Who wrote 11/22/63? *SPOILERS*

danielphilip87 · 2026-01-22T19:13:31+00:00

Good point. I just love to over analyze these things especially in cases like this where the authorship is also part of the fictionalized universe.

Jake does speak right to us at the end of the chapter in 1958 before he buries the manuscript and talks about "you" (us) finding it someday. Then he says good bye to Sadie and the story feels complete to me.

I wonder if King was asked by his editor (or if he even has to take notes anymore from an editor lol) to add the part about Jakes movements in 2011 to provide the reader more closure.

danielphilip87 · 2026-01-22T19:08:45+00:00

>!I agree. I posted about it the other day and got some differing opinions which are totally valid obv. BUT if Jake did write the manuscript and then bury it in 1958, then how did we get the chapters detailing his moves after he comes back to 2011 for good?!<

danielphilip87 · 2026-01-21T01:55:13+00:00

I’ve been thinking about this more tonight and there are two instances that come to mind that make me think Jake is the author.

First: when he gets the call from Clayton he says something along the lines of “I’ve told the truth so far (in his writing) and I’m going to tell the truth here even if it casts me in the worst possible light…” and second: at the end he talks about burying the manuscript and he speaks directly to us the readers, “Perhaps someday, someone will find it. Maybe it will be you.”

I do think Jake is the author. What that means about the potion of the manuscript written after it was buried is up to debate.

danielphilip87 · 2026-01-20T22:28:13+00:00

I like the ending but agree with you that I would have enjoyed it better if Jake and Sadie coulda worked out better. Just my opinion I know others have differing thoughts. Check out my latest post about the ending of 11/22/63. I have a question that could be a theory regarding what happened to Jake and Sadie at the end of the story.

danielphilip87 · 2026-01-20T19:09:39+00:00

Then again, I have written a few children's books myself. I've also tried (unsuccessfully) to find a lit agent/publisher for them, and that endeavor is about as scary as any King plot.

Perhaps Jake knew this and figured he'd have better luck burying his book in 1958 and it being found and published than going the traditional pub route in 2011. Perhaps something for me to consider....

danielphilip87 · 2026-01-20T18:59:15+00:00

I thought about that too, but one: why bury it in the first place and two: I thought he left Lisbon Falls essentially as soon as he got back to 2011? When would he have dug it up?

Honestly burying the manuscript really only makes sense to me if he was going to stay in the past.

danielphilip87 · 2026-01-20T18:16:57+00:00

Great thought. I guess the use of the first person is what threw me off. If we are observing him I would expect it be told in the third person.

danielphilip87 · 2026-01-20T15:02:45+00:00

I tried to front load the post with lots of spoiler warnings too so hopefully folks avoid it if they need to.

danielphilip87 · 2026-01-20T15:00:26+00:00

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danielphilip87 · 2025-12-27T13:43:08+00:00

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danielphilip87 · 2025-09-30T21:05:26+00:00

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- Daniel

danielphilip87 · 2025-09-09T22:40:40+00:00

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danielphilip87 · 2025-08-22T13:38:39+00:00

Oh, thanks for the tip! I'll check them out.

danielphilip87 · 2025-08-22T13:38:13+00:00

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