11/22/63
A Novel
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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND MODERN CLASSIC FROM MASTER STORYTELLER STEPHEN KING
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR
WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE
On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? In this brilliantly conceived tour de force, Stephen King—who has absorbed the social, political, and popular culture of his generation more imaginatively and thoroughly than any other writer—takes readers on an incredible journey into the past and the possibility of altering it.
It begins with Jake Epping, a thirty-five-year-old English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, whose life is upended when his friend Al, who owns the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to the past, a particular day in 1958. And the dying Al enlists Jake to take over the mission that has become his obsession—to prevent the Kennedy assassination.
So begins Jake’s new life as George Amberson, in the world of Ike and JFK and Elvis, of big American cars and sock hops and cigarette smoke everywhere and to the small town of Jodie, Texas, where Jake falls dangerously in love. Every turn leads eventually to a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and to Dallas, where the past becomes heart-stoppingly suspenseful, and where history might not be history anymore. Time-travel has never been so believable. Or so terrifying.
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Relevant, but dry. A historical piece — feels very relevant for the events of the 2024 US elections.... but definitely not for the reader looking for a classic King horror story. Very dutifully researched, in fact so tied up in history that it feels the need to include all the historical details of the Kennedy assassination... consequently lacks the usual creative charm and exciting pace.
Laura
★Bok2
★Innleser4
Wie immer, ein fantastisches Buch mit soo viel Liebe zum Detail. Die "Nebengeschichte" der zweiten Liebe hat mich zu Tränen gerührt und die Ermordung Kennedys fast in den Hintergrund gestellt. Vorgelesen mit einer tollen Stimme und sehr guten Intonation sehr gut zu verstehen.
Cynthia
★Bok5
★Innleser5
Jag har läst många Stephen King böcker, men den här känns helt annorlunda än vad han har gjort innan. Det är hans röst men ett helt nytt koncept för mig, och jag älskar det. Den här boken har fått mig att skratta men framförallt nästan pinsamt gråta på jobb och lokaltrafik när den här boken gång på gång spelar med mina känslor och skadar karaktärerna jag älskar med beteenden och handlingar som är så mänskliga. Damn you Stephen King, and bless you, you gineus. En så vacker bok, rekommenderar starkt.
Julia
★Bok5
★Innleser5
Väldigt lång bok som varierar mellan spänning och kanske lite för många utdragna delar. Enastående uppläsning.
Magnus
★Bok3
★Innleser5
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