I have at least 3 books on the go at all times, one at home, one at work and one in my I phone. I read the I-phone book while waiting for the doctor or dentist to call my name, or for the car when it gets its oil change. The book in the I-phone is needs to be an easy read, due to the slow progress, and the length of time I get to read it.
11/22/63 was one I read at home. It was one of the books I received for Christmas, this particular one came from Sarah. I appreciate it when people read the gift idea list and act upon it. This way everyone is happy (especially me J). We all enjoy that surprise gift, but there is nothing like getting a long awaited treasure like this.
I have read Stephen King from the time I was, about 23 or 24, Stephen has never failed to entertain. I will admit that some of his earlier books have a tendency to end abruptly, King builds, and builds then boom its over. I think this is one area where he has greatly improved, his endings run smoothly past while he still leaves his “constant reader” wanting to know more.
I noted while grabbing the URL for King’s web site (to link the book cover, go ahead give it a click), that he has written another chapter of The Dark Tower. “The Wind Through the Keyhole”, will be a must have on my “books to read” list.
In 11/22/63, King ventures into the idea of time travel, some believe that if we could travel back through time, we would not be able to change the events of the past, some believe that we can, and do (or will) change the past with every visit, this is called the butterfly effect, oh, by the way you should check out the move, “A Sound of Thunder” if you like the idea of time travel. And there are the people who think they can go back and change things for the better. Haven’t we all said at one time or another, if only I could go back and ….. if not to change anything, but to once and for all answer the burning questions about our past.
King manages to bring a little bit of everyone’s time travel ideals together into this one major event in the history of the United States , which had world shattering repercussions. What if JFK survived, how would this have changed the course of, not history, but the future, the future of 1963, and what would changing this event do to our “now”. Remember that our past decisions have brought us to where we are today, different decisions made in the past, the now, or the future will change where we will end up as we move forward, it will also influence what decisions we will be called upon to make in our future, so we must make our decisions wisely, we (might) only have one chance to make the right ones.
If I could go back in time, I think I would go to the book depository to see if there was a second shooter, find out how the Pyramids were built, how about Stonehenge , see the dinosaurs, or just go and hug my mom one last time.
If I only knew than what I know now………..
Our lives would be different, but would they be better?
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Brian
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