story comes off the blocks with almost alarming speed ... he tells a story like a pro .... 11.22.63 kept me up all night.
Stephen King at his epic, pedal-to-metal best
Not just an accomplished time-travel yarn but an action-heavy meditation on chance, choice and fate.
Perhaps only seasoned storyteller Stephen King could accomplish changing the course of history in his vast time-travelling masterpiece whilst effortlessly weaving political and social details with abundant humour. King's intriguing new story structure will surely catapult the author to another best-seller.
All stars
Most relevant
King genuinely manages to make some locations unsettleing. At times I had to stop because of just how morbid some events felt. Its not all dark and dreary, several parts in the story are suprisingly wholesome. It really puts you in the mind of a man on a mission. The build up and ending all of it was amazing. The writing is so convincing that you start pondering if something like the 'harmonics' might exist in real life. The narration is also really good, its just a guy simply reading the story without doing tons of voices which is good for a story like this.

Amazing, Engrossing and at times Unsettling.

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my only complaint is that the 4th part dragged on a bit and not much was happening. but apart from that- the book was brilliant, great emotions, great pacing, just right mix of fantastical elements with reasonable, believable characters. Hats off Mr. King

Brilliant

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Perfectly written, Exemplary narration. A wonderful experience. Loved it and so sad its over. Will miss Jake, Sadie & Deek

So Captivating

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the book is long and a lot of filler stories in between which deviate from the main premise of the story, but there were significant hooks in between which keeps you interested. In all, it is a thrilling sci fi.

a long but engaging thriller

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Stephen King's 11.22.63 is an ambitious novel built on a genuinely fascinating premise: if time travel were possible, could history be improved by altering a single catastrophic event? The originality lies not merely in revisiting the assassination of John F. Kennedy, but in treating the past as a living force that resists interference. King's imagination is at its most inventive here.

Yet the execution rarely matches the elegance of the idea. The novel sprawls, indulging in lengthy detours and sentimental subplots that dilute its central tension. What begins as a taut meditation on fate gradually becomes repetitive, and the emotional beats often feel overstated rather than earned. King's familiar weaknesses—verbosity and uneven pacing—are difficult to overlook.

The audiobook, however, is elevated considerably by its narrator, whose measured, expressive performance lends warmth, clarity, and momentum to a story that occasionally struggles to sustain its own weight. His character voices and emotional restraint make the long journey far more engaging than the prose alone might warrant.

Ultimately, 11.22.63 deserves admiration for the boldness of its central concept and the intelligence behind its treatment of causality and consequence. Even so, it remains a novel that promises more than it consistently delivers—a compelling idea trapped inside an overextended narrative.

Too good but too long

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