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by William Hurt, Stephen King
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The better to see you, my dear
The better to see you, my dear rated it 8 years ago
Damned tearjerker. To paraphrase Bobby's mom "life is unfair". And boy, do I have mixed feelings about her character. Most of my screaming-at-the-page moments came thanks to her. Anyway, the first story ripped my heart out, and I loved it. The second was a mix. Kinda' like the characters, their a...
She Thought What?!?! Rants, Raves, and In-Betweens
★★★★★Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen KingHearts in Atlantis by Stephen King was a great book, in my opinion. It contains 5 short stories, from different period in Bobby's life. The first is Low Men in Yellow Coats. In this one we learn Bobby's dad died young, of a heart attack, and loved to gamble. An...
TheBecks
TheBecks rated it 12 years ago
So... This is not one of my favorite King books. The first time I ever read it, I did so without realizing that it was a collection of inter-related short stories, and not having read The Dark Tower series (though, Ted wouldn't have made an appearance in that series way back when anyway, so...), but...
A Few Thoughts
A Few Thoughts rated it 12 years ago
No one has ever written the joys of boyhood better than Stephen King. That's not what people talk about when they talk about him, but it's true. It's a subject that needs to be written about entirely without pretense and absolutely free of language too large for ball games and playing in the mud. ...
The Night Owl
The Night Owl rated it 12 years ago
Hearts in Atlantis is a series of 5 short stories that interconnect to make one long story. It’s the first time I’ve read a book set out in this format. While I liked the formatting, I sort of had a love/hate relationship with the book. There were some stories that I enjoyed like Bobby’s and Blind ...
She Thought What?!?! Rants, Raves, and In-Betweens
★★★★★Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen KingHearts in Atlantis by Stephen King was a great book, in my opinion. It contains 5 short stories, from different period in Bobby's life. The first is Low Men in Yellow Coats. In this one we learn Bobby's dad died young, of a heart attack, and loved to gamble. An...
ism
ism rated it 12 years ago
Another great Stephen King work although I have to say, William Hurt narrating the book makes it even better.
La Vie en Prose
La Vie en Prose rated it 12 years ago
I wish that Bobby and Ted's main story was the only one and that it were longer. It was fabulous. The other stories were good, too, but sad.Now when I re-read The Dark Tower series, I'll have a better understanding of Ted.
oh the guilt
oh the guilt rated it 12 years ago
Remember enjoying it.But I must say that I hate authors making references to past stories they've written inside another story.It's cute for a 15-year-old, but in King's case just smells like a marketing ploy."Ok, so you didn't really like this story that much? Oh you hated it? Oh, I'm so sad to hea...
99 problems, and a book ain't one
99 problems, and a book ain't one rated it 13 years ago
The ONLY King book I put down and never finished. I just couldn't get into this book at all.
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