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Stephen King
2,580听books871k听followersStephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family was at the time, and in Stratford, Connecticut. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of them. Other family members provided a small house in Durham and financial support. After Stephen's grandparents passed away, Mrs. King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
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July 2, 2023
Still my fave Stephen King book. This is now the third time I've read this and I think I finally get why I love it so much. But first the book.
'Atlantis' the mythical continent that sunk, is in this book, standing for anything that is slowly ending or falling apart like childhood, university, memories, the Vietnam war and what America stands for, and our lives - these themes are explored in the two amazing novellas and three short stories within. 'Hearts'? - this is a group of stories about the hearts and minds of people in times of change. On the face of it I always thought 'Hearts' referred to the card-game featured in one of the novellas, but I swear it means more. What do you think Constant Reader? Right get a cuppa... real review coming up..
The opening novella - Low Men In Yellow Coats, is simply an exquisite and remarkable coming of age story for young Bobby Garfield, which King manages to not only write formidably as a stand-alone, but also deep-tie it in with The Dark Tower, whilst tearing the skin off of what it was like to be single parent in 1950s America, and indeed to be a single unattached old man. A phenomenal piece of writing on par with King's The Body
Seriously! The second Novella - 1966, Man We Just Couldn't Stop Laughing, sees more King genius, ten years on from the first story, we're on a campus where an almost demonic obsession with playing the gambling card-game 'Hearts' is the elephant in the room, in a story of first (not in-love) love, as well as a campus view of the growing schism in America over Vietnam. Some great characters in this novella, including a wonderfully multifaceted and non cliched leading female character!
The final three short stories cover Vietnam and its legacy for our cast of characters (from the first two novellas), and some of their past and new acquaintances. A superb King read that has a message about an America that was at crucial turning points in the 1960s and 1970s; but did it take up the chance to truly change? One of the key The Dark Tower books, one of the key King 20th century historical fiction books and a masterclass into intertwining separate stories over decades and the bringing of them together as a cohesive whole. 10 out of 12. Still the only King read I've ever given 10 out of 12 for!
2019, 2006 and 2003 read
'Atlantis' the mythical continent that sunk, is in this book, standing for anything that is slowly ending or falling apart like childhood, university, memories, the Vietnam war and what America stands for, and our lives - these themes are explored in the two amazing novellas and three short stories within. 'Hearts'? - this is a group of stories about the hearts and minds of people in times of change. On the face of it I always thought 'Hearts' referred to the card-game featured in one of the novellas, but I swear it means more. What do you think Constant Reader? Right get a cuppa... real review coming up..
The opening novella - Low Men In Yellow Coats, is simply an exquisite and remarkable coming of age story for young Bobby Garfield, which King manages to not only write formidably as a stand-alone, but also deep-tie it in with The Dark Tower, whilst tearing the skin off of what it was like to be single parent in 1950s America, and indeed to be a single unattached old man. A phenomenal piece of writing on par with King's The Body
Seriously! The second Novella - 1966, Man We Just Couldn't Stop Laughing, sees more King genius, ten years on from the first story, we're on a campus where an almost demonic obsession with playing the gambling card-game 'Hearts' is the elephant in the room, in a story of first (not in-love) love, as well as a campus view of the growing schism in America over Vietnam. Some great characters in this novella, including a wonderfully multifaceted and non cliched leading female character!
The final three short stories cover Vietnam and its legacy for our cast of characters (from the first two novellas), and some of their past and new acquaintances. A superb King read that has a message about an America that was at crucial turning points in the 1960s and 1970s; but did it take up the chance to truly change? One of the key The Dark Tower books, one of the key King 20th century historical fiction books and a masterclass into intertwining separate stories over decades and the bringing of them together as a cohesive whole. 10 out of 12. Still the only King read I've ever given 10 out of 12 for!
2019, 2006 and 2003 read
March 20, 2025
**4.5-stars rounded up**
My first time reading Hearts in Atlantis, if 欧宝娱乐 had existed, I probably would have given it 3.5-stars. Alas, it was the Stone Age. It didn't.
Those were dark times, my friends. Dark times.
Many years have passed and I think the fact that I now have age and experience on my side, allows me to view this work from a completely different perspective.
While this most likely explains the significant jump in my rating, I think the fact that I have now read the first six books in the Dark Tower series, also contributes.
There are a lot of interesting references and connections between this book and those.
While the Hearts collection is more understated, it is very powerful. There's a lot of food for thought and I think every Reader will take a little something different away.
I really enjoyed how each story follows a different child of the 60s at different stages of their lives. So, while it follows different people, it still keeps that classic coming of age vibe.
I think the collection as a whole fits very well together.
I won't claim to understand every nuance of these stories, but I do feel like I got a significant amount of meaning out of it this time around.
I would love to read this again someday; maybe in another decade or so. I'm sure it would affect me differently at that time.
This feels more introspective for King. One for his generation. It's impressive, it's beautiful, it's powerful and it's definitely worth picking up!
My first time reading Hearts in Atlantis, if 欧宝娱乐 had existed, I probably would have given it 3.5-stars. Alas, it was the Stone Age. It didn't.
Those were dark times, my friends. Dark times.
Many years have passed and I think the fact that I now have age and experience on my side, allows me to view this work from a completely different perspective.
While this most likely explains the significant jump in my rating, I think the fact that I have now read the first six books in the Dark Tower series, also contributes.
There are a lot of interesting references and connections between this book and those.
While the Hearts collection is more understated, it is very powerful. There's a lot of food for thought and I think every Reader will take a little something different away.
I really enjoyed how each story follows a different child of the 60s at different stages of their lives. So, while it follows different people, it still keeps that classic coming of age vibe.
I think the collection as a whole fits very well together.
I won't claim to understand every nuance of these stories, but I do feel like I got a significant amount of meaning out of it this time around.
I would love to read this again someday; maybe in another decade or so. I'm sure it would affect me differently at that time.
This feels more introspective for King. One for his generation. It's impressive, it's beautiful, it's powerful and it's definitely worth picking up!
May 1, 2024
鈥淗earts in Atlantis鈥� by Stephen King is one hell of an anthology I regret not reading sooner. It might not have the usual amount of horror found in King鈥檚 novels, but it's still an incredible story that comes together perfectly. It's broken into mini-stories, and how it all came together is pretty wild. It was nothing short of sheer brilliance.
Before I start my review, I found two main trigger warnings while reading. They were鈥�
- Bullying
- Rape
If either of these triggers you, please do not read this novel. Right off the bat, I loved how King dropped some incredible references throughout these stories. I grew up with 鈥淟ord of the Flies,鈥� and seeing that theme throughout 鈥淗earts in Atlantis鈥� was awesome. I also grew up with that legendary 80s movie 鈥淔lash Gordon,鈥� which was a great reference to read, and 鈥淭he Exorcist,鈥� which still produces nightmares.
This starts with the short story 鈥淟ow Men in Yellow Coats,鈥� which was my favorite since it helped fill even more gaps in my journey to The Dark Tower. In case you didn鈥檛 know, I am in the process of doing all sorts of pre-reading before finally reading the entire Dark Tower series. If you鈥檇 like to do something similar in your reading adventures, after extensive research and speaking to some of the biggest Constant Readers I know, here鈥檚 my exact reading journey...
The Stand
The Eyes of the Dragon
Insomnia
Hearts in Atlantis
鈥楽alem鈥檚 Lot
The Talisman
Black House
Everything's Eventual (The Little Sisters of Eluria)
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
Charlie the Choo-Choo
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
Going back to the start of this anthology, I enjoyed Bobby鈥檚 character the most, as he was so relatable as a kid. To see his development throughout this anthology was wonderful. Don鈥檛 worry鈥擨 would never spoil anything for anyone鈥攂ut seeing some recurring characters throughout each story was a great touch by King.
I also loved all the subtle graphics in the chapters, adding another immersion layer. Besides, this had some horror mystery vibes trying to figure out what was happening with these mysterious 鈥渓ow men鈥� in their yellow coats. It鈥檚 a genuine page-turner, and even though I would have wanted more scary moments, it鈥檚 still a fantastic story from beginning to end.
Besides Bobby, Ted was another intriguing character who left me baffled for the most part. His development was also prominent since this journey to The Dark Tower has built up many character connections with me from the books I鈥檝e read. Being a Constant Reader for over 25 years, I love all these connections, potential tie-ins, and, hopefully, return appearances by these incredible characters in the future. I鈥檓 so excited!
This is especially true since all the references to The Dark Tower, The Crimson King, and even Randall Flagg found in 鈥淗earts in Atlantis鈥� were great. I love learning about all these characters and what will prepare me for The Dark Tower. I would consider this 鈥渞equired reading鈥� for those also traveling there.
This was a fantastic read, and King once again proves why he鈥檚 a master storyteller, even without copious amounts of horror. It鈥檚 an excellent anthology with recurring characters for one hell of a connected story that, in the end, filled me with joy. It was an incredible and memorable reading experience that I鈥檒l remember for many years.
I give 鈥淗earts in Atlantis鈥� by Stephen King a 5/5 for being another anthology that delivered and then some. I would have loved more horror here, but there鈥檚 still enough to enjoy it. As a reminder, pay close attention to all the main characters you encounter in each story as their journey continues into the next one. I鈥檓 sure this won鈥檛 be the last time I see some of them, as they could be awaiting my arrival at The Dark Tower. Now, if you鈥檒l excuse me, I鈥檓 done trying to find low men in yellow coats since it鈥檚 time for my next reading adventure. I already read 鈥溾€楽alem鈥檚 Lot鈥� in 2021, so I鈥檒l skip that and search for a Talisman.
Before I start my review, I found two main trigger warnings while reading. They were鈥�
- Bullying
- Rape
If either of these triggers you, please do not read this novel. Right off the bat, I loved how King dropped some incredible references throughout these stories. I grew up with 鈥淟ord of the Flies,鈥� and seeing that theme throughout 鈥淗earts in Atlantis鈥� was awesome. I also grew up with that legendary 80s movie 鈥淔lash Gordon,鈥� which was a great reference to read, and 鈥淭he Exorcist,鈥� which still produces nightmares.
