11-22-63: A Novel by Stephen King

Narrated by Craig Wasson

"Craig Wasson Puts on a One-Man-Show"

This Stephen King novel is a fine vehicle for Craig Wasson to display his repertoire of voices. King is at the top of his form in creating several characters that you end up caring about and then throwing them into crisis situations. For hard SF fans this will seem like a "Futuristic" romance. The time-travel is strictly of the fantasy variety (think Somewhere in Time) but, like the famed Jane Seymour movie, it deals with real human emotions and so has its appeal to anyone. King manages to find the America of a bygone era, and if you are more than 50 years old many of the scenes will bring back the past.

Craig Wasson is the star of this audio show. King's quirky characters allow him to pull out all the stops and give us an over-the-top performance that evokes images of the scenes in my head. The novel's characters are each given their own voice. And some are familiar. Wasson does a memorable Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley and John F. Kennedy. I wish the bookies got more dialog. I find myself rewinding just to hear some of their schmaltzy accents over again. This is a great audio book. It ranks with the best. I will seek out more of the work of Craig Wasson because of this.