I'm a big fan of Stephen King and a History graduate, having spent a lot of time looking at American history around the time of JFK, so this book had somewhat of an appeal to me.
I must admit however that King's books have been a little hit and miss of late, although strangely I thought Cell, widely chastised by man fans, was good for what it was, but then again I do like zombies so hey ho. Anyway back to the point at hand so his books have been hit and miss and I feel this one falls directly into the middle of both in truth.
Having read a number of other reviews I have to say I echo a lot of their sentiments, the main draw of this book, at least for me, is the prevention of Oswald assassinating Kennedy but , unfortunately, it takes a very long time to get there and ultimately is not a rewarding read. I did not enjoy the cringeworthy relationship that Jake develops with Sadie, it all just seemed bloated, overdrawn, and simply just not particuarly believable for some reason.
I believe the first task Jake goes about trying to succeed in, is the more interesting by far, and the butterfly effect is touched upon at times but is only really used when King feels like using it. I shan't say how as that would spoil the book for those that haven't read it, a main reason I am trying to tread carefully through the various themes of the book.
On the whole then I thought this book was OK but nothing ground-breaking, it left me wanting that little something extra that King, at least on this occasion, didn't quite provide
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