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Title: Hearts In Atlantis by Stephen King ISBN: 0-671-02424-8 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.07 (513 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: TRIUMPHANT!!!!!
Comment: What a great read!! SK is genuinely one of America's national treasures. I hope the literary pundits will award King with one of the major awards for this book - it truly is most deserving.
This book evoked a lot of memories (good and bad). Growing up in the "sixties" was special and King has captured that extraordinary time in four interrelated stories. What was it like to be a child then; a college student on scholarship fighting to keep his military deferment? Why were we in Vietnam and what was it like to have been there? What were the long-term effects of those turbulent times?
King's story about "Bobby'O", "Sully-John", Carol Gerber, Pete Riley, Skip Kirk, "Blind Willie", et al (and of course Ted), answers those questions. The stories will remain with you long after you've read the last page and have you yearning for more.
King noted (paraphrasing), "there are books with great stories and those with great words and some with both". This is a book that does have both and it certainly will find a place in my collection.
Thanks, Stephen, for the book and the wonderful memories.
Rating: 5
Summary: If You Liked the Movie, Read (or Listen to) the Book!
Comment: Yes, I am from that "flower power" era, & I have been reading King since "Carrie." His writing has grown as I have over the years. This book is my favorite--so far. I haven't liked many movie versions of King's books, but I do like Anthony Hopkins, so that's why I went to see the movie. It was excellent, so I took out the audiobook from the public library, & it was EVEN BETTER. I suppose it's that old nostalgia creeping up on me, but it made me cry more than once. Reminiscent of "Stand By Me," which I also thoroughly enjoyed. I thought William Hurt was an odd match (as the reader), but he really grew on me after awhile. (Incidentally, authors should always hire professional readers to record their books. I personally do not care for Stephen King's voice; it detracts from my enjoyment of the story.) The other segments, about the card game in college etc, interested me only to the extent that they related to the first story. Also, I wonder how accurate was the depiction of the Viet Nam war. I've known more than a few vets, & perhaps King's was a little too stereotyped... Anyway, this book made me want to read more about Ted, Bobby, the Low Men, et al.
Rating: 3
Summary: First Story Well Worth Reading; As for the Rest...
Comment: It's easy to see why Stephen King has sold about 100 million billion books - the man can flat out write! The clever observations and turns of phrase were, unfortunately, the only things that kept me reading throughout this whole book.
The long first story ("Low Men in Yellow Coats") is terrific, featuring two characters to really care about in Bobby Garfield and Ted Brautigan, along with some fun supernatural stuff (but not too much) and a good story. But after that, the stories slipped into a fog of VietNam, 1960s angst, and characters I couldn't get a feel for. Pete Riley was OK - King sure puts some great words in his characters' mouths. And I lost interest in Carol Gerber - too bad, because she started out so well.
The final story (which is short) brings back Bobby Garfield in kind of a wrap-up segment but, by this time, I was ready to read something else. It's good craftsmanship; just too many stories trying to be woven together over too many years for this cast of characters.
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Title: Everything's Eventual : 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King ISBN: 0743457358 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 30 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Black House by Peter Straub, Stephen King ISBN: 0345441036 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Insomnia by Stephen King ISBN: 0451184963 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Bag of Bones by Stephen King ISBN: 067102423X Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King ISBN: 0671042858 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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