This starts with the short story 鈥淟ow Men in Yellow Coats,鈥� which was my favorite since it helped fill even more gaps in my journey to The Dark Tower. In case you didn鈥檛 know, I am in the process of doing all sorts of pre-reading before finally reading the entire Dark Tower series. If you鈥檇 like to do something similar in your reading adventures, after extensive research and speaking to some of the biggest Constant Readers I know, here鈥檚 my exact reading journey...
The Stand
The Eyes of the Dragon
Insomnia
Hearts in Atlantis
鈥楽alem鈥檚 Lot
The Talisman
Black House
Everything's Eventual (The Little Sisters of Eluria)
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
Charlie the Choo-Choo
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
Going back to the start of this anthology, I enjoyed Bobby鈥檚 character the most, as he was so relatable as a kid. To see his development throughout this anthology was wonderful. Don鈥檛 worry鈥擨 would never spoil anything for anyone鈥攂ut seeing some recurring characters throughout each story was a great touch by King.
I also loved all the subtle graphics in the chapters, adding another immersion layer. Besides, this had some horror mystery vibes trying to figure out what was happening with these mysterious 鈥渓ow men鈥� in their yellow coats. It鈥檚 a genuine page-turner, and even though I would have wanted more scary moments, it鈥檚 still a fantastic story from beginning to end.
Besides Bobby, Ted was another intriguing character who left me baffled for the most part. His development was also prominent since this journey to The Dark Tower has built up many character connections with me from the books I鈥檝e read. Being a Constant Reader for over 25 years, I love all these connections, potential tie-ins, and, hopefully, return appearances by these incredible characters in the future. I鈥檓 so excited!
This is especially true since all the references to The Dark Tower, The Crimson King, and even Randall Flagg found in 鈥淗earts in Atlantis鈥� were great. I love learning about all these characters and what will prepare me for The Dark Tower. I would consider this 鈥渞equired reading鈥� for those also traveling there.
This was a fantastic read, and King once again proves why he鈥檚 a master storyteller, even without copious amounts of horror. It鈥檚 an excellent anthology with recurring characters for one hell of a connected story that, in the end, filled me with joy. It was an incredible and memorable reading experience that I鈥檒l remember for many years.
I give 鈥淗earts in Atlantis鈥� by Stephen King a 5/5 for being another anthology that delivered and then some. I would have loved more horror here, but there鈥檚 still enough to enjoy it. As a reminder, pay close attention to all the main characters you encounter in each story as their journey continues into the next one. I鈥檓 sure this won鈥檛 be the last time I see some of them, as they could be awaiting my arrival at The Dark Tower. Now, if you鈥檒l excuse me, I鈥檓 done trying to find low men in yellow coats since it鈥檚 time for my next reading adventure. I already read 鈥溾€楽alem鈥檚 Lot鈥� in 2021, so I鈥檒l skip that and search for a Talisman.
September 9, 2022
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. Between this one, , and , the good reader will find himself transported into the actual moments of young pleasure, before girls take over and ruin the perfect freedom of true youth. Not that girls are bad, of course, just that something breaks at the moment when boys become aware of them and it never comes all the way back. Often, I wonder about how much of a man's life is spent trying to dance between the moment before and the excitement that comes after the discovery of girls. This small gap is the space that King covers in several of his books and all of them are delightful and thrilling in the way that only a carnival can be to a young boy. Moments of the supernatural and plot aside, it's this subject that draws me to the book.
For reasons I can't fully explain, I've read the first 200 pages of this one half a dozen times over the years but never finished it. I've purchased the audiobook twice (by accident) and bought the paperback two or three times (lost copies). I've decided to finish it this time because it's been hanging there, a desire that's been unfulfilled and dangling over me for years. Somehow, I need to be free of it, or at least have passed the experience into the history of my reading pleasures. So here I go.
William Hurt was a good choice for the audiobook. There's something about his voice that's trance-like and lulls you right in. I'm glad I've decided to finally and fully experience the book in just this way.
King himself read the the next two stories in the book. Some reviewers suggested that the other stories were boring, but that wasn't my feel at all. I quite enjoyed them, especially the title story. I can see, however, that someone whose only reason for reading King is action/horror excitement may not find much of value in a book that's mostly composed of nostalgia and a look back at the turning points that shaped us as people. It's not exactly the stuff of horror lore. If you're that sort, you might want to shuffle on and find another book because this one is far too delicate and filled with entirely too much longing for the adventure seeking reader.
Hurt returned for the final story. By now, the crossover between all the stories and characters was wrapped up tight and everywhere. It seemed almost like a novel with shifting perspectives over the years. Depending on your point of view, the interconnections could come across as overly-coincidental or just a tidy way of letting us know where things ended up with various people we'd come to know in their youth. I prefer the latter. Actually, I loved touching in on people years later, finding out how they'd turned out without the direct story of it ever really being the point of the story itself.
The plain fact is that this book got to me far more than it should have. It was a beautiful novel shaped like short stories and made of youth lost and memory unwound. Maybe it took me so long to actually read it because I needed the years between to lose more and more of my past into the old fireplace of time. Maybe I needed to remember only enough to know how much I'd lost and how beautiful so much of it had been. Maybe it's a book that can only be understood when your life has made the same sorts of strange turns and you look back, wondering, lost, wistful.
For reasons I can't fully explain, I've read the first 200 pages of this one half a dozen times over the years but never finished it. I've purchased the audiobook twice (by accident) and bought the paperback two or three times (lost copies). I've decided to finish it this time because it's been hanging there, a desire that's been unfulfilled and dangling over me for years. Somehow, I need to be free of it, or at least have passed the experience into the history of my reading pleasures. So here I go.
William Hurt was a good choice for the audiobook. There's something about his voice that's trance-like and lulls you right in. I'm glad I've decided to finally and fully experience the book in just this way.
King himself read the the next two stories in the book. Some reviewers suggested that the other stories were boring, but that wasn't my feel at all. I quite enjoyed them, especially the title story. I can see, however, that someone whose only reason for reading King is action/horror excitement may not find much of value in a book that's mostly composed of nostalgia and a look back at the turning points that shaped us as people. It's not exactly the stuff of horror lore. If you're that sort, you might want to shuffle on and find another book because this one is far too delicate and filled with entirely too much longing for the adventure seeking reader.
Hurt returned for the final story. By now, the crossover between all the stories and characters was wrapped up tight and everywhere. It seemed almost like a novel with shifting perspectives over the years. Depending on your point of view, the interconnections could come across as overly-coincidental or just a tidy way of letting us know where things ended up with various people we'd come to know in their youth. I prefer the latter. Actually, I loved touching in on people years later, finding out how they'd turned out without the direct story of it ever really being the point of the story itself.
The plain fact is that this book got to me far more than it should have. It was a beautiful novel shaped like short stories and made of youth lost and memory unwound. Maybe it took me so long to actually read it because I needed the years between to lose more and more of my past into the old fireplace of time. Maybe I needed to remember only enough to know how much I'd lost and how beautiful so much of it had been. Maybe it's a book that can only be understood when your life has made the same sorts of strange turns and you look back, wondering, lost, wistful.
December 24, 2024
I have always wanted to throw a duck at a man, but the situation hasn鈥檛 presented itself鈥� yet.
I didn鈥檛 live through the 60s, but I share the sense of collective, generational failure that is so central to this book. I think every generation should examine their role, and their relative success within that role, in how it advanced the greater social order. Did we capitalize on opportunity and make sacrifices to enable a propulsive and material progress? Or did we operate selfishly, and make parochial choices aimed only at improving personal circumstance? Let鈥檚 just say some generations have been more successful than others with this.
This book is very good and like King says in its first story, 鈥済ood books don鈥檛 give up all their secrets at once鈥�. Each story within this collection moves the overarching theme forward at its own pace, and with its own thematic significance.
This isn鈥檛 your typical King book, although I鈥檇 argue that there isn鈥檛 a true King archetype because he approaches each book without genre in mind. But this feels exceptional and apart from anything else he鈥檚 done.
Yes, there are tie-ins to The Dark Tower, and yes much of the book is focused on the very familiar themes of lost innocence and side-stepped opportunity, but this is King operating at a different level, and it鈥檚 a level that everyone should really experience for themselves.
I didn鈥檛 live through the 60s, but I share the sense of collective, generational failure that is so central to this book. I think every generation should examine their role, and their relative success within that role, in how it advanced the greater social order. Did we capitalize on opportunity and make sacrifices to enable a propulsive and material progress? Or did we operate selfishly, and make parochial choices aimed only at improving personal circumstance? Let鈥檚 just say some generations have been more successful than others with this.
This book is very good and like King says in its first story, 鈥済ood books don鈥檛 give up all their secrets at once鈥�. Each story within this collection moves the overarching theme forward at its own pace, and with its own thematic significance.
This isn鈥檛 your typical King book, although I鈥檇 argue that there isn鈥檛 a true King archetype because he approaches each book without genre in mind. But this feels exceptional and apart from anything else he鈥檚 done.
Yes, there are tie-ins to The Dark Tower, and yes much of the book is focused on the very familiar themes of lost innocence and side-stepped opportunity, but this is King operating at a different level, and it鈥檚 a level that everyone should really experience for themselves.
August 4, 2020
It's been a month and I am still reading it!
Am I enjoying it ? No not at all.
But I don't wanna dnf it coz only 80 pages are left!
It's a short story collection right,so I want to lay individual comments on each one!
Low men in yellow coats:- 4.5/5
Heart in Atlantis:- 1.5/5
Blind Willie:- 2/5
Why we are in Vietnam:- 2 /5
Heavenly shades of night are falling :-2.5/5
Here is one more thing, this is my last book by Stephen king because I think his books are just not for me !
Though I have huge respect for him, but you know it's about taste !( So please don't come to me)
........
Finally finally finally !
After like 18 months of buying this book I am gonna start reading it !
It's not like I didn't wanna read it it's just like there were other books which lured me than this!
Untill yesterday I was randomly saying to my mom what should I read next and she instantly pointed " read that thick one there it's been sitting there for over an year, and the pages have turned yellow too! "
So yeah here we are!?!
Am I enjoying it ? No not at all.
