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Summary: A great read
Review: I have been on the other end of the spectrum, having read some of Kings books but never being real impressed. This one changes everything. being of the 60's everything relates Youth,Vietnam,protest and all the rest. I know Mr King is a great horror writer, but he is equally as good with factual fiction. 5 stars for sure.
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Summary: I knew King had it in him
Review: The title story, "Hearts in Atlantis," is as profound and moving as any of the great coming-of age novels ("This Boy's Life" et al). Like a stateside "The Things They Carried" King has gotten to the heart and soul of the Vietnam-era generation, and he does it in his own unique voice, fleshed out with his own New Englandish experiences. This book will knock your socks off. At last King, in my mind, is up there with the Great American Novelists, and has written himself up and out of the genre mode. The first story of the book, "Low Men in Yellow Coats," may delight King fans who relish his weird stuff, but the rest of the book will delight and surprise and profoundly move those readers who relish great writing. As a librarian I will be recommending this to many non-King readers.
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Summary: This was a Stephen King Book?
Review: This story started out with promise with Low Men In Yellow Coats. After that it quickly loses steam. When I buy a Stephen King book I expect to be frightened if not that at least to be entertained. This book did not fufill either desire. I am dissapointed that King did this to his fans who expect a lot more out of him. I wonder if he thinks because he is so succesful that he can just crank out anything he wants and people will just lap it up. Mr King please stick to horror what your good at if I want to read about the sixties I'll read a history book.
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Summary: Great Characters
Review: I was wandering through Meijers late one night with a friend when I decided to buy a book. King is about the only auther whose books I actually buy. I don't think I've read another book so quickly in my life. The first two stories were great! The characters were easy to relate to and the story flowed superbly. I found myself rushing through the third and fourth stories to find out what happened at the end. I regret reading them so quickly. King depicts human nature in a way that makes you lie awake wondering at night. This was not his best work, but definatly good enough for him to be proud of just the same. I'm glad I bought it.
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Summary: One of his Best
Review: I have this book on tape and got it to pass the time while taking a long trip. The trip was only long enough for half the book and I found myself setting in the car so I could continue to hear this fantastic book. This is one of his best. He brings together characters from other novels and creates a fantastic version of the world. This is a book of short stories that all tie together in an strange way. The first story about the men in yellow coats is the best. You want the story to continue and it does in later stories. Hearts in Atlantis is about the addition or cards at a college. My son and I both were compelled to play hearts again after reading this one. Having grown up in the same era as King I appreciate the changes in the lives of the characters and the world - Vietnam, college, protests, the peace sign - etc. This is his bests. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Fantastic stories
Review: Although this book is five stories, they are all interconnected. We get to see different characters at different times in their lifes and in different situations. All the stories are good but the first two are really great. Truly a great read!
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Summary: King Delivers!
Review: This is a great horror novel because it is an intense psychological study of characters in overlapping stories. If you didn't know about the Dark Tower series or recognize Flagg's cameo (so now we know how he got all those revolutionary pamphlets in the Stand!) you could read the "supernatural" events as taking place in the characters' minds and being the product of living through one of the most turbulent decades in American history. King does a great job of bringing out the real terror many people went through in the Vietnam War and in dealing with the social upheaval of that era. What's really interesting is that we see how these events effected these people as the war ended and they entered the materialistic 80's and 90's. The characters are realistic in their emotions and are the basis for their extreme actions. We see how Bobby begins to realize how harsh and unstable the adult world(s) is/are as his best friends leave one by one, and Ronnie and Carol bring home how easy it is to get caught up in self-obsession and violence when everything in their lives seem out of control. Overall, a great worthwhile read, especially the "Low Men in Yellow Coats" which was my favorite. I definitely hope Bobby, Carol and Ted are back in future stories and we find out exactly what it is Breakers do for the Crimson King!
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Summary: Hearts in Atlantis
Review: This is Stephen King at his best. If your looking for a book that will keep you up at night, this is it...but not because of vampires or creepy monsters; the subject matter hits too close to home for that. I finished the book a week ago and still find myself thinking about the ending - a superb blending of all the previous "sub-novels" (five in all) contained in the book. These characters will haunt you!
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Summary: Hearts In Atlantis
Review: I will just have too say how blown away I am by this book. First, the concept of the whole thing was intiguing and I just coundn't wait to get into it and see just exactly how these four novellas would read like a novel. As I got into the story I was just mesmerize by the writing. Stephen King just gets better and better. I loved the way that "Low Men In Yellow Coats" tied into the "Dark Tower" series. The exact way it ties in might be a little confusing though if you have not read any "Dark Tower" book. The novllas (I'm sorry to say) do not get better as the book goes on. Like some other reviewers have said, I have to say it does go "down hill". But it is a huge hill that its going down and it doesn't even make it a tenth of the way down. Very compelling and realistic characters throughout the whole thing. I can still picture the disgustingness of the pimple-faced Ronnie Melanfant. This is really a great read. I totally recommend it.
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Summary: Staggering!
Review: What can be said? King brings elements of his other stories and worlds into this book. His writing is amazing: you can read for hours and not notice the time go by. :)
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