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Violence
A lot
Significant violence — Oswald; the assassination attempt; domestic violence in Frank Dunning's home; some mob violence
Language
A lot
Strong language throughout — King's voice across 800 pages
Sexual Content
A lot
Jake and Sadie's relationship — explicit scenes; adult romance; significant
Substance Use
Some
Period drinking — the early 1960s; social context; Jake uses alcohol
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Frank Dunning's domestic violence — what Jake witnesses and tries to prevent; graphic; Sadie's disfigurement — what her ex-husband does to her; The butterfly effect — every change to the past has consequences; Jake's losses — what he gives up; The ending — the cost of what Jake does; 800+ pages
What this book is about
Jake Epping discovers a time portal to September 9, 1958. He has been asked by its keeper to prevent the assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963 — five years away. Jake builds a life in the past, falls in love, and closes in on Lee Harvey Oswald. 11/22/63 is Stephen King's 2011 epic — a historical thriller, a love story, and a meditation on whether changing the past can ever make things better.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Frank Dunning's domestic violence — graphic; Jake tries to stop it
Sadie's disfigurement — what her ex-husband does to her
The butterfly effect — every change has consequences
Explicit sexual content — Jake and Sadie
The ending — the cost of Jake's choice
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