But I don't wanna dnf it coz only 80 pages are left!
It's a short story collection right,so I want to lay individual comments on each one!
Low men in yellow coats:- 4.5/5
Heart in Atlantis:- 1.5/5
Blind Willie:- 2/5
Why we are in Vietnam:- 2 /5
Heavenly shades of night are falling :-2.5/5
Here is one more thing, this is my last book by Stephen king because I think his books are just not for me !
Though I have huge respect for him, but you know it's about taste !( So please don't come to me)
........
Finally finally finally !
After like 18 months of buying this book I am gonna start reading it !
It's not like I didn't wanna read it it's just like there were other books which lured me than this!
Untill yesterday I was randomly saying to my mom what should I read next and she instantly pointed " read that thick one there it's been sitting there for over an year, and the pages have turned yellow too! "
So yeah here we are!?!
September 19, 2017
My favorite 馃挏馃挏'
November 23, 2024
Do the parts make a whole? I鈥檓 not sure. But does it even matter when the totality adds up to something that held me totally enthralled from start to finish.
The parts are made up of two novella length tales, two short stories and an epilogue that seeks to tie up loose ends. The uniting theme here is, I guess, the Vietnam War, although maybe it鈥檚 more about growing up and discovery and friendship and pain. I suppose it鈥檚 for the reader to decide.
The stories flow chronologically and the first is set in 1960. We follow the plight of eleven-year-old Bobby Garfield who lives with his protective mother in Connecticut. King paints a nostalgic picture of that time and for the most part it feels like a standard coming of age tale. But Bobby befriends lodger Ted, who we gradually start to understand is a little odd. Ted introduces Bobby to Lord of the Flies and other books; he opens Bobby鈥檚 eyes to a world Bobby鈥檚 not seen before and a kind of hero worship begins to grip him. But the events take a darker turn as Bobby鈥檚 mother sets off for an ill-fated business trip. And what of Ted, what is to be made of the strange requests he鈥檚 now making of Bobby?
The jump to story two is sudden and disconcerting. We鈥檙e thrust into the world of college students in 1966. Pete Riley is a freshman who needs to keep his grade average up to prevent himself from flunking out and, potentially, being shipped off to Vietnam via the draft. But he becomes sucked in to a mania for the card game Hearts that is rampant within sections of the college. He starts to stay up late playing the game, avoiding classes and study. Before long he鈥檚 in trouble: his grades are falling and and early exit is starting to look like an inevitability. This is a very different story but some continuity is provided by the inclusion of a girl named Carol Gerber, who appeared briefly in the first story as Bobby鈥檚 first girlfriend.
In the two short stories that follow we meet up two Vietnam War veterans. One spends his time impersonating a blind veteran, begging on the city streets, and the other is a salesman haunted by the violent death of a Vietnamese woman. The uniting elements here are that both continue the war theme and characters from previous stories are drip-fed into the narrative of the second of these. In the final section Bobby returns to the town of his youth, a town he hasn鈥檛 visited in 40 years, to attend a memorial service for a childhood friend. This is really a continuance to or closure of the first story in the book.
I listened to an audio version which was read by a combination of actor William Hurt and the author. Hurt did a superb job and I can鈥檛 help feeling that this version would have benefitted from having had him read all of the stories. But I鈥檇 have been happy to listen to a dozen more and I was sad when the I鈥檇 finished the book. I鈥檓 not going to get too hung up on the worth of each particular element here or whether the epilogue was a useful add-on, I鈥檓 just happy to spend time with stories from this brilliant writer. I鈥檓 already searching eagerly for my next Stephen King fix!
The parts are made up of two novella length tales, two short stories and an epilogue that seeks to tie up loose ends. The uniting theme here is, I guess, the Vietnam War, although maybe it鈥檚 more about growing up and discovery and friendship and pain. I suppose it鈥檚 for the reader to decide.
The stories flow chronologically and the first is set in 1960. We follow the plight of eleven-year-old Bobby Garfield who lives with his protective mother in Connecticut. King paints a nostalgic picture of that time and for the most part it feels like a standard coming of age tale. But Bobby befriends lodger Ted, who we gradually start to understand is a little odd. Ted introduces Bobby to Lord of the Flies and other books; he opens Bobby鈥檚 eyes to a world Bobby鈥檚 not seen before and a kind of hero worship begins to grip him. But the events take a darker turn as Bobby鈥檚 mother sets off for an ill-fated business trip. And what of Ted, what is to be made of the strange requests he鈥檚 now making of Bobby?
The jump to story two is sudden and disconcerting. We鈥檙e thrust into the world of college students in 1966. Pete Riley is a freshman who needs to keep his grade average up to prevent himself from flunking out and, potentially, being shipped off to Vietnam via the draft. But he becomes sucked in to a mania for the card game Hearts that is rampant within sections of the college. He starts to stay up late playing the game, avoiding classes and study. Before long he鈥檚 in trouble: his grades are falling and and early exit is starting to look like an inevitability. This is a very different story but some continuity is provided by the inclusion of a girl named Carol Gerber, who appeared briefly in the first story as Bobby鈥檚 first girlfriend.
In the two short stories that follow we meet up two Vietnam War veterans. One spends his time impersonating a blind veteran, begging on the city streets, and the other is a salesman haunted by the violent death of a Vietnamese woman. The uniting elements here are that both continue the war theme and characters from previous stories are drip-fed into the narrative of the second of these. In the final section Bobby returns to the town of his youth, a town he hasn鈥檛 visited in 40 years, to attend a memorial service for a childhood friend. This is really a continuance to or closure of the first story in the book.
I listened to an audio version which was read by a combination of actor William Hurt and the author. Hurt did a superb job and I can鈥檛 help feeling that this version would have benefitted from having had him read all of the stories. But I鈥檇 have been happy to listen to a dozen more and I was sad when the I鈥檇 finished the book. I鈥檓 not going to get too hung up on the worth of each particular element here or whether the epilogue was a useful add-on, I鈥檓 just happy to spend time with stories from this brilliant writer. I鈥檓 already searching eagerly for my next Stephen King fix!
October 18, 2023
This book. My heart. I must watch the movie immediately.
I went on a literary journey of a lifetime with Bobby Garfield and his friends (and one of his enemies) throughout the stories included in Hearts in Atlantis. We started with a young Bobby and his best friends Carol and John, and a new neighbor, Ted. The year is 1960. The story is Low Men in Yellow Coats. As the stories progress throughout the book, we see the world change through the eyes of Carol in 1966 (Hearts in Atlantis); Willie's memories of fighting in Vietnam (Blind Willie); John's memories of Vietnam and his perspective on the war (Why We're in Vietnam); and finally the story that wrapped them all together, which you will just need to read for yourself (Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling).
This book was a beautiful character study of what happens to young friends as they become adults. It's a story about how life has a way of changing us when we aren't looking. And it's a story about how we will always cherish our childhood memories. It certainly brought back some golden memories of my own and it made me wonder quite a bit about my dad's experiences in Vietnam, which I've never asked him about.
Low Men in Yellow Coats also pulls upon things that take place in Stephen King's Dark Tower series. I felt the urge to pull those books from my shelf and make another visit to the tower with Roland.
I have absolutely nothing but good things to say about this book. If you plan to read The Dark Tower, don't read Hearts until you've read the series. But if you haven't read the series, and don't plan on it, you can still enjoy Hearts without any prior knowledge of The Dark Tower, no worries!
Obviously, after all of this gushing, I'm giving Hearts in Atlantis 5 stars. I'd give it more if I could. I'm going to have a heavy book hangover for a while now.
I went on a literary journey of a lifetime with Bobby Garfield and his friends (and one of his enemies) throughout the stories included in Hearts in Atlantis. We started with a young Bobby and his best friends Carol and John, and a new neighbor, Ted. The year is 1960. The story is Low Men in Yellow Coats. As the stories progress throughout the book, we see the world change through the eyes of Carol in 1966 (Hearts in Atlantis); Willie's memories of fighting in Vietnam (Blind Willie); John's memories of Vietnam and his perspective on the war (Why We're in Vietnam); and finally the story that wrapped them all together, which you will just need to read for yourself (Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling).
This book was a beautiful character study of what happens to young friends as they become adults. It's a story about how life has a way of changing us when we aren't looking. And it's a story about how we will always cherish our childhood memories. It certainly brought back some golden memories of my own and it made me wonder quite a bit about my dad's experiences in Vietnam, which I've never asked him about.
Low Men in Yellow Coats also pulls upon things that take place in Stephen King's Dark Tower series. I felt the urge to pull those books from my shelf and make another visit to the tower with Roland.
I have absolutely nothing but good things to say about this book. If you plan to read The Dark Tower, don't read Hearts until you've read the series. But if you haven't read the series, and don't plan on it, you can still enjoy Hearts without any prior knowledge of The Dark Tower, no worries!
Obviously, after all of this gushing, I'm giving Hearts in Atlantis 5 stars. I'd give it more if I could. I'm going to have a heavy book hangover for a while now.
December 20, 2016
"Hearts can break. Yes, hearts can break. Sometimes I think it would be better if we died when they did, but we don't."
Hearts in Atlantis is quite an unusual book is that it is comprised of 5 interlinking stories (technically 2 novellas and 3 short stories) that contain the same recurring characters and take place chronologically. The stories refer to events that take place in the 1960s, primarily the Vietnam war. I also feel like this will be quite hard to review without spoiling, so bear with me!
Low Men in Yellow Coats is the first novella and was actually my favourite part of the entire collection. It tells the story of a young boy Bobby Garfield, who comes into contact with a strange man who moves in upstairs, Ted Brautigan, who possesses some physic abilities. This story contains amazing Dark Tower references and connections, and as a DT junkie, this was SOOO exciting.
The next novella was the self-titled Hearts in Atlantis, which focuses on the story of Peter Riley, who gets addicted to playing the card game Hearts in the dorm when he is a student at the University of Maine. This addiction interferes with his studies, which leaves him open to the possibility of being enrolled in the war. Again, I really enjoyed this one!
The last three short stories (Blind Willie, Why We're in Vietnam, Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling) are focused on veterans and fallout from the Vietnam war. The first two short stories are decent enough, but I only really enjoyed the last one. Mainly because it involved Bobby Garfield!
