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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
Leave it to Stephen King to make me feel painfully nostalgic. Just when I thought I was bored with this book, he ties it all together and makes your heart ache. I'm convinced no one understands life quite like the King.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
King hit an emotional cord with me on this one. I loved it. Rich characters and stories are woven together beautifully.
For me, Stephen King has never been simply a horror or strange fiction writer. He is simply a writer skilled at pulling out rich details and building complex characters in such a way that even unlikely scenarios come to life. In this book he took me on a tour through the 60s and their fall out.
Originally I started this book because of the Dark Tower connection, but I ended up valuing this book far beyond that. In many ways it made me nostalgic about my own childhood: friends, enemies, first loves and all.
For me, Stephen King has never been simply a horror or strange fiction writer. He is simply a writer skilled at pulling out rich details and building complex characters in such a way that even unlikely scenarios come to life. In this book he took me on a tour through the 60s and their fall out.
Originally I started this book because of the Dark Tower connection, but I ended up valuing this book far beyond that. In many ways it made me nostalgic about my own childhood: friends, enemies, first loves and all.
Great short story (though two of the stories were not so short) collection centered around the lives three characters from CT. Loved how he threaded characters and information from "The Dark Tower" throughout the first and last stories. A lot of Vietnam reminiscences and a few laughs.
This one starts off slow, keeping you wondering when the action and the terror will begin. But it has begun, you have been lured in, the terror is in finding out what is happening to these amazing characters that have become your friends. The stories are all linked and it wraps up nicely in a beautiful horrible way.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
HEARTS IN ATLANTIS-STEPHEN KING
*No spoilers*
King's 1999 novel HEARTS IN ATLANTIS is perhaps one of his strangest. It is almost entirely a literary story, with only some light paranormal elements appearing throughout the book, making it one of King's few divergences from horror and thriller fiction.
The novel is often mischaracterized as a collection, but King has often maintained that it is a single work of fiction made up of interconnected parts, and when the novel is read with that frame of mind it is undeniable that the stories are inseparable from one another. In theming and purpose, each story leads into the next in a way meant to create a metaphorical representation of the 1960s through the eyes of the generation that lived through the Vietnam War as young adults.
From the story of the low men and Ted Brautigan to the story of Bobby Garfield returning to his hometown, HEARTS IN ATLANTIS captures the 1960s in a framework of loss, confusion, and supernatural purpose.
HEARTS IN ATLANTIS is also one of the many stories directly connected to King's Dark Tower series, but those connections exist without detracting from the novel's over all literary merit.
This story might be the absolute best King entry point for readers who prefer more literary stories. Highly recommended.
5/5
*No spoilers*
King's 1999 novel HEARTS IN ATLANTIS is perhaps one of his strangest. It is almost entirely a literary story, with only some light paranormal elements appearing throughout the book, making it one of King's few divergences from horror and thriller fiction.
The novel is often mischaracterized as a collection, but King has often maintained that it is a single work of fiction made up of interconnected parts, and when the novel is read with that frame of mind it is undeniable that the stories are inseparable from one another. In theming and purpose, each story leads into the next in a way meant to create a metaphorical representation of the 1960s through the eyes of the generation that lived through the Vietnam War as young adults.
From the story of the low men and Ted Brautigan to the story of Bobby Garfield returning to his hometown, HEARTS IN ATLANTIS captures the 1960s in a framework of loss, confusion, and supernatural purpose.
HEARTS IN ATLANTIS is also one of the many stories directly connected to King's Dark Tower series, but those connections exist without detracting from the novel's over all literary merit.
This story might be the absolute best King entry point for readers who prefer more literary stories. Highly recommended.
5/5
dark
tense
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
I really hate giving a King novel anything but a stellar rating.
The first story connects back to the Beam, and it was by far my favorite. I think it set the bar too high for the remaining 4 interconnected stories.
King's look into the Vietnam war and how it changed people was fascinating, but in the end, I'm not sure I'll remember much in a few weeks.
The first story connects back to the Beam, and it was by far my favorite. I think it set the bar too high for the remaining 4 interconnected stories.
King's look into the Vietnam war and how it changed people was fascinating, but in the end, I'm not sure I'll remember much in a few weeks.