King used to be my favorite author. [b:Hearts In Atlantis|896267|Hearts In Atlantis|Stephen King|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|3166850], [b:The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon|611069|The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon|Stephen King|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|1836389], [b:The Dark Tower Boxed Set Volumes 1-4 |1045410|The Dark Tower Boxed Set Volumes 1-4 |Stephen King|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|6309704], [b:Insomnia|1001576|Insomnia|Stephen King|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|1590722], and [b:The Green Mile|11566|The Green Mile|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1373903563l/11566._SY75_.jpg|15599] are all favorites. But, over the past 10 years or so, King's writing has gone over the deep end. He doesn't seem to know how to end a book. Most of his latest work is basically a lot of filler crap with weird, tacked on endings that make you want to pull your hair out. And his liberal/Democrat proselytizing has become a real head banger as well, which he goes way overboard with in this one. Democrat = good; Republican = bad. If he would pull his head out of his a**, he might realize that JFK was more conservative than most Republicans are today. He also might get a hint at who were resisting civil rights in the 50s and 60s. Hint, Mr. King, it wasn't the Republicans. I don't mind authors voicing their opinions, but I would at least like them to know what they're talking about. In his afterward he speaks of all his research, and that he's convinced that Oswald was the lone shooter. That case can be made, but there is also enough evidence that he wasn't. Even though I mostly liked the wordy ride King provided here, it could have been so much more. I think a good editor would have greatly enhanced the novel. Three or four hundred pages of the mundane could have been replaced by a longer, better ending. He gives credit to Jack Finney for [b:Time and Again|40526|Time and Again (Time, #1)|Jack Finney|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1393198563l/40526._SY75_.jpg|6887879], the standard for great time-travel novels, and rightly so. Maybe he should have looked at that one a bit closer, and worked on his own a bit more. ( )

Interesting premise and it's refreshing to read a book written by someone with a command of language and and appreciation for sentence structure. But still.....Too Damn Long. And ultimately not very satisfying.

I am a fast reader so I didn't spend a lot of time on this book but I can't say I'd recommend it to anyone else. ( )

This is one of the best books I have ever read. It is over 700 pages, and quite a handful, but I am glad that I did not miss out on this novel by Stephen King.

Many of the charachters from Stephen Kings' earlier works are entwined within this saga, including allusion to Pennywise the clown, the teens who were heroes from Derry, and Stand By Me.

If someone does not understand the "butterfly effect", after finishing this tome, they will have full understanding, and wonder if perhaps Mr. King has indeed discovered a portal to the past and future.

Two Thumbs Up, and 5 Stars ( )

You have to hand it to Mr. Stephen King. The guy can really write. I mean he somehow took the impossible story of an English teacher going back in time to prevent an inevitable world shattering event and marking time for over three years before he can even try to do it and turned it into a compelling novel that is twice the length of what other authors (even talented ones) produce. ( )

One of the most enjoyable novels I've ever read, perfect for lakeside summer vacation. I flew through this, couldn't get enough. This is easily my favorite Stephen King book, everything worked for me. I loved the slice of life of the late 50s and early 60s, I loved Jake's internal monologue, the callbacks to Derry, how the past doesn't want to be changed, the incredible prose and dialogue, the consequences of time travel, but above all it's one of the best romances I've experienced. My heart just ached for Sadie and Jake. Terrific ending to a terrific book! ( )