Stephen King had a big question of his own when he wrote this book. It's not the same question I am thinking about after reading it, but ultimately, the two may be related. So -- if you've been in love, you might have done some crazy things for your significant other. If not, you might have done some crazy things for the people that are really close to you: mother, brother, sister, father, etc. This is a book about true and real love and what one man would do to preserve it. It makes me wonder. What is a person willing to do for true love, whether that love be platonic, romantic or familial? That darn Meatloaf song is now running through my head. Speaking of Meatloaf, King is essentially making his point in the book. Most people would give their lives for true love. Many would sacrifice someone else's life. However, there is a point where a person would stop and think about the ramifications. In the case of this book, it is when the fate of the world is a stake. Jake/George (he goes by both), the protagonist, falls in love after traveling back in time to 1958 in an attempt to stop the Kennedy assassination. His girl is Sadie, and they go through quite a bit, only to be separated after the attempt to stop Oswald (I will refrain from spoiling the plot). He heads back to 2011 determined to go back and try again with Sadie but finds that the changes he has caused are for the worse. The world has essentially been cast into chaos, and he has a decision to make. Go back in time to secure the love of his life or reset the whole thing and forget it ever happened. Well, as Meatloaf would say, "I would do anything for love. Yes, I would go to Hell and back. I would do anything for love, but I won't do that."
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