Cheech Marin needs to read it for the audiobook
357260
Kids favorite book, really needs to read as if Cheech Marin is reading it.
1618969
I'd you like the book you won't like the movie it's way too condensed if you don't want to read it and even if you do you should get the audio books they are awesome!!
3710192
A great book about a great creative genius.  Unfortunately with the audio edition we are lacking the wonderful set of illustrations that the reader keeps referring us to.  Would it be possible for Amazon to provide the pdf files of illustrations that would make the audio experience complete?  It would seem like one of the creative geniuses at Amazon could make this happen so we can listen to the book being read and see what he is talking about on the computer screen.
704219
Now when you read this book title and then the synopsis you may be scratching your head.  Stephen King?  Where is the murderous gore?  A pet Cemetery?  Possessed car?  A spooky clown?  (well, actually the clown is mentioned in this book in a brilliant way....)

But no.  No gore.  No horror.  A new more user-friendly version of King that I feel will reap new readers.

In its place, is a fascinating story of "what if".  Mixed facts (the place, the Oswald's, Kennedy) with fiction.  The result?  Brilliance.

I listened to this on audio.... yes 30+ hours long and probably the longest audio I have ever listened to.  I loved it from the start.  There was no warm up session here... from the very beginning I loved it.

Interestingly enough, King had first thought about this book in 1972, 9 years after the assassination, and right before the release of his first novel, Carrie.  He decided to put that thought on the back burner as it would require too much research while he was teaching full-time.  Initially King thought it would be titles Split Track.

11-22-63 is such a powerful book.  Stephen King did an amazing job smoothly traveling back and forth between 2011 and 1958, switching between cell phones and twenty-five cent burgers.  The walk back in time was real enough for me to feel that I was walking along those streets of 1958 - 1963, scoping out a very real and very dangerous Lee Harvey Oswald.  Even listening to the climax of this book made the hairs on my neck stand on end.... perhaps, it felt a little to real to the actual event?

At the end of the audio, do not miss out of Stephen Kings own words about the book, the research and his recommendation of books to read to learn more about the assassination. A couple of the titles I managed to write down:

Marina and Lee by Priscilla Johnson

Case Closed by Gerald Posner

Oswald's Tale by Norman Mailer

For me I can not stress enough that you must take time to read or listen to this book.  Audio lovers, you are in for a treat - Craig Wasson was fantastic... and that even does not seem like a strong enough word.  I loved listening to this and I will miss it now that it is over.  Easily the best audio I have listened to this year.
4259578
As much as it pains me to state this, but the audio book is better than the physical book. I think audio books are an abomination, an insult to the writers, and created only for the lazy "readers". However, to listen to John Waters read these stories aloud the humor was more prominent than it was in a few of the chapters. His vocal inflections made a scene that was dul on the page very funny. Especially to hear him talk about Leslie Van Houten when his voice deepens in a tone absolute seriousness for long passages and is sincere about his feelings towards her and the regret he had for some of the things he had said in the past pertaining to the whole Manson incident. Victims have familes as well and these are not isolated moments without devasting effects on others. Killers should not be worshipped as some sort of anti establishment heroes. I love listening to the audio commentaries on his movies even if the movie is not so good because I know he will have a lot of interesting remarks and stories about the making of the movie itself. Read the book first and then locate the audio version.
4055431
I thought the printed version of  the book was very instightful, but then I listened to the audiobook.  I was absolutely blown away. It's one thing to see all of his accomplishments on paper but to hear them out loud was just amazing.  Definitely one audiobook that you will want to loop over and over.
324075
I'll leave it to others to review the book itself, but I'll take on the audio version. Augusten Burroughs is one author who reads his own books very well, and I always try to listen to the audio books. He took special care with this one, providing background music and sound effects. He even includes bonus songs by some of his favorite singer/songwriters who wrote and performed songs to go along with the book. At times the intensity of his voice and sound effects was so overpowering that I had to take a break from listening to the book. But I could not stay away. It was kind of like passing by a bad wreck on the highway and having to look.
4311478
This is a review that focuses on the audio version of this book.  I'm not through the set yet.  I've read Stephen Kinzer's other work and recommend him.  This book is extremely detailed.  I'm not sure if it's the best book on the subject -- but I have been engrossed in it.  My only negative comment is that the reader sounds like the guy who used to announce the door prizes at the end of The Price is Right.  I'm going to have to get a hard copy of this book to know what I think about the writing style, because slightly cliche phrases are amplified by this reader's smarmy TV-commercial tone.  Even more bizarre, he uses a droll falsetto voice every time he quotes a woman.  It doesn't matter if he is reading a highly articulate passage written by Eleanor Dulles for the State Department, or something Allen Dulles overheard in a brothel.  I'm not sure if this is supposed to be amusing.  It is irritating.  I would gladly listen to this guy read The Dog That Bit People.  But the story of the Dulles brothers? Could have been read just a little less like an ad for soap flakes.
198009
If you've read the reviews for the printed edition, you have some idea what this book is about.  What they don't mention is that the humor is so dry that many (of us Americans, at least) may not laugh too often.  It makes Bill Nighy seem like Rip Taylor.

That's why I really think the audio book is so great.  The reader catches the accents of the characters perfectly, and while his wry tone does not soften the dryness of the humor, it does help to make it come alive.
125197
I love this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is really good book by it's self and the audiobook is better with really high quality!
3926066
To the publisher I would appreciate it if the publisher could produce an audio adaptation of this book. I would love to listen to this while I drive to work and to let my 16 month old son listen to it as a bedtime story.  Arnold D Veness
1016220
I recommend the audio narration that accompanies the book.  Sam Harris has a great reading voice.  A great mind of our time
2408251
Should be required listening for all potential teachers, parents, right-wing Christians and politicians. Heck, it should be required listening for existing teachers, parents, right-wing Christians and politicians anyway, so let's just strap them down and pump up the volume! Makes you really revel in the fantasy of making Pat Buchannon's brain explode like one of those androids that kidnapped Mudd in Star Trek because he couldn't handle the intake of actual human logic. I would also love to see a college course or town hall meeting on the topics discussed in The Rants--although humor comes first here, there is an underlying plea for sanity and hope that Americans will get off their collective rumps and think for themselves instead of paying someone else to do it. Definately invest in the tapes rather than the book because Miller's tone of voice will not only clue you in to what he means but no one can quite say the f-word like him and STILL sound like Plato's stepchild accepting a Nobel Prize
4649122
The reason I am reviewing is to give particular praise to the narrator of the audio book.  With a half-hour each way car commute I have listened to quite a few books in the last couple years and it occurred to me while listening to this one that not only is it a very enjoyable story, the narration is in my opinion the best I have experienced, hands down.  The book is being acted, not just read.  It is the first time I have felt like the audio book is better (and maybe a lot better) than reading the actual book.
3075829
Unfortunately, I have not read the books and don't have time to.  I have just recently started listening to audio books on my long commute.  This unabridged version has to be the next best thing to actually reading it.  The reader has a good range in his voice to distinguish different characters and it never sounds dry or dull.  The story really draws you in and seems so real that you want more.  I wanted to listen to this before I see the movie, which I'm going to do this weekend because I'm almost finished.  There is no doubt that I will be buying the next audio book next week so I can continue the story.  This is very entertaining all the way through the 20 hours of listening and I recommend it without reservation.
1277865
It was a great audio, he didn't sound like he was reading it, he sounded like he was talking to you. I just wish I had gotten the book  cause I like to go back and review, I still might buy the book too.  And I will listen to it again.
835104
enjoyable read
The audio version, the reader does not hold your attention