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11-22-63
- A Novel
- De: Stephen King
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
- Duración: 30 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 70,798
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 63,879
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 63,735
On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? In this brilliantly conceived tour de force, Stephen King - who has absorbed the social, political, and popular culture of his generation more imaginatively and thoroughly than any other writer - takes listeners on an incredible journey into the past and the possibility of altering it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Owe Stephen King An Apology
- De Kelly - Write Well Academy en 04-16-12
- 11-22-63
- A Novel
- De: Stephen King
- Narrado por: Craig Wasson
Time and it’s many twists.
Revisado: 04-21-25
I found this story when I was 17.
At that time, Stephen King was a name that I associated with mandatory reading in my English classes, I was thumbing through “The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon” only because I saw The Green Mile and found the film to be quite moving.
Wanting to read more in my free time, I finally talked my parents into getting me an audible subscription.
I used my free trial Audible credit to grab this one, I figured the credit would be more worth it if I chose a very long book.
What I didn’t realize was that this book would change my life.
Everybody learns about the Kennedy assassination in high school, and my experience was no different. I expected to find a story of thrills, a man outta time, with one goal: save the president!
Upon starting this book… I realized that some of your greatest friends, some of your most meaningful mentors, CAN actually exist on the page (or in this case, audio.) I return to this story once every other year just to say hello to my friends Jake Epping, Sadie Dunhill, and Al Templeton. I return to visit the school system in Jodie, to see the high schoolers who had a teacher care enough about them to encourage them to follow their talents.
Today, I am 27. This story encouraged me to become a writer, and I have been blessed with the opportunity to write speeches honoring the oldest WWII Veteran (at the time of his death at 106) and former Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo.
Stories have the power to change the world. Mr. King likely will never see this review, but I would be remiss to not thank him for his role in my life.
Stephen, I have never met you, I doubt I ever will, but I consider you one of my closest friends, my dearest mentors, and a writer with whom I will share to my own children in due course. Thank you, my friend. This story never ceases to amaze me. Unlike Jake, I do consider myself a crying man. And I do every single time I finish this novel. You changed my life. And, as I attend my first year of Law School, know that I will return to your stories for comfort, for guidance, and to see my old friends again.
Thank you, Stephen King.
Your friend,
-Josh
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We Spread
- De: Iain Reid
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 5 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 168
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 141
Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long life. She is resigned to the mundane rituals of old age, until things start to slip. Before her longtime partner passed away years earlier, provisions were made, unbeknownst to her, for a room in a unique long-term care residence, where Penny finds herself after one too many “incidents”.
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5 out of 5 stars
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when your mind becomes faulty....
- De Barbara S en 10-31-22
- We Spread
- De: Iain Reid
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
To the fans of Iain Reid.
Revisado: 10-03-22
This review begins with a story. To skip the actual review, look for the sentence that begins in ALL CAPS.
I was wondering the endless aisles of Comic Con San Diego in July when I happened upon a Simon and Schuster booth. I was handed a pamphlet with the events they were having throughout the weekend. Some random book giveaways, authors that I haven’t read from, etc. Until I got to their Sunday event. They would be hanging out advance reader copies of We Spread, Iain Reid’s newest novel. I’m Thinking of Ending Things is my favorite novel of all time. (I read several books a week, nothing has topped the experience I had reading that novel for the first time). Long story short, Sunday was the only day I didn’t have a pass for, I was devastated. A lady at the booth asked me what kind of stuff I like to read. I told her all about how Iain Reid is one of my favorite writers, how sad I was that I was going to miss getting an arc copy of his newest book. She looked me dead in the eye for a few seconds. We had been wearing masks in the convention center, but I could see a smile grow from behind hers. She turned and ran back to a door and opened it. There was a small room that contained several boxes of books. About a minute later, she comes back with not one, but two ARC copies of We Spread. I felt like I had won the lottery. This was my first Comic Con, but the only thing I wanted to do was run home and crack open that book. We Spread will forever be associated with that memory, and for this, it will always hold a special place in my heart.
WITH ALL THAT SAID. There’s something about this one that simply didn’t click with me as well as IToET or Foe. I’m not sure if it was the character of Penny, the situation, or the antagonist. Something held me back from absolutely loving this.
The novel itself is written with (what I can only estimate) is a single space gap between each paragraph. Like someone hit tab twice before starting every paragraph. This was FASCINATING to see. I’m not exactly sure why he chose to do this, but he did similar things in his previous novels to foreshadow or to flash forward. This was different, but it didn’t hit the same. It made me go, “Huh, that’s neat.” Which is fine, but again, it didn’t feel as important a detail as his previous works. I could have easily missed what his intentions were for that stylistic choice, but, for now, I gotta stick with this gut feeling.
The writing is as clean as we’ve come to expect from Reid. If this were the physical copy, it would be a page turner. He is better than most authors in his readability skills. The voice actress was quite good, however I feel the source material held her back instead of propelled her forward. (In contrast with IToET, which I feel elevated her performance)
With that said. The beginning of the novel made me feel icky. I felt dusty, decrepit, and worn out. Reid has captured the feeling of growing old better than most novelists I have come across. It’s not often that reading a books makes me feel like I need to take a shower. IToET feels like depression, Foe feels like Paranoia, We Spread feels like sheer and utter loneliness. It is Kaufman-esque in that way. I almost wanted a reprieve from that feeling, but it never seems to let up. Which isn’t a negative per se, he definitely got his point across.
All of this to say, my favorite thing about this book was talking about it afterwards with my brother and girlfriend (who read the Arc copies). This one might be the most open to interpretation in his bibliography. Every word is important, every moment has its purpose. Who knows, maybe I’ll grow on this, but for now, this feels right.
For fans of Iain Reid, check this out, please. Few things come out that are as unique as this.
Last thing!
I’ll need to double check this, but I think the arc copy didn’t have a number of scenes that this one did. Made for a fun experience.
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