One of my favourite things about this collection is the relationship between Bobby Garfield and Ted Brautigan. King writes these kind of relationships so well. You can just feel the love and admiration Bobby has for Ted, it's absolutely beautiful. Ted becomes a surrogate father figure for Bobby. Their discussions about books and literature are so heart-warming, it's necessary for every child to have this kind of person in their life - the person who ignites that passion for reading. But not only is Ted under possible attack from the Low Men, but also from Bobby's mother, who has her suspicions about their blossoming friendship.
I kinda feel like a main theme within this book is that of survivor guilt. Those who either avoiding fighting in the Vietnam war or those who went and fought and came home alive. In Hearts in Atlantis, the university students who become addicted to playing Hearts are basically flunking themselves out to war. The main character just keeps getting closer and closer to the edge of that cliff until he forms a relationship with Carol (from the previous novella). Blind Willie is focused around a veteran's penance for his previous actions (in the first novella of course!). Why We're in Vietnam is about two veterans basically discussing how their generation squandered the promise of the 60's and their resultant commiserations. The last short story is kind of more of an epilogue than a story, revisiting both Bobby and Carol from the first novella. A touching moment as they reminisce about the past.
This was definitely a very enjoyable read, more so the two novellas than the short stories. It makes you think about this period of time and the Vietnam war, and how savage and pointless war can be. Especially when you look at the impact it has on people who are living through it, as well as those who come out the other side. Hard-hitting and emotional. Great work by the King!
Hearts in Atlantis is quite an unusual book is that it is comprised of 5 interlinking stories (technically 2 novellas and 3 short stories) that contain the same recurring characters and take place chronologically. The stories refer to events that take place in the 1960s, primarily the Vietnam war. I also feel like this will be quite hard to review without spoiling, so bear with me!
Low Men in Yellow Coats is the first novella and was actually my favourite part of the entire collection. It tells the story of a young boy Bobby Garfield, who comes into contact with a strange man who moves in upstairs, Ted Brautigan, who possesses some physic abilities. This story contains amazing Dark Tower references and connections, and as a DT junkie, this was SOOO exciting.
The next novella was the self-titled Hearts in Atlantis, which focuses on the story of Peter Riley, who gets addicted to playing the card game Hearts in the dorm when he is a student at the University of Maine. This addiction interferes with his studies, which leaves him open to the possibility of being enrolled in the war. Again, I really enjoyed this one!
The last three short stories (Blind Willie, Why We're in Vietnam, Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling) are focused on veterans and fallout from the Vietnam war. The first two short stories are decent enough, but I only really enjoyed the last one. Mainly because it involved Bobby Garfield!
One of my favourite things about this collection is the relationship between Bobby Garfield and Ted Brautigan. King writes these kind of relationships so well. You can just feel the love and admiration Bobby has for Ted, it's absolutely beautiful. Ted becomes a surrogate father figure for Bobby. Their discussions about books and literature are so heart-warming, it's necessary for every child to have this kind of person in their life - the person who ignites that passion for reading. But not only is Ted under possible attack from the Low Men, but also from Bobby's mother, who has her suspicions about their blossoming friendship.
I kinda feel like a main theme within this book is that of survivor guilt. Those who either avoiding fighting in the Vietnam war or those who went and fought and came home alive. In Hearts in Atlantis, the university students who become addicted to playing Hearts are basically flunking themselves out to war. The main character just keeps getting closer and closer to the edge of that cliff until he forms a relationship with Carol (from the previous novella). Blind Willie is focused around a veteran's penance for his previous actions (in the first novella of course!). Why We're in Vietnam is about two veterans basically discussing how their generation squandered the promise of the 60's and their resultant commiserations. The last short story is kind of more of an epilogue than a story, revisiting both Bobby and Carol from the first novella. A touching moment as they reminisce about the past.
This was definitely a very enjoyable read, more so the two novellas than the short stories. It makes you think about this period of time and the Vietnam war, and how savage and pointless war can be. Especially when you look at the impact it has on people who are living through it, as well as those who come out the other side. Hard-hitting and emotional. Great work by the King!
May 22, 2022
1960. 1966. 1983. 1999. 2000.
Low Men in Yellow Coats
When I first read Hearts in Atlantis, as soon after the paperback copies came out in print, Stephen King had not yet written the final Dark Tower books. Those three novels would be written back-to-back to complete Roland's quest, and only three short years away. King may have known he would write them in succession at this point, but I don't think so. He has stated that everything he wrote during this period of time had been turning towards the Tower. It was simply on his mind and coming out of him. Hearts in Atlantis, Black House, Everything's Eventual, From a Buick 8. All of them had become Dark Tower related in one form or another. But when I opened the pages to the first story in Hearts in Atlantis, I didn't know what to make of these Low Men. They were something new, something strange, and as Jake would say, 鈥渇rom a world other than this鈥�. The Low Men would return within those later Dark Tower books, but in this book they were more frightful than they would ever be again (my feeling anyway). Regulators in yellow dusters wearing the skin of men, in an effort to hide whatever lay underneath, and carrying the eye of Sauron. Their cars were not simply gaudy, chromed land cruisers with dice. They were alive. Keep in mind though, that besides these elements, this was not a horror story. First, there was time to meet Bobby Garfield and Ted Brautigan. I liked them immediately, and more so as the story progressed, so I worried for them. With Bobby, it was childhood, the known and unknown fears ahead of him, because he had come to love Ted. In the span of only a few short days, this stranger with a heart of gold had become a father figure, and a friend, one Bobby hadn't realized he needed desperately. Now, in this recent reading, I worried for them once again. And loved it for that.
鈥淎 week from now, I won't remember what was so neat about him. A year from now, I'll hardly remember him at all."
Was that true? God, was that true?
No, Bobby thought. No way. I won't let it be.
Hearts in Atlantis
Hearts. Love, of course. Feelings. Unexpectedly, there's a little card game named Hearts too. All three seen through the eyes of Pete Riley in his first year of college. A character from the first story makes her way into this second. The twelve year old life of Carol Gerber is a distant six years in the past, along with the 1960 America, replaced by the fervor of the middle 60's. H ow did I forget a majority of this story? Must be father time again. This is heartfelt King. Sentimentalism permeates this story as it does much of this book. There also may be a few things out of King's own past within these pages. Certainly he knew young hearts, a game called Hearts, and the prevalence of the Vietnam War. Once again horror doesn't apply here, excepting the fear of dying across the sea, and the loss of love.
Blind Willie
If you're counting the years Vietnam should be long gone, but no, it's closer here, living both sporadically and constantly in the memories of Willie. This is the third story addressing the boy William Shearman, the first you'd hear the name Blind Willie. Climbing a ladder, Willie leaves Bill one floor down to enter his other self, the Harwich of long ago, and the regrets that are more complicated than they appear. This is the only story in the bunch that doesn't click with me.
Why We're in Vietnam
Sully's turn to remember one horrifically painful day in country, and how war changes everything. It changes more than one life, that is certain. I had not remembered Old Mamasan. She haunts Sully, and has been since that one day in Vietnam. To know, you got to read it of course. Mostly, this is a 鈥渢rying to get through fuckin' life鈥� story. The closing pages are wild and a little wondrous. I appreciate the adult Sully far more now.
Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling
Open with Bobby. Close with Bobby. It can be no other way.
October 7, 2016
5*......For trying, and succeeding in a new concept. Individual stories interconnected by a string....
I loved this book! This is, by far, one of Kings deepest books--delving into the time period, one of tension and fear... and the humanity of the characters...their coming of age, their trials, their sanity, and even deaths. It is far more than a collection of short stories, as there is a continuation of characters throughout the book in some way in each story. I'm not saying that this is like a novel, it's a book with a string holding the stories together in a unique way. We are able to see how a lot of the characters introduced in the novella that starts the book developed--including one who seemed to get what was coming to him after attacking Carol Gerber brutally in the first story. Nice touch--I don't remember ever reading a set of short stories that were all linked together this way. This book stands out from all of Kings other works. Not a novel. Not a group of great, but unrelated stories...I will say some of the stars are for even trying this new method....but that's not all, by far.
One Note: King writes masterfully, interconnecting the stories beautifully, trying something different and succeeding in my opinion--but the people who are looking for horror and gore aren't going to find very much of it here.... You are more likely to find a few tears and some anger. Mr. King, you are brilliant...able to write anything....your creativity never ceases to amaze me...
The Vietnam war also plays a big role in this book as the characters age (King was busy righting Carrie as it finally ended, so it is a time period he knows well, much better than me, as I did not live through it and love getting the fictionalized tales from that period of history I missed...I find it interesting that he grew up during the time period the characters in these stories did, from childhood through adult--this book not only follows King's time frame, but other similarities are here...he was raised mostly in New England, by a single mother, the threat of the draft was undoubtably a heavy topic with his college friends. I love how much of his own life is mirrored in this and other stories, such as fighting alcoholism, etc. ). It certainly comes across as ANT-Vietnam war....so if you don't feel the same (and you certainly did not have to live during the time-period in question to have feelings on this one, since it's a huge part of recent history) well, it just may make you mad....just think of all the relatively small "wars" we've been involved in, and you can imagine how angering to see people you were in school with (or could have been) coming home in countless numbers in boxes. It was a horrible time to be young in I imagine...a fearsome time, in which being in college, or having young children protected you a bit...And of course the ties to the dark tower are here....this book was written right after the fourth Dark Tower book and would be the perfect read then, as these events and even the character Ted Brautigan from the opening novella and closing story is in the DT books, being hunted, and escaping,and getting caught--as we get a glimpse of here....
The opening novella, Low Men in Yellow Coats, was by far my favorite and is the story--along with the final one in this book, Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling--which the movie Hearts in Atlantis was really based on....But the story Hearts in Atlantis had nothing to do with it.....strange. I guess it just sounded better, though it made no sense--at all. I still loved the movie....though I wondered where Atlantis came in.
