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  • 11-22-63

  • A Novel
  • By: Stephen King
  • Narrated by: Craig Wasson
  • Length: 30 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (69,230 ratings)

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11-22-63

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Craig Wasson
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Publisher's summary

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 listeners on an incredible journey into the past and the possibility of altering it.

It begins with Jake Epping, a 35-year-old English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching GED classes. He asks his students to write about an event that changed their lives, and one essay blows him away: a gruesome, harrowing story about the night more than 50 years ago when Harry Dunning’s father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a sledgehammer. Reading the essay is a watershed moment for Jake, his life - like Harry’s, like America’s in 1963 - turning on a dime.

Not much later 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 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 a different world - of Ike and JFK and Elvis, of big American cars and sock hops and cigarette smoke everywhere. From the dank little city of Derry, Maine (where there’s Dunning business to conduct), to the warmhearted small town of Jodie, Texas, where Jake falls dangerously in love, every turn is leading, eventually of course, 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.

©2011 Stephen King. All Rights Reserved. (P)2011 Simon & Schuster, Inc

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A nostalgic trip
"Stephen King’s 11.22.63 is a technicolor romp to the past where the root beer tastes better, cars have more class, and listeners are warned to beware the yellow card man. I was not alive in 1963, but after spending 30+ hours listening to narrator Craig Wasson bring these fictional (and real) characters brilliantly to life, I feel like while I didn’t live there, I’ve at least visited for a long weekend. Blending time travel, history, a little romance, and political intrigue, this is an oddly feel-good tale—odd because it's about assassination and comes from the king of horror. The thing is that King also just happens to be a masterful storyteller whose best work of the decade will warm your heart more than scare the hell out of you." — Tricia F., Audible Editor

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A lot of fun

I enjoyed this "what if" version of the Kennedy assassination and I think you will too!

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such a wonderful story.

I really enjoyed this novel. It is a unique blend of timelines woven together in harmony. it was even better the second time!

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Great read

Loved it! Certainly worth the read - and the food for thought! Not what I would consider typical of Steven King, but that's what makes it so delightful.

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Great plot twist

Loved this book. I didn't see the underlying theme or plot twist coming. King has done it again.

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First audible book

If you could sum up 11-22-63 in three words, what would they be?

Wow! Awesome! Invigorating!

What other book might you compare 11-22-63 to and why?

I dont think i have read a book like this one before.

What about Craig Wasson’s performance did you like?

It was my first audio book and in found it interesting the performance.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Time will get you when you mess with it!

Any additional comments?

I love Stephen King and anything he writes, this was no exception!

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Took me back to simpler times

Great trip back in time to the good things and the bad. Urging my husband to listen

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Surprised

I loved it! I was surprised that it didn't have that scary Stephan King feel that I expected, but it was great! I also enjoyed his take in his book at the end. Thanks!

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Interesting Story

Would you listen to 11-22-63 again? Why?

I'm not a Stephen King fan, but the storyline caught my attention. It is interesting and keeps you listening. It had a lot of rated R language,which is not something I like to hear; but I stayed with it anyway, waiting to find out what would happen next,

Have you listened to any of Craig Wasson’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Liked the narrator.

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Loved it - King at his best!

I ambivalent about Stephen King - I have read many of his books and have enjoyed about half - didn't finish some of the others, so it was with some trepidation I started this one, especially with this subject. How can you change history?
The story was gripping from the outset and I enjoed every minute, all the while wondering how it could possibly end - I already knew the ending, right?
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King weaves his magic so well that you really believe history is about to be re-written.
Don't miss this one - Craig Wasson does it great justice - his narration is excellent.

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A rich story wonderfully narrated.

Craig Wasson's narration is more of a performance - he does voices and emotions so well that the listener can become immersed in the story. And what a story! The real and imaginary past come alive here. Stephen King writes horror so well, but this is not horror. His stories are thought-provoking, imaginative, and very entertaining. So, suspend your disbelief and get lost in a great story by the master.

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