11.22.63

Loving the book, it’s hard to put down!!

the original price’s is $26? on sale, it’s $18? granted that it’s a 750+ pages novel. however, for $18? despite being on sale; the price only now feels just right.

One of the finest novels I have ever read. And I've read a LOT. Certainly this is one of Stephen King's greatest achievements as a storyteller, with a wonderful "It" overlap. I have never been a fan of time-travel books, mainly due to the obvious flaws and paradoxes that come with tinkering with past events. But here, King tackles those flaws head-on in a sprawling epic tale that will take your breath away. It's a daunting size, thicker than a fridge door! And yet I raced through it. It is insanely addictive. If you tried to explain the plot, you'd sound crazy, and yet it is told so deftly, so cleverly, so sensitively, that it makes perfect sense. It is 2011. Divorced English teacher Jake Epping from Lisbon Falls in Maine is persuaded by a dying friend who runs a diner to pass through a portal to 1958 in his pantry (like I said, there's no way of describing it without it sounding bonkers). After briefly experiencing 50s Maine, Jake is persuaded to go through the portal again in order to stop the Kennedy assassination five years later. But the running theme throughout the story is that "the past is objurate, it doesn't like to be changed." King deals with love, loss, murder, greed, selflessness... you name it, it's here. He takes us back to Derry, with its simmering darkness, then to Dallas - both places brought vividly to life in stunning clarity thanks to the master storyteller. A phenomenal achievement and a must read. I'm not actually a huge King fan but this is a very special book that was recommended to me so many times I could no longer resist. I did not regret it.

My first fiction book and I feel I made and the best choice. The world building is so good and the suspense carries throughout the book.

Uno dei libri più avvincenti mai letti. Consiglio la versione in inglese. Davvero difficile "metterlo giù" una volta iniziato, l'ho poi consigliato a mia moglie ed ha avuto lo stesso effetto. Ci si sente davvero "dentro la storia" nel senso più vero del termine trattando il libro di avvenimenti storici che hanno cambiato il futuro del mondo.

The book is big but the story went very fast. I love the larger print version it’s good for oldsters like me. Definitely a thumbs up from this reader!

good book