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I'm about a fourth of the way through it and I can't put it down. I tried to renew it at the library but there was a hold on it, so I had to order it from Amazon. King's detail about that time period is really interesting.
I read the book about a year ago and just now found this thread. I had never read a King book before and was a bit overwhelmed by the book's length.
Here's my take from what I remember.
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I thought he could have cut out quite bit of the book. The part where he was stalking Oswald seemed to drag on forever. And how he bet was a bit contrived. He found a small town bookie to accept the bizzare wagers he made? And if he was worried about getting the bookie he was suspicous, he should have just gone to Vegas and made the bets legally. Or go to Churchill Downs to see the race in person and no one is the wiser.
And the events after Kennedy's non-death really weren't related to alternate history to me. It was more of nature fighting back against him changing the past so many times. My guess is all the natural disasters occurred because the deli owner had crated so many alternate timelines that it just disrupted everything.
I did enjoy the bits about how life was different back then. The "colored" restrooms and women's place in society were fun to read about. How things have changed.
Longtime Braves Fan: I think you hit the nail on the head. As for the alternate history, I thought King did that part a real injustice. There's so much about when George was watching Oswald, but you can't give us more about the alternate 1960s and everything since? I realize Harry was telling the story and Jake/George was only there a little while, so Jake couldn't learn everything about that 48-year period, but still, give us more than some thumbnail.
Oddly, that portion also made me feel bad upon further readings. This time, I knew all those good people in the 1960s were doomed to that dystopia because of George.
I don't like all of Stephen King's books but I do like some of them. This one was one of my favorites and I couldn't put it down.
Looking forward to the miniseries.
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