11/22/63 "the work of a master craftsman" but commented that "the wires go slack from time to time" and the book wanders from genre to genre, particularly in the middle. More pointedly, "Los Angeles Times" book critic David Ulin called the novel "a misguided effort in story and writing"; Ulin's primary criticism is the conceit of the story, which requires the reader to follow two plotlines simultaneously – historical fiction built upon the Kennedy assassination as well as the tale of a time traveling English teacher – which adds a page load to the novel that Ulin found excessive. On September
The Outsider (King novel) In June 2018, it was announced that Media Rights Capital had optioned the novel to be produced as a 10-part miniseries with Richard Price scripting, and executive producers Jack Bender and Marty Bowen. On December 3, 2018, it was ordered to series by HBO with Ben Mendelsohn set to star. The Outsider (King novel) The Outsider is a horror novel by American author Stephen King, published on May 22, 2018, by Scribner. The novel begins with the tone of a police procedural in its early parts, but shifts to a horror novel toward the end, employing two common genres of