6/3/2023 0 Comments 11 22 63 book review![]() Al is the local diner owner, a popular place as he sells his burgers at prices closer to the 1950s than 2011. Later, he receives a call from his friend Al to come and see him straightaway. Whilst reading essays from one of his students he reads about a shocking murder. ![]() He is a high school English teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, USA who also teaches in an adult education programme to make some extra money. Jake Epping is the protagonist of the story. Whilst Stephen King is best known for his horror, 11.22.63 goes in a different direction and is probably one of his best stories ever! In 11.22.63, Stephen King, the master of the horror story, takes us back in time in a time-travelling thriller where the protagonist tries to stop the assassination of JFK. Kennedy (JFK), the 35th president of the United States of America, was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas. Why? If you know your history then you will know that it was the day that changed the world – John F. Ask people over 70 years old what they were doing on 22 November 1963, and I would imagine quite a few will be able to tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you could travel back in time and change the course of world history, where would you go to and what would YOU do? Would the potential changes in history be worth it? These are tough questions.īut ask people a simpler question about what they were doing on a certain date and most people won’t have a clue. ![]()
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