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
Doctor Sleep (novel) "Doctor Sleep" won the poll with 5,861 votes to "The Wind Through the Keyhole"'s 5,812. On September 23, 2011, Stephen King received the Mason Award at the Fall for the Book event at the George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, during which he read an excerpt from "Doctor Sleep". King finished work on the first draft in early November 2011. On February 19, 2012, King read the beginning section of "Doctor Sleep" at the Savannah Book Festival, in Savannah, Georgia. The audiobook edition of King's 2012 novel "", released on April 24, 2012, contains the novel's prologue read by the