11-22-63 By Stephen King
What a massive undertaking this book must have been from a
research point of view.
The story is intricate and complicated without being in any
way convoluted. The characters is
amazing and each of the main protagonists grows while short "cameo"
appearances of cab drivers etc becomes people, with their own unique
voices.
The time traveling in the book is the main plot… that and
saving Kennedy from being assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. The theme of the book is balance and that is
so subtle and so masterfully done that I sat amazed at King's technical
mastering of such a complex novel. The
main character, George/Jake is an endearing character and flawed due to being
human. His love interest Sadie is tall
and accident prone and by the end of this 30hour 31 minutes and 51 second
audible recording you feel as if you bid farewell to people you have known most
of your life. A part of me also wished
for simpler times. Although it is clear
throughout the book that the THEN time was not as peachy as people seem to
recall it. Then again the NOW time has it’s
own problems and does not seem so peachy either.
The world building in this book is absolutely astounding,
working off of the extremely strong characters which in turn …oh read it
people. Read it.
Life however is dancing.
And love is life.
The brilliance of King as a story teller cannot be conveyed
by a mere mortal like me. What I can say
is. Get a copy. You will not be sorry
The narrator Craig Wasson --
This man is amazing.
He made Jake /George come alive and he added so much to the story that I
am unsure if I would have loved it as much had I read instead of listened to it
on audio. I am sure I would still have
been enchanted with the technical proficiency though.
The narrator has an amazing laugh, and George/Jake laughs
often
Here is the audible link
http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-Thrillers/112263-Audiobook/B0060NRXB0/ref=a_search_c4_1_6_srTtl?qid=1392202641&sr=1-6
WaAr
Thanks for the review! I like Stephen King although I avoid his horror novels. This seems like a great story.
ReplyDeleteGreat review. Not sure if I could give it a read though as it is really out of my norm lol. I only like Stephen King for his horror I know how sad right.
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