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11/22/63 by Stephen King

63 reviews

cryptofauna's review

adventurous dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

i was WAY more into this than i thought i would be. i was thinking about this book at work and i made myself carsick reading it on a road trip.
 it’s got very strong male energy for reasons i cannot fully place but overall i don’t have very many criticisms besides the fact i didn’t really like the ending. i appreciated the sadness of it, but it didn’t hit me quite as hard as i feel like it could have
super interesting take on time travel, i loved the characters, it felt well informed and thought out in incredible depth.
very first steven king novel also!
[ update from a while later, i think about this book like all the time. something about it just sunk into my mind ]

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Racism and Racial slurs

gethin_burke's review

adventurous challenging emotional relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Sexual content, Child death, and Domestic abuse

craigpwmoroney's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Classism

emilythebarwench's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This is the best Stephen King book by far. Historical fiction meets romance, loving it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Violence, and Gun violence

funkaroo12's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Beautiful writing and an enjoyable story. I LOVE this take on time travel. Very unique.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Stalking, and Racism

amcghig's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Violence, and Blood

yossy_cookie's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

Stephen King is most known for his horror writing and I don't tend to gravitate to that genre as this is not a horror story but more of a speculative fiction/time travel story. I really enjoyed it. I found the time travel mechanic quite confusing as reading it - it gets explained at the end, but maybe that's the point because time travel is theoretically confusing. If you like these types of themes then you may well enjoy this book. I do think it's a bit long and meandering sometimes though, and could cut 100 or even 200 pages and it wouldn't really have changed the story. The pacing (to me) felt more like it was written as an episodic story. I'd definitely consider reading more (non horror) Stephen King. 

Also check the content warnings  - there are a few.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Violence, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Gore, Classism, Cancer, Death, and Grief

beccaandthegingercat's review

4.5

I picked this book for my reading challenge - an author everyone has read except you. I would probably read another of his non-horror books.

This book was fascinating and I struggle with whether to give it 4 or 5 stars - it was insanely long, but at the same time, when I wasn’t reading it, I found myself thinking about the characters and what might happen. 

It is worth noting that there are a few scenes that have violence that was a bit more graphic. I’m glad I read the physical book because it was easier to skim those parts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

epeolatrist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, and Alcoholism

pwnyboy's review

dark emotional mysterious relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Gun violence, Murder, Death, and Cursing

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Grief, Torture, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident, Toxic relationship, and War