Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books. I have read most of them and I think that almost all of them are great. Of course, few of them are not so good as e.g. Misery, The Stand, It, The Shining or The Green Mile (just to mention a few :)), but still enjoyable to read.
What’s the plot of 11/22/63 about? "On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? Stephen King's heart-stoppingly dramatic new novel is about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination" (description from Amazon).
Like you can see, one question has become the starting point for King to write almost 900 page novel. This is another example that "What if", as I have read in many books about writing, is a great method for writers to get an idea for a book or simply start to write one.
But back to King :). Most of his novels and collections of short stories are a masterpiece. I like to go back to them from time to time. Now, for example, I re-read The Stand - suggestively written vision of the end of civilization because of biological weapon. If someone did not read this book - I encourage to do so!
As soon as I finish The Stand, I’ll start to read his latest novel :). I hope it will be as good as his recent books like Under the Dome and Duma Key. Both are long (I like this very much :)), interesting, have credible characters and a story that you will remembered for a long time.
Shortly speaking - Stephen King is in sensational form. And I don't mean only his novels, but also short stories. His Full Dark, No Stars (a collection of four novellas) can authentically terrify you (I especially like the first two stories - 1922 and Big Driver).
If any of you have already read 11/22/63 – leave comments about it, please. From what I see on Amazon - with over 260 reviews, the vast majority of users (over 180) gave the book five stars. Nice:).
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