Comments on: 11/22/63, a book that will live in infamy (at least for me) https://iwilldare.com/2013/06/112263-a-book-that-will-live-in-infamy-at-least-for-me/ A little bit of heaven & A whole lot of hell Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:08:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: todd https://iwilldare.com/2013/06/112263-a-book-that-will-live-in-infamy-at-least-for-me/#comment-33055 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:08:49 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=12284#comment-33055 On a base level, I enjoyed the novel. It kept me entertained, for the most part. I found his description of pre Cold War America believable. The characters and environment had dimension. Overall, it’s not King’s finest effort, but it’s not his worst, either.

]]> By: Jodi https://iwilldare.com/2013/06/112263-a-book-that-will-live-in-infamy-at-least-for-me/#comment-33050 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:35:25 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=12284#comment-33050 In reply to matthew baiocchi.

I don’t know, but if all his novels suffer from the bloat of 11/22/63 I can see why his stories would have more impact. I bet in concentrated form he’s pretty wonderful.

]]> By: Jodi https://iwilldare.com/2013/06/112263-a-book-that-will-live-in-infamy-at-least-for-me/#comment-33049 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:33:34 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=12284#comment-33049 In reply to Brett.

This was a bookclub read and it split down the line with the haters vs enjoyers. While I’ve read nearly all of Vonnegut one of my favorite time travel books is The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. It’s excellent.

]]> By: matthew baiocchi https://iwilldare.com/2013/06/112263-a-book-that-will-live-in-infamy-at-least-for-me/#comment-33048 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:19:18 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=12284#comment-33048 I’ve been rereading a lot of King (stuff I originally read 20 or so years ago) and i, just as jake discovers, realize that while it’s possible to go back you mostly shouldn’t – for some reason the long stories i held so dear i’ve found i no longer care about (although i DO still find myself caring for some of the characters).

the things that have held up best over the decades for me king-wise are the short stories. they still get me in a way that his novels no longer can – i wonder why that is?

]]> By: Brett https://iwilldare.com/2013/06/112263-a-book-that-will-live-in-infamy-at-least-for-me/#comment-33047 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:02:45 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=12284#comment-33047 Doh! I kind of liked it. Okay, admittedly in that not-too-serious, fluff-novel way, but maybe I just like time travel stories, and King’s occassionally poetic passages.

Anyway, I bet Spielberg’s already optioned this. Or maybe Zemekis. Or would it be too close to his earlier work, Marty?

Anyway, a much better human drama time travel book is Replay, by Ken Grimwood (1987). Otherwise, the Master, Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five. Just watched the awesome (I think, anyway) movie adaption from 1972 by George Roy Hill (The Sting director).

Your obsevations and reviews are always interesting and often hilarious. Can’t wait to read your book!

Thanks, Jodi!

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