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Summary: maybe my expectations were too high.....
Review: The book began as classic king, with that fascinating descriptive writing I just plain adore.... then proceeded quickly into a kind of rambling and disjointed tale. maybe I was expecting too much? By the end of the book I was wondering if I was dumb because I did not get it, or if the story was just too loosely thrown together. I long for the days of king's novels such as The Stand but, alas, those days are gone for good, it seems. Let's hope he tries again soon.... he is still the best writer alive!
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Summary: A real dissapointment
Review: I'm beginning to wonder if King is imitating Bag of Bones' Mike Noonan's technique for writer's block, publishing older books stored for rainy days. In this case, before King knew how to write INTERESTING books. With this book, take King's own advice, "read the first ten per cent...if it isn't giving more than it's taking by then, put it aside." After 52 pages you will be reading a different book.
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Summary: Quite disappointing
Review: I'm a big fan of Stephen King's horror books, but this wasn't a horror book. It seemed more like adult contemporary fiction, the kind of thing you hear on Oprah. The first story was great, but it all went downhill from there. The first story was the only one that had a "boogeyman" or any element of the supernatural. The rest were just about sad misfit people lamenting events that happened in their childhoods. If this book had been by a new author, I wouldn't have read any more books by the author.
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Summary: Not Very good
Review: Like other reviewers,I really wanted to like this book,but was unable to do so.It is becoming apparent that Stephen King peaked somewhere around 1983,with only a few bright spots"Misery,""The Green Mile", since.I say this as someone who once waited eagerly for each new king book to come out."Hearts in Atlantis" is king's attempt to come to terms with the 60's,and specifically,Vietnam,but I feel that he has failed.The stories were uninteresting,the characters unlikable,and if it hadn't been a Stephen King book,I doubt that I would have continued reading.I know that in the past King has mocked authors who take 5 years or more between books,but maybe it's time for him to take some time off,recharge his batteries,and come up with some stories worth telling.Go back and read "Night Shift" or "The Dead Zone",and then tell me "hearts in Atlantis" is the best that King can do.
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Summary: Good, but not his best
Review: Well-written, but the stories are so loosely connected that one wonders what the whole point must be. A few brief references to some of King's other stories (I'll let other readers find out about those) but they never really go anywhere, so one must wonder what King has planned for his future works...
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Summary: Pleasing, but only halfway
Review: I enjoyed the first story, that in itself should have, in my opinion, been released as a novella and he should have left it alone. From there, it goes all downhill. The second story was good, but nowhere near the quality of the first. Continue this until you reach the end, which leaves you not only wondering where in the hell the plot went, it only brings more questions. The stories seem to make these people not only actors in a play that they so horribly mess up and we are forced to endure their mistakes, it brings us conclusions that make no sense. I'm glad that some closure is brought about by the last story (and relief that it is finally over), it also just makes you angry that the first story wasn't a novel in and of itself. As said before, it could have been better, but it could have been worse. It is no Green Mile, but it was better than Gerald's Rant, er, I mean Game.
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Summary: dissapointed
Review: As a big king fan I was shocked how bad this book was. I really wanted to like it but I started, put it down, started, put it down.... All that vietnam stuff bores me to hell and the story is not even entertaining. I wish he would write books like "salems lot or my alltime favorite it... again.. those books were entertaining, easy to read and scary as hell. maybe it is time for king to retire. if you can not produce anymore step away with grace...
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Summary: King Of Atlantis
Review: I've been reading a number of reviews for this book and I'm not sure if I could add anything else that would make you (yes, you over there, the one reading this thing, the one not so sure about buying a book from the "horror guy") pick this beautiful, entertaining and thrilling collection of short and not-so-short stories. The characters work very well in so many levels, but most of all, I'd recommend "Atlantis" out of its faith: its faith on the human spirit, on the power of long lost love and on the miracle of magic, very human magic. It moved so that I'm willing to do something I swore I'd never do: Anni, if you are reading this, I still think about you, I still dream of walking snow-covered streets with your hand in mine and your hair dancing in the wind. It's been almost ten years.
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Summary: Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
Review: Hearts in Atlantis epitomizes for me that comfortable King writing style that I have loved for years. For King fans like myself, Hearts shows the author's ability of tying together three new stories using reappearing characters and plot lines, and intertwining the story line of another King series - The Dark Tower. The creativity and language - as always - made me feel like I was with an old friend.Once I started reading Hearts in Atlantis, my usual King problem began. That is, how can I stop everything else in my life so that I don't have to put down the book! For those of you who love Stephen King, this book can only reinforce your hope that Mr. King's health (physical & mental) return to the before-car-accident state.
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Summary: The first story was great
Review: I haven't finished the entire book yet, but have finished reading the first story, "Low men in yellow coats". It was great, and really has some depth in character. Way to go, Stephen King!
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