I finished reading 11/22/63 a few weeks and decided that it was time to put fingers to keyboard to share my thoughts.
You
might have stayed away from this book because of the Stephen King name
and his propensity for scary things that go bump in the night. It was
bit of a surprise when I first heard that King was going to tackle this
subject. The date of J F Kennedy’s assassination is marked in many of our
minds as one of our earliest encounters with tragedy.
Immaculata
School (off Decarie in St. Laurent) sent all the students home that
day. We watched the news and saw Kennedy’s blood splatter over his
wife’s clothing on our black and white televisions over and over. It is
an image etched in my memory, even though I didn’t quite grasp the
magnitude of the event.
This
book however is more about the Time than about the Date. It is about a naive nation, about mystery and hope and love. I won’t spoil the story
for you but the walk down memory lane, the references to cars with
chrome and fins, candies, clothes and music are on their own worth the
cost of the book (paper or digital).
*11/22/63
is the first book I have read on my Kindle. The Kindle was very light
weight and has an easy-on-the-eyes screen for reading on the beach or
on a plane. I am very fond of it! It was relatively problem free to get
used to making notes and highlighting passages for future reference. It is my newest favourite thing since I discovered post-it notes…
Click here to check out my new favourite thing, my Kindle!
Click here to check out my new favourite thing, my Kindle!
