Stephen King - Hearts in Atlantis

Pros: N/A
Cons: Disjointed story

I love Stephen King, but I have to say that this book lost me. I got the beginning with the Dark Tower tie in, but the rest was unconnected. This was a poor effort on Stephen Kings part. I kept reading in hopes of finding that one passage that would...

Pros: The lovable characters
Cons: The jumpy plot

Hearts in Atlantis is an awesome book. It is definately a book for those who are not King fans. It told different tales of people from the same era, the 60's. They each have their own unique lives, and u get to experience them growing up. You learn about...

Pros: Interconnectedness of different stories, each story stands alone, but is also part of the larger book
Cons: none

This Stephen King book is a bit different than some of his past books. It is a series of novellas that have a connection with each other. Many of the stories also have small connections with other of his works. Adding little hints of other stories,...

Pros: Stephen King
Cons: meatless

I am an avid reader of anything Mr. King writes, but I was mildly dissapointed in this book. I felt like he never really got where he should have, there was no real fire in the story. I kept waiting for it to get exciting but it just never happened. I...

Pros: colorful characters, well versed
Cons: unfocused, slow paced

Stephen King is the man! Now that that is said, I can move on.
I must admit I am quite disappointed in Mr. King's latest effort. Though it is a well written book, full of colorful characters and metaphors to make you rethink your take on things...

Pros: Easy plot to follow
Cons: Lenghthy and sometimes you wonder where the original character has disappeared to .

This was a very enjoyable , fast moving , easy flowing book. Very typical to Kings other works when there are "real" life style characters. I think the way he weaves the entire plot together was a great bonus as a reader. I would say if this...

Pros: A good book to re-introduce Mr. King
Cons: None.

If you have avoided Stephen King in the past due to his dark and macabre, this would be the book to re-introduce him. A side of him that unlocks the deep and multi-faceted sides of one of our more talented writers in the fiction field. A writer that can...

Pros: Great detail great story line
Cons: Confusing ending

Although i liked this book quite a great deal I was left with a strange feeling after reading it I am used to stephen kings books speaking to me more and being ideas and thought's i can associate with but this story left me with a feeling of ok now what...

Pros: Good enough to hold my attention
Cons: Unevenness in the story plots

I read "Hearts in Atlantis" in one day--not because I couldn't put it down, but because I had to give it back to its owner the next day. Still, it was good enough to keep me going. This series of 5 short stories (some shorter than others)...

Pros: Excitement, fear, and, caring
Cons: None that I could find

Being a lover of all things, Stephen King, this book came as a pleasant surprise to me. It reminded me of his Seasons book, which had 4 stories in it. This book reads like a full Novel. It is frightening, yet, different from anything he has written so...

Pros: The characters are ones that people can relate to and become a part of...
Cons: Some of the sections are too long leaving the reader asking for something different

Once again Stephen King has wowed his readers and enticed them into a new set of stories. Classic to Stephen King, Hearts in Atlantis, relates to other great works of fiction. Including, The Dark Tower series written by King, himself. Loyal fans will...

Pros: Two Great Stories
Cons: Second story wasn't what i expected from king

I like this book but it was not up to what i am use to
by him.....The first story I will say it was the best but it left me wanting somthing more out of it...I didn't care for the second one .it just was not what i expected ...I did enjoy the...

Pros: Told much detail about the characters.
Cons: Slow, boring, and very drawn out.

I thought that this book was definitely not one of King's best by far. It seems very drawn out and I even began to fall asleep trying to read it near the end of the book. I find it hard to believe that this novel has received such great reviews because...

Pros: Wonderful characters and plot!
Cons: A little heavy in hardback!

Stephen King's "Hearts in Atlantis" is a wonderful melding of separate
stories with a common thread and common characters. King digs deeply into
the core of the belief systems of the baby boomer generation, at the
beginnings...

Pros: Wonderfully woven together.
Cons: Need more fill in details on characters between stories.

As usually Stephen King is hard to put down. I finished it in record time. Its wonderful to read an author that can write horror and yet still be heart touching. I wanted "Men in Yellow Coats" to go on and on. Stephen King has several short...