The Novella Low Men in Yellow Coats begins our interlocking string that winds through the rest of the book; including all the characters that will appear in the rest of the stories with a tale of children coming of age--Bobby Garfield, with friends Carol Gerber and John "sully" Sullivan playing the biggest roles, dealing with bullies, then a touch of the supernatural when an interesting older man rents the room upstairs in Bobby's house; Ted Brautigan.
More to come soon......
I loved this book! This is, by far, one of Kings deepest books--delving into the time period, one of tension and fear... and the humanity of the characters...their coming of age, their trials, their sanity, and even deaths. It is far more than a collection of short stories, as there is a continuation of characters throughout the book in some way in each story. I'm not saying that this is like a novel, it's a book with a string holding the stories together in a unique way. We are able to see how a lot of the characters introduced in the novella that starts the book developed--including one who seemed to get what was coming to him after attacking Carol Gerber brutally in the first story. Nice touch--I don't remember ever reading a set of short stories that were all linked together this way. This book stands out from all of Kings other works. Not a novel. Not a group of great, but unrelated stories...I will say some of the stars are for even trying this new method....but that's not all, by far.
One Note: King writes masterfully, interconnecting the stories beautifully, trying something different and succeeding in my opinion--but the people who are looking for horror and gore aren't going to find very much of it here.... You are more likely to find a few tears and some anger. Mr. King, you are brilliant...able to write anything....your creativity never ceases to amaze me...
The Vietnam war also plays a big role in this book as the characters age (King was busy righting Carrie as it finally ended, so it is a time period he knows well, much better than me, as I did not live through it and love getting the fictionalized tales from that period of history I missed...I find it interesting that he grew up during the time period the characters in these stories did, from childhood through adult--this book not only follows King's time frame, but other similarities are here...he was raised mostly in New England, by a single mother, the threat of the draft was undoubtably a heavy topic with his college friends. I love how much of his own life is mirrored in this and other stories, such as fighting alcoholism, etc. ). It certainly comes across as ANT-Vietnam war....so if you don't feel the same (and you certainly did not have to live during the time-period in question to have feelings on this one, since it's a huge part of recent history) well, it just may make you mad....just think of all the relatively small "wars" we've been involved in, and you can imagine how angering to see people you were in school with (or could have been) coming home in countless numbers in boxes. It was a horrible time to be young in I imagine...a fearsome time, in which being in college, or having young children protected you a bit...And of course the ties to the dark tower are here....this book was written right after the fourth Dark Tower book and would be the perfect read then, as these events and even the character Ted Brautigan from the opening novella and closing story is in the DT books, being hunted, and escaping,and getting caught--as we get a glimpse of here....
The opening novella, Low Men in Yellow Coats, was by far my favorite and is the story--along with the final one in this book, Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling--which the movie Hearts in Atlantis was really based on....But the story Hearts in Atlantis had nothing to do with it.....strange. I guess it just sounded better, though it made no sense--at all. I still loved the movie....though I wondered where Atlantis came in.
The Novella Low Men in Yellow Coats begins our interlocking string that winds through the rest of the book; including all the characters that will appear in the rest of the stories with a tale of children coming of age--Bobby Garfield, with friends Carol Gerber and John "sully" Sullivan playing the biggest roles, dealing with bullies, then a touch of the supernatural when an interesting older man rents the room upstairs in Bobby's house; Ted Brautigan.
More to come soon......
August 1, 2021
鈽呪槄鈽嗏槅鈽喡�
Before you go casting aspersions on this review, please note that I'm not a big fan of short story collections, and I only read this for the Dark Tower tie-ins, which the first story delivered in spades.
In , Father Callahan shared some of his story with our ka-tet. Part of which involved his travels down highways in hiding and the relentless pursuit of the Low Men in Yellow Coats. So I was eager to learn more about these mystery men through the first story in this collection.
What better way to kick things off than with this perfect little time capsule of 1960, and those sublime childhood days at the start of summer vacation with a couple of your best friends in tow. Where there are seemingly new and exciting adventures waiting to be discovered, around every corner, and those friendships are sure to last forever. Everything鈥檚 just peachy until a mysterious old man moves in upstairs, and those Low Men in Yellow Coats come sniffing around. Sing it now . . . 鈾� It鈥檚 a cruel (cruel), cruel summer, leaving me here on my own. 鈾�
Such an awesome short story that drew the curtain back on the Low Men. Easy 4+ stars.
Next, we fast forward to 1966 for the titular story Hearts in Atlantis with the addition of some funny new characters. We follow along as these freshmen struggle to adjust to college life, during a period of great turmoil in the US, only to end up mired in the Hearts tournament from hell. The story started off strong enough, but then slowly devolves into a hippy drippy diatribe railing against the Vietnam War. Sadly, once this can of worms was opened it became quite evident that this was to become the main focus of the rest of the stories. I get it, brother, war is hell. Especially ones we should have never gotten tangled up in to begin with, and doubly so when they're drafting unwilling participants into the shit-storm. Live and let live, put John Lennon's Imagine on an endless loop, that鈥檚 my motto. So please forgive me while I bury my head in the sand, but I don鈥檛 care to spend so much time mulling over a war that could have/should have been avoided, and all the lives lost to it. This story fell to a low 3 stars, for me.
The last three stories are all extremely short in comparison to the first two, and, excluding a couple of scenes with minor Dark Tower relevance, there's nothing too noteworthy. Therefore, I鈥檇 rate each of these 2 stars.
There are a few reoccurring characters that tie all the stories together nicely, making the book much more interesting than it would have been otherwise. Nevertheless, my overall average for the entire collection adds up to a paltry 2.6 stars. Loved that first story and parts of the second, but I could have done without much of the rest.
Before you go casting aspersions on this review, please note that I'm not a big fan of short story collections, and I only read this for the Dark Tower tie-ins, which the first story delivered in spades.
In , Father Callahan shared some of his story with our ka-tet. Part of which involved his travels down highways in hiding and the relentless pursuit of the Low Men in Yellow Coats. So I was eager to learn more about these mystery men through the first story in this collection.
What better way to kick things off than with this perfect little time capsule of 1960, and those sublime childhood days at the start of summer vacation with a couple of your best friends in tow. Where there are seemingly new and exciting adventures waiting to be discovered, around every corner, and those friendships are sure to last forever. Everything鈥檚 just peachy until a mysterious old man moves in upstairs, and those Low Men in Yellow Coats come sniffing around. Sing it now . . . 鈾� It鈥檚 a cruel (cruel), cruel summer, leaving me here on my own. 鈾�
Such an awesome short story that drew the curtain back on the Low Men. Easy 4+ stars.
Next, we fast forward to 1966 for the titular story Hearts in Atlantis with the addition of some funny new characters. We follow along as these freshmen struggle to adjust to college life, during a period of great turmoil in the US, only to end up mired in the Hearts tournament from hell. The story started off strong enough, but then slowly devolves into a hippy drippy diatribe railing against the Vietnam War. Sadly, once this can of worms was opened it became quite evident that this was to become the main focus of the rest of the stories. I get it, brother, war is hell. Especially ones we should have never gotten tangled up in to begin with, and doubly so when they're drafting unwilling participants into the shit-storm. Live and let live, put John Lennon's Imagine on an endless loop, that鈥檚 my motto. So please forgive me while I bury my head in the sand, but I don鈥檛 care to spend so much time mulling over a war that could have/should have been avoided, and all the lives lost to it. This story fell to a low 3 stars, for me.
The last three stories are all extremely short in comparison to the first two, and, excluding a couple of scenes with minor Dark Tower relevance, there's nothing too noteworthy. Therefore, I鈥檇 rate each of these 2 stars.
There are a few reoccurring characters that tie all the stories together nicely, making the book much more interesting than it would have been otherwise. Nevertheless, my overall average for the entire collection adds up to a paltry 2.6 stars. Loved that first story and parts of the second, but I could have done without much of the rest.
October 18, 2023
I always think after reading a Stephen King that I should read more. They are not all the stereotypical horror genre. The last I read was Billy Summers - not a monster in sight. And this book has only the hint of a monster in the opening short story. But monsters in memory and nostalgia lurk in all five stories.
The first was my favourite. The story of an 11 year old boy growing up and meeting an older man with psychic powers who is being hunted by beings from another dimension.
All the stories link characters and capture the sense of the 1960鈥檚 and the Vietnam war. I really enjoyed the book and yes鈥 need to read more Stephen King馃槈
The first was my favourite. The story of an 11 year old boy growing up and meeting an older man with psychic powers who is being hunted by beings from another dimension.
All the stories link characters and capture the sense of the 1960鈥檚 and the Vietnam war. I really enjoyed the book and yes鈥 need to read more Stephen King馃槈
February 9, 2016
This is nowhere near being one of Kings scariest books, but it may possibly be one of the deepest novels he has written.
Being a child of the 60's, having grown up in the Vietnam era, this book really hit home for me. But it wasn't just because of the war itself. This was a look into the hearts of man (and woman).
Interestingly enough, I started out in the first story being entertained in the fantasy of a tale that not only took me back to a time of my childhood but was also connected to King's Dark Tower series, a series I consider a masterpiece. So yeah, I was having a good time... but by the time I reached the fifth and last story of the book I was angry; angry at war, angry at the man, angry at the government, angry at the system, angry at the atrocities of life and angry at the cruelty of my fellow human beings.
King's mastery in weaving a tale really begins when he introduces William Golding's Lord of the Flies as the book that Ted gives young Bobby to read. Throughout the five stories we see the the same theme take place in the characters that Golding gave us in LOTF. We have our young boys, stranded on an island to fend for themselves, slowly being overcome by their instincts, wildlings, feral. Chasing the pig, wanting to stick the spear up its ass, and finally when that doesn't quite satiate the hunger of the beast, they turn on one another.
And so now, even though the boys (and girls) of King's story have all moved on...aged, they still carry the scars, the nightmares. Mamasan was murdered out there in the bush many years earlier but she still sits in their presence, forever staring with her accusing dead eyes. Eyes that last stared at them when they ran her through with a bayonet. Kill the pig...stick the spear in its ass!
I can see where some might consider this a platform for King's politics, and even I have to restrain myself from using this review as a venting point. But I did say in the beginning that this book was deep. The 60's are long gone, Vietnam is history, but here we are again. When this was written the attacks on 9/11 had yet to happen. King delved deeper into just the moment. He shows us the beast.
