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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
(The audiobook was great!) The book is good and entertaining but.. so. long.
Due tue its length it was hard to continue listening consistently, since these also were quite big chunks that were somewhat uninteresting.
I didn't particularly care about the assassination of JFK and after this book I still don't.
I'm not sure if it was this, the setting or the characters but I also didn't really care about any of this,except for Sadie, who grew on me more and more as time passed .
Personally, I was really interested in the 'yellow card man' and anything time-traveling-related, but the ending was really just crumbs. I am aware that this is not the focus of the book, but the most emotional part (the ending) was just simply glossed over.
(Probably just not for me tbh.)
Due tue its length it was hard to continue listening consistently, since these also were quite big chunks that were somewhat uninteresting.
I didn't particularly care about the assassination of JFK and after this book I still don't.
I'm not sure if it was this, the setting or the characters but I also didn't really care about any of this,
Personally, I was really interested in the 'yellow card man' and anything time-traveling-related, but the ending was really just crumbs. I am aware that this is not the focus of the book, but the most emotional part (the ending) was just simply glossed over.
(Probably just not for me tbh.)
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“I came up. She came up with me. She went out, then came back into my arms. We danced under the lights. Dancing is life.”
I read A Little Life this summer; a book widely known for its emotional punch. Sure, it had punch. But 11/22/63 completely knocked me out.
It’s a straightforward time-travel novel with a simple premise: a man learns that he, through a portal in time, can attempt to prevent the assassination of JFK. The “rabbit-hole” as he calls it, always resets to the date September 9, 1958. That gives him 5 years to hang around waiting for his big moment.
But what happens in those five years? This is where King fucks with us. These are five real years in a man’s life. Five years to live and teach and laugh and dance and meet the best friends he’ll ever have and fall in love.
What starts as a simple premise about a single task becomes a seriously emotionally complicated story. It’s sweet and funny and sad and completely heartbreaking.
I will be bold and say it’s the best writing Stephen King has ever done.
I read A Little Life this summer; a book widely known for its emotional punch. Sure, it had punch. But 11/22/63 completely knocked me out.
It’s a straightforward time-travel novel with a simple premise: a man learns that he, through a portal in time, can attempt to prevent the assassination of JFK. The “rabbit-hole” as he calls it, always resets to the date September 9, 1958. That gives him 5 years to hang around waiting for his big moment.
But what happens in those five years? This is where King fucks with us. These are five real years in a man’s life. Five years to live and teach and laugh and dance and meet the best friends he’ll ever have and fall in love.
What starts as a simple premise about a single task becomes a seriously emotionally complicated story. It’s sweet and funny and sad and completely heartbreaking.
I will be bold and say it’s the best writing Stephen King has ever done.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Truly one of the greatest books I’ve ever read. I wish Stephen King wrote all of his characters as well as he did these. It was a perfect mix of sci-fi, romance, historical fiction, and thriller. No other book has made me shed as many tears.
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced