A review by vacanthungarian
11/22/63 by Stephen King

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

When I started reading this book, I was really struck by the similarity between this and Fairytale. Old man, about to die gives young guy the key to another world where he is now forced to become a hero and the responsibility of everything lies squarely on his shoulders... Yada yada blah. I thought it was lazy of King and it bothered me because I really didn't like fairytale at all. But the story developed nicely and it went on without that black hole you often find in books. You know, the one where it gets tedious and boring and you're just plowing through the pages until it catches your attention again. I really liked it. Not being American, I guess I didn't know a great deal about what the Kennedy assassination meant to them or how many theories there really were, so I was able to take the story at face value. And I app eciate the factual information that was injected into the book. So for me this was an enjoyable read and overall, a great story told.