If you think vampires, ghosts and rabid dogs are bad, watch what happens when we put the controls of video games in the hands of our children, sit them down in front of televisions where they get to watch Hollywoods glorified war movies and then hand them M-16's and tell them to go and fight. Pretty soon Mamasan will be sitting in their livingrooms with dead eyes while they scratch at the scars on their bodies and the scars on their minds. Now, that will be one hell of a horror story.
February 24, 2010
If I could give six stars to this book, I would. And seven. And eight...And nine. And ten...
June 9, 2013
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 either way - it didn't really do much for me.
On subsequent reads, the confusion regarding the format is not there, but the stories just don't really grab me like I want them to, and how I'm used to King's stories grabbing me. I will say that they are much better appreciated by me now, at the age I am, and with the experience I now have, than it was when I first read it as a teen.
The first story is by far my favorite, and the one I always think of when I think of this book. It's the one that speaks to me the most out of the whole collection. I love Ted Brautigan's character, and seeing him in his little "vacation" to Connecticut is always interesting - but definitely more so now that I know where, and to what, he's taken by the Low Men in the yellow coats. I like Ted's interaction with Bobby, and I like the way that the story kind of feels like a nightmare that's just getting going - shifting between confusion and horror (Liz's experience, the Low Men, etc), and normal summer reality for an 11 year old.
I also really liked Bobby, and I both liked, and pitied, the way he lost some of his innocence that summer. He stopped seeing the world through a child's eyes, and as a result, his whole life shifted. His relationship with his mother became a wary tightrope walk, when before it was simply Liz Rules The Roost. Now Bobby has an understanding of things... and though he still needs her, and loves her in his way, he doesn't like her much, and certainly doesn't respect her. And she knows it.
I do pity Liz, though... to a point. She's raising a son on her own in a world where women are tolerated in the workplace - allowed to get men their coffee, and answer the phones, and they better not complain if there's a little bit of a roaming eye or hand from the boss... not if she wants to keep her job, that is. I am sure it was hard. But my grandmother did it... and she had six kids to raise on her own. That woman made miracle dinners from canned peas, butter, and crackers. She made it work, and so, while I do appreciate that Liz was in a hard spot and I could understand her miserly ways - I could only feel sorry for her to a point.
And then she completely ruined any pity that I had for her by being... well, Liz. She's judgmental, hypocritical, manipulative, greedy, and cruel. She jumps to conclusions, and doesn't care if she's wrong, and her fear and anger lead her to make decisions that she should regret... but probably doesn't. She's too selfish to regret on anyone else's behalf... even her son's.
I do like how the story mirrors, in parts, The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. It has a certain tone that causes dread, even if you don't know why yet.
The other stories... well, they just don't really do much for me. There are characters that we recognize in each of them, and honestly, the subject matter in the remaining stories (except the very last) should speak to me more than it does. These are stories about the Vietnam war, and protesting it, and how that war changed an entire generation of people. It should feel important... but I found it just dragging on.
I will say that King writes an amazing story... even when I'm feeling the drag and not really feeling the story, the words on the page still paint a vivid picture and I can see it clearly in my mind. I love that aspect of King's writing... I'm never at a loss when it comes to seeing what he wants to show me, it's just that sometimes I'm not as interested as I feel I'd need to be in order to fully appreciate it.
On subsequent reads, the confusion regarding the format is not there, but the stories just don't really grab me like I want them to, and how I'm used to King's stories grabbing me. I will say that they are much better appreciated by me now, at the age I am, and with the experience I now have, than it was when I first read it as a teen.
The first story is by far my favorite, and the one I always think of when I think of this book. It's the one that speaks to me the most out of the whole collection. I love Ted Brautigan's character, and seeing him in his little "vacation" to Connecticut is always interesting - but definitely more so now that I know where, and to what, he's taken by the Low Men in the yellow coats. I like Ted's interaction with Bobby, and I like the way that the story kind of feels like a nightmare that's just getting going - shifting between confusion and horror (Liz's experience, the Low Men, etc), and normal summer reality for an 11 year old.
I also really liked Bobby, and I both liked, and pitied, the way he lost some of his innocence that summer. He stopped seeing the world through a child's eyes, and as a result, his whole life shifted. His relationship with his mother became a wary tightrope walk, when before it was simply Liz Rules The Roost. Now Bobby has an understanding of things... and though he still needs her, and loves her in his way, he doesn't like her much, and certainly doesn't respect her. And she knows it.
I do pity Liz, though... to a point. She's raising a son on her own in a world where women are tolerated in the workplace - allowed to get men their coffee, and answer the phones, and they better not complain if there's a little bit of a roaming eye or hand from the boss... not if she wants to keep her job, that is. I am sure it was hard. But my grandmother did it... and she had six kids to raise on her own. That woman made miracle dinners from canned peas, butter, and crackers. She made it work, and so, while I do appreciate that Liz was in a hard spot and I could understand her miserly ways - I could only feel sorry for her to a point.
And then she completely ruined any pity that I had for her by being... well, Liz. She's judgmental, hypocritical, manipulative, greedy, and cruel. She jumps to conclusions, and doesn't care if she's wrong, and her fear and anger lead her to make decisions that she should regret... but probably doesn't. She's too selfish to regret on anyone else's behalf... even her son's.
I do like how the story mirrors, in parts, The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. It has a certain tone that causes dread, even if you don't know why yet.
The other stories... well, they just don't really do much for me. There are characters that we recognize in each of them, and honestly, the subject matter in the remaining stories (except the very last) should speak to me more than it does. These are stories about the Vietnam war, and protesting it, and how that war changed an entire generation of people. It should feel important... but I found it just dragging on.
I will say that King writes an amazing story... even when I'm feeling the drag and not really feeling the story, the words on the page still paint a vivid picture and I can see it clearly in my mind. I love that aspect of King's writing... I'm never at a loss when it comes to seeing what he wants to show me, it's just that sometimes I'm not as interested as I feel I'd need to be in order to fully appreciate it.
April 1, 2024
Nobody can climb inside a boy's head better than Stephen King... regardless of whether it's a horror or thriller... like the kids in Stand By Me, King does a wonderful job of telling this story thru the eyes of the main character...definitely one of my favorite non-scary King books.
And the movie wasn't so bad either!
(Reviewed 5/17/08)
And the movie wasn't so bad either!
(Reviewed 5/17/08)
March 4, 2023
Rating: 猸愨瓙猸�
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Hearts of Atlantis is a collection of five short stories written by Stephen King that are all related to one another and take place in the 1960s in the United States. Each of the short stories in this collection covers the life of a different individual and addresses issues such as coming of age, dealing with the loss of a loved one, and the aftereffects of the Vietnam War.
The stories are written quite well, yet many of them are extremely upsetting. Characterization is one of King's strong points. The main characters in each of his stories are colorful and have many different sides. His style of writing is poetic and detailed, and it paints vivid pictures of the people and the places they live. Although each tale stands alone as its own adventure, taken together they form a more comprehensive account of events. It is a remarkable and profoundly moving compilation that might stick with readers long after they have finished the book, to different degrees.
The book connects with The Dark Tower series by introducing an important mysterious stranger named Ted Brautigan, who will later appear in The Dark Tower series. One of the biggest drawbacks of this book is that, at times, it felt confusing, which is due to its nonlinear structure and numerous flashbacks. The other thing is that I am personally not too keen on stories that deal with the aftereffects of war. I find them disturbing. Hearts in Atlantis was not an exception. If this was not part of my Dark Tower reading plan, I might not have picked it up. I don鈥檛 feel the open ending in this book served it well, as many questions were left unanswered. It is still a decent book, but keep in mind all the trigger warnings if you are going to pick it up.
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Hearts of Atlantis is a collection of five short stories written by Stephen King that are all related to one another and take place in the 1960s in the United States. Each of the short stories in this collection covers the life of a different individual and addresses issues such as coming of age, dealing with the loss of a loved one, and the aftereffects of the Vietnam War.
The stories are written quite well, yet many of them are extremely upsetting. Characterization is one of King's strong points. The main characters in each of his stories are colorful and have many different sides. His style of writing is poetic and detailed, and it paints vivid pictures of the people and the places they live. Although each tale stands alone as its own adventure, taken together they form a more comprehensive account of events. It is a remarkable and profoundly moving compilation that might stick with readers long after they have finished the book, to different degrees.
The book connects with The Dark Tower series by introducing an important mysterious stranger named Ted Brautigan, who will later appear in The Dark Tower series. One of the biggest drawbacks of this book is that, at times, it felt confusing, which is due to its nonlinear structure and numerous flashbacks. The other thing is that I am personally not too keen on stories that deal with the aftereffects of war. I find them disturbing. Hearts in Atlantis was not an exception. If this was not part of my Dark Tower reading plan, I might not have picked it up. I don鈥檛 feel the open ending in this book served it well, as many questions were left unanswered. It is still a decent book, but keep in mind all the trigger warnings if you are going to pick it up.
August 9, 2024
Beware, Bobby, evil lurks!
July 11, 2018
I've had this on my book shelf since March. It was one of the Stephen King books i was less bothered about reading because of a very stupid reason: the Anthony Hopkins film. A film i have never even seen but there's something about the ridiculous movie poster with a wizened Hopkins holding his palm out that put me off. Shallow me. Turns out the book is one of the best Stephen Kings I've read.
The first story is the longest and has a connection to the dark tower. I felt a nerdy shiver of joy envelop my spine when i read the phrases 'all things serve the beam' and 'other worlds than these'. The story is about a beam breaker who has escaped from Algul Siento and is now being hunted by the low men (or Can-Toi to the initiated). He moves into the apartment above Bobby Garfield and befriends him.
The second story is a weird combination of the card game Hearts and the Vietnam war. I guess it's a coming of age story with a couple of links to story one. The other stories are a lot shorter but are more heavily linked to story one. 'Blind Willie' and 'Why we're in Vietnam' tackle PTSD and the last story is a superb finale. I've read a couple of reviews that comment on the loose links between each story but i would have to disagree. The book is one complete story split into five sections over a forty year period.
