"11/22/63" - What if Time Travel Saved JFK?

Even though the United States of America haven’t existed for as long as most other countries out there, namely in Europe, it still managed to have quite a volatile history, full of economic, political and criminal scandals.

As most of you are more than likely aware, a tragic event struck the country on November 22nd, 1963: the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The news spread like wildfire and not only created a real payday for the newspapers, but also started to inspire the imagination of various artists and writers.

Among those writers is highly-acclaimed and world-famous author Stephen King, known for brilliant masterpieces such as The Shining, Pet Sematary, Carrie, Cujo, Salem’s Lot, and a variety of other books as well as movies.

Not too long ago, on November 8th 2011 Stephen King published yet another one of his novels, this one titled 11/22/63. As you can probably guess from the title and the previous paragraph, this book has to do with the assassination of John F. Kennedy… or more precisely, the lack of said assassination.

Without giving away too much about the plot, this is the story of Jake Epping, a 50 year-old high school teacher who has trouble making ends meet, working another job at an adult GED program. At some point, Jake’s nice friend Al tells him quite a shocking secret: the storeroom in his diner is in fact a surprisingly specific portal that leads to 1958.

Naturally, Al does what friends do best: he enlists Jake on a mission to go back in time try and prevent the assassination of JFK. At this point, the story picks up and keeps on going for a good thousand pages.

If you are a Stephen King fan, or if you are looking to discover him and are into political science-fiction, then I recommend you give 11/22/63 a try.

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Stephen Edwin King Personal site Here is a man who probably needs no introduction. Stephen King is known by virtually everyone as being the master of horror, coming up with classics such as It and The Shining, but his literary talents to extend beyond that as he delivered plenty of memorable novels in other genres, including 11/22/63 and Under the Dome.