A great book and i didn't even hesitate giving five stars. Who cares if it isn't a horror story, Stephen King is just a great story teller. The best.
The first story is the longest and has a connection to the dark tower. I felt a nerdy shiver of joy envelop my spine when i read the phrases 'all things serve the beam' and 'other worlds than these'. The story is about a beam breaker who has escaped from Algul Siento and is now being hunted by the low men (or Can-Toi to the initiated). He moves into the apartment above Bobby Garfield and befriends him.
The second story is a weird combination of the card game Hearts and the Vietnam war. I guess it's a coming of age story with a couple of links to story one. The other stories are a lot shorter but are more heavily linked to story one. 'Blind Willie' and 'Why we're in Vietnam' tackle PTSD and the last story is a superb finale. I've read a couple of reviews that comment on the loose links between each story but i would have to disagree. The book is one complete story split into five sections over a forty year period.
A great book and i didn't even hesitate giving five stars. Who cares if it isn't a horror story, Stephen King is just a great story teller. The best.
January 16, 2024
A wonderful read. I like the Dark Tower connections snd how King drew all the five stories together. Other reviewers have better descriptions of the themes and connections of the story. Vietnam, the 1960s, war and life on campuses during that period.
One critic described Hearts in Atlantis as "the Great American Baby Boomer Novel". King at his best with Bobby, Carol and Sully with the elderly mysterious Ted. Peter Riley and Carol with the addictive Hearts card game and the burgeoning protests on campus over the Vietnam War.
One critic described Hearts in Atlantis as "the Great American Baby Boomer Novel". King at his best with Bobby, Carol and Sully with the elderly mysterious Ted. Peter Riley and Carol with the addictive Hearts card game and the burgeoning protests on campus over the Vietnam War.
July 3, 2017
3,5/5 伪蟽蟿蔚蟻维魏喂伪.
螣喂 "螝伪蟻未喂苇蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 螒蟿位伪谓蟿委未伪" 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟺慰蠀 渭蔚 蟺蟻慰尾位畏渭维蟿喂蟽蔚 魏维蟺蠅蟼. 螣蟺蠅蟽未萎蟺慰蟿蔚 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚,伪位位维 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟺蠅 蟺蠅蟼 蟿慰 魏伪蟿伪蟿维蟽蟽蠅 蟽蟿伪 蟺蟻慰蟽蠅蟺喂魏维 渭慰蠀 top 伪纬伪蟺畏渭苇谓伪 尾喂尾位委伪 蟿慰蠀 King.
韦慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 尾喂尾位委慰 未蔚谓 苇蠂蔚喂 谓伪 魏维谓蔚喂 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 蟿蟻蠈渭慰,伪位位维 伪蟺慰未蔚喂魏谓蠉蔚喂 蟿慰 蟺蠈蟽慰 蟿伪位伪谓蟿慰蠉蠂伪 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 蟺苇谓伪 蟿慰蠀 King,魏伪喂 蟿慰 蟺蠈蟽慰 蔚蟺喂蟿蠀蠂畏渭苇谓伪 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 纬蟻维蠄蔚喂 桅伪谓蟿伪蟽委伪,韦蟻蠈渭慰 萎 魏维蟿喂 维位位慰. 螘未蠋 位慰喂蟺蠈谓 蔚蟺喂位苇纬蔚喂 谓伪 伪蟽蠂慰位畏胃蔚委 渭蔚 慰蠀蟽喂伪蟽蟿喂魏维 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏苇蟼 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼,慰喂 慰蟺慰委蔚蟼 未喂伪未苇蠂慰谓蟿伪喂 蠂蟻慰谓喂魏维 畏 渭委伪 蟿畏谓 维位位畏. 螢蔚魏喂谓蠋谓蟿伪蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 伪蟻蠂苇蟼 蟿畏蟼 未蔚魏伪蔚蟿委伪蟼伪 蟿慰蠀 '60 魏伪喂 渭蔚 萎蟻蠅蔚蟼 蟿蟻委伪 渭喂魏蟻维 蟺伪喂未喂维 蟺慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 蠁委位慰喂 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼,慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 尉蔚未喂蟺位蠋谓蔚喂 苇谓伪 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏蠈 魏慰蠀尾维蟻喂 蟺慰蠀 魏伪蟿伪位萎纬蔚喂 喂蟽蟿慰蟻喂魏维 蟽蟿伪 蟿苇位畏 蟿畏蟼 未蔚魏伪蔚蟿委伪蟼 蟿慰蠀 '90. 螒蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 蟺伪喂未喂魏萎 伪胃蠅蠈蟿畏蟿伪 蟿蠅谓 60蟼 蟽蟿伪 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪 蟿慰蠀 蟺伪谓蔚蟺喂蟽蟿畏渭委慰蠀 蟿蠅谓 70蟼,蟿畏蟼 蟺谓蔚蠀渭伪蟿喂魏萎蟼 伪谓伪味萎蟿畏蟽畏蟼 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 蟺蟻慰尾位畏渭伪蟿喂蟽渭慰蠉 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 蟺蠈位蔚渭慰 蟿慰蠀 螔喂蔚蟿谓维渭 魏喂 伪蟺蠈 魏蔚喂 蟽蟿伪 委未喂伪 蟿伪 蟺蔚未委伪 蟿蠅谓 渭伪蠂蠋谓 魏伪喂 蟿蔚位喂魏维 蟽蟿畏 未蔚魏伪蔚蟿委伪 蟿慰蠀 '90,蠈蟺慰蠀 尉伪谓伪蟽蠀谓伪谓蟿慰蠉渭蔚 蟿慰蠀蟼 萎蟻蠅苇蟼 渭伪蟼 谓伪 未喂蔚蟻蠅蟿蠋谓蟿伪喂 纬喂伪 蟿喂蟼 蔚蟺喂位慰纬苇蟼,蟿喂蟼 味蠅苇蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼,蟿慰 蟺伪蟻蔚位胃蠈谓 魏伪喂 蟿慰 渭苇位位慰谓.
韦慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蔚委谓伪喂 '伪蠁喂蔚蟻蠅渭苇谓慰' 蟽蟿畏谓 纬蔚谓喂维 蟿畏蟼 未蔚魏伪蔚蟿委伪蟼 蟿慰蠀 '60 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 '70 魏伪喂 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏维 蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠉蠅 蟺蠅蟼 蠈蟽慰喂 蟿喂蟼 苇味畏蟽伪谓 伪蟺蠈 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 蠂苇蟻喂 胃伪 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 伪谓伪魏维位蠀蠄伪谓 苇谓伪 渭苇蟻慰蟼 蟿慰蠀 蔚伪蠀蟿慰蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼 渭苇蟽伪 蟽' 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰. 螝伪喂 谓伪 蟽蠀纬魏喂谓萎胃畏魏伪谓 螤螣螞违. 螘纬蠋 蠅蟼 蟺蟻慰蟼 伪蠀蟿蠈 未蔚谓 蟿伪蠀蟿委蟽蟿畏魏伪 魏伪胃蠈位慰蠀,渭慰蠀 萎蟿伪谓 蟺慰位蠉 尉苇谓慰,伪谓 魏伪喂 慰渭慰位慰纬蠋 蟺蠅蟼 蟽蠀纬魏喂谓萎胃畏魏伪. 螝维蟺蠅蟼. 螘蟺委蟽畏蟼,尾蟻萎魏伪 蟿慰 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 渭苇蟻慰蟼 魏维蟺蠅蟼 '蠁位蠉伪蟻慰',慰渭慰位慰纬蠋 蟺蠅蟼 蟽蔚 渭蔚蟻喂魏维 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀 蠄喂位慰尾伪蟻苇胃畏魏伪. 螒纬维蟺畏蟽伪 蠈渭蠅蟼 纬喂伪 渭喂伪 伪魏蠈渭伪 蠁慰蟻维 蟿慰谓 纬蔚谓喂魏蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 蟿慰蠀 螔伪蟽喂位喂维 谓伪 未委谓蔚喂 尉蔚蠂蠅蟻喂蟽蟿萎 蟽畏渭伪蟽委伪 魏伪喂 蟽蟿慰 蟺伪蟻伪渭喂魏蟻蠈 纬蔚纬慰谓蠈蟼,谓伪 魏维谓蔚喂 蟿慰 渭喂魏蟻蠈 谓伪 蠁伪委谓蔚蟿伪喂 渭蔚纬维位慰 魏伪喂 蟿慰 渭苇蟿蟻喂慰 蟽蟺慰蠀未伪委慰 魏伪喂 谓伪 未委谓蔚喂 蟿慰 未喂魏蠈 蟿慰蠀,渭慰谓伪未喂魏蠈 蠂蟻蠋渭伪 魏伪喂 蠉蠁慰蟼 蟽蟿慰 纬蟻伪蟺蟿蠈 蟿慰蠀. 螒蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰蠀 蟿慰 蠂维蟻喂蟽渭伪 谓慰渭委味蠅 蟺蠅蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 味畏位蔚蠀蟿蠈 魏伪喂 蟿伪蠀蟿蠈蠂蟻慰谓伪 蟽蟺维谓喂慰 蟽蟿慰谓 蠂蠋蟻慰 蟿畏蟼 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁萎蟼. 螒魏蠈渭伪 魏伪喂 伪谓 未蔚谓 蟽慰蠀 伪蟻苇蟽蔚喂 蟺慰位蠉 魏维蟺慰喂慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿慰蠀,蟿慰 伪蟺慰未苇蠂蔚蟽伪喂 魏伪喂 蠀蟺慰魏位委谓蔚蟽伪喂 渭蟺蟻慰蟽蟿维 蟽蟿慰 蟿伪位苇谓蟿慰 蟿慰蠀.
螣喂 "螝伪蟻未喂苇蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 螒蟿位伪谓蟿委未伪" 未蔚谓 尉苇蟻蠅 伪谓 胃伪 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 尾喂尾位委慰 蟺慰蠀 胃伪 蟽蠀纬魏位慰谓委蟽蔚喂 萎 胃伪 蟽畏渭伪未苇蠄蔚喂 蟿慰谓 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏 蟿慰蠀,谓慰渭委味蠅 蠈渭蠅蟼 蟺蠅蟼 伪尉委味蔚喂 谓伪 未喂伪尾伪蟽蟿蔚委 伪蟺蠈 蠁伪谓伪蟿喂魏慰蠉蟼 魏伪喂 渭畏 蟿慰蠀 King. 螕喂伪 蟿畏谓 蔚渭蟺蔚喂蟻委伪 魏伪喂 渭蠈谓慰. 螝伪喂 纬喂伪 蟿畏 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪.
螣喂 "螝伪蟻未喂苇蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 螒蟿位伪谓蟿委未伪" 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟺慰蠀 渭蔚 蟺蟻慰尾位畏渭维蟿喂蟽蔚 魏维蟺蠅蟼. 螣蟺蠅蟽未萎蟺慰蟿蔚 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚,伪位位维 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟺蠅 蟺蠅蟼 蟿慰 魏伪蟿伪蟿维蟽蟽蠅 蟽蟿伪 蟺蟻慰蟽蠅蟺喂魏维 渭慰蠀 top 伪纬伪蟺畏渭苇谓伪 尾喂尾位委伪 蟿慰蠀 King.
韦慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 尾喂尾位委慰 未蔚谓 苇蠂蔚喂 谓伪 魏维谓蔚喂 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 蟿蟻蠈渭慰,伪位位维 伪蟺慰未蔚喂魏谓蠉蔚喂 蟿慰 蟺蠈蟽慰 蟿伪位伪谓蟿慰蠉蠂伪 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 蟺苇谓伪 蟿慰蠀 King,魏伪喂 蟿慰 蟺蠈蟽慰 蔚蟺喂蟿蠀蠂畏渭苇谓伪 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 纬蟻维蠄蔚喂 桅伪谓蟿伪蟽委伪,韦蟻蠈渭慰 萎 魏维蟿喂 维位位慰. 螘未蠋 位慰喂蟺蠈谓 蔚蟺喂位苇纬蔚喂 谓伪 伪蟽蠂慰位畏胃蔚委 渭蔚 慰蠀蟽喂伪蟽蟿喂魏维 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏苇蟼 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼,慰喂 慰蟺慰委蔚蟼 未喂伪未苇蠂慰谓蟿伪喂 蠂蟻慰谓喂魏维 畏 渭委伪 蟿畏谓 维位位畏. 螢蔚魏喂谓蠋谓蟿伪蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 伪蟻蠂苇蟼 蟿畏蟼 未蔚魏伪蔚蟿委伪蟼伪 蟿慰蠀 '60 魏伪喂 渭蔚 萎蟻蠅蔚蟼 蟿蟻委伪 渭喂魏蟻维 蟺伪喂未喂维 蟺慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 蠁委位慰喂 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼,慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 尉蔚未喂蟺位蠋谓蔚喂 苇谓伪 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏蠈 魏慰蠀尾维蟻喂 蟺慰蠀 魏伪蟿伪位萎纬蔚喂 喂蟽蟿慰蟻喂魏维 蟽蟿伪 蟿苇位畏 蟿畏蟼 未蔚魏伪蔚蟿委伪蟼 蟿慰蠀 '90. 螒蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 蟺伪喂未喂魏萎 伪胃蠅蠈蟿畏蟿伪 蟿蠅谓 60蟼 蟽蟿伪 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪 蟿慰蠀 蟺伪谓蔚蟺喂蟽蟿畏渭委慰蠀 蟿蠅谓 70蟼,蟿畏蟼 蟺谓蔚蠀渭伪蟿喂魏萎蟼 伪谓伪味萎蟿畏蟽畏蟼 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 蟺蟻慰尾位畏渭伪蟿喂蟽渭慰蠉 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 蟺蠈位蔚渭慰 蟿慰蠀 螔喂蔚蟿谓维渭 魏喂 伪蟺蠈 魏蔚喂 蟽蟿伪 委未喂伪 蟿伪 蟺蔚未委伪 蟿蠅谓 渭伪蠂蠋谓 魏伪喂 蟿蔚位喂魏维 蟽蟿畏 未蔚魏伪蔚蟿委伪 蟿慰蠀 '90,蠈蟺慰蠀 尉伪谓伪蟽蠀谓伪谓蟿慰蠉渭蔚 蟿慰蠀蟼 萎蟻蠅苇蟼 渭伪蟼 谓伪 未喂蔚蟻蠅蟿蠋谓蟿伪喂 纬喂伪 蟿喂蟼 蔚蟺喂位慰纬苇蟼,蟿喂蟼 味蠅苇蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼,蟿慰 蟺伪蟻蔚位胃蠈谓 魏伪喂 蟿慰 渭苇位位慰谓.
韦慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蔚委谓伪喂 '伪蠁喂蔚蟻蠅渭苇谓慰' 蟽蟿畏谓 纬蔚谓喂维 蟿畏蟼 未蔚魏伪蔚蟿委伪蟼 蟿慰蠀 '60 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 '70 魏伪喂 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏维 蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠉蠅 蟺蠅蟼 蠈蟽慰喂 蟿喂蟼 苇味畏蟽伪谓 伪蟺蠈 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 蠂苇蟻喂 胃伪 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 伪谓伪魏维位蠀蠄伪谓 苇谓伪 渭苇蟻慰蟼 蟿慰蠀 蔚伪蠀蟿慰蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼 渭苇蟽伪 蟽' 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰. 螝伪喂 谓伪 蟽蠀纬魏喂谓萎胃畏魏伪谓 螤螣螞违. 螘纬蠋 蠅蟼 蟺蟻慰蟼 伪蠀蟿蠈 未蔚谓 蟿伪蠀蟿委蟽蟿畏魏伪 魏伪胃蠈位慰蠀,渭慰蠀 萎蟿伪谓 蟺慰位蠉 尉苇谓慰,伪谓 魏伪喂 慰渭慰位慰纬蠋 蟺蠅蟼 蟽蠀纬魏喂谓萎胃畏魏伪. 螝维蟺蠅蟼. 螘蟺委蟽畏蟼,尾蟻萎魏伪 蟿慰 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 渭苇蟻慰蟼 魏维蟺蠅蟼 '蠁位蠉伪蟻慰',慰渭慰位慰纬蠋 蟺蠅蟼 蟽蔚 渭蔚蟻喂魏维 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀 蠄喂位慰尾伪蟻苇胃畏魏伪. 螒纬维蟺畏蟽伪 蠈渭蠅蟼 纬喂伪 渭喂伪 伪魏蠈渭伪 蠁慰蟻维 蟿慰谓 纬蔚谓喂魏蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 蟿慰蠀 螔伪蟽喂位喂维 谓伪 未委谓蔚喂 尉蔚蠂蠅蟻喂蟽蟿萎 蟽畏渭伪蟽委伪 魏伪喂 蟽蟿慰 蟺伪蟻伪渭喂魏蟻蠈 纬蔚纬慰谓蠈蟼,谓伪 魏维谓蔚喂 蟿慰 渭喂魏蟻蠈 谓伪 蠁伪委谓蔚蟿伪喂 渭蔚纬维位慰 魏伪喂 蟿慰 渭苇蟿蟻喂慰 蟽蟺慰蠀未伪委慰 魏伪喂 谓伪 未委谓蔚喂 蟿慰 未喂魏蠈 蟿慰蠀,渭慰谓伪未喂魏蠈 蠂蟻蠋渭伪 魏伪喂 蠉蠁慰蟼 蟽蟿慰 纬蟻伪蟺蟿蠈 蟿慰蠀. 螒蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰蠀 蟿慰 蠂维蟻喂蟽渭伪 谓慰渭委味蠅 蟺蠅蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 味畏位蔚蠀蟿蠈 魏伪喂 蟿伪蠀蟿蠈蠂蟻慰谓伪 蟽蟺维谓喂慰 蟽蟿慰谓 蠂蠋蟻慰 蟿畏蟼 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁萎蟼. 螒魏蠈渭伪 魏伪喂 伪谓 未蔚谓 蟽慰蠀 伪蟻苇蟽蔚喂 蟺慰位蠉 魏维蟺慰喂慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿慰蠀,蟿慰 伪蟺慰未苇蠂蔚蟽伪喂 魏伪喂 蠀蟺慰魏位委谓蔚蟽伪喂 渭蟺蟻慰蟽蟿维 蟽蟿慰 蟿伪位苇谓蟿慰 蟿慰蠀.
螣喂 "螝伪蟻未喂苇蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 螒蟿位伪谓蟿委未伪" 未蔚谓 尉苇蟻蠅 伪谓 胃伪 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 尾喂尾位委慰 蟺慰蠀 胃伪 蟽蠀纬魏位慰谓委蟽蔚喂 萎 胃伪 蟽畏渭伪未苇蠄蔚喂 蟿慰谓 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏 蟿慰蠀,谓慰渭委味蠅 蠈渭蠅蟼 蟺蠅蟼 伪尉委味蔚喂 谓伪 未喂伪尾伪蟽蟿蔚委 伪蟺蠈 蠁伪谓伪蟿喂魏慰蠉蟼 魏伪喂 渭畏 蟿慰蠀 King. 螕喂伪 蟿畏谓 蔚渭蟺蔚喂蟻委伪 魏伪喂 渭蠈谓慰. 螝伪喂 纬喂伪 蟿畏 未喂伪蠁慰蟻蔚蟿喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪.
February 2, 2013
HEARTS IN ATLANTIS is one of Stephen King鈥檚 more critically acclaimed novels. Perhaps critics missed the genre references in the opening story. But they are correct to herald it. I was moved by the story and its characters.
As I stated earlier, I can鈥檛 stand to listen to hippies wax nostalgic about the 60s. I鈥檝e read enough and studied enough and examined the decade without romantic attachment. I鈥檓 much happier to have grown up in the 1980s and Reagan鈥檚 America.
However, King does not romanticize. Each of his characters emerges from the decade broken somehow. King is perhaps too hard on his generation when, as the novel winds down, he criticizes them for trading peace and love for junk bonds and cocaine. As much as I used to enjoy occasionally baiting my late mother into an argument about how her generation was the most spoiled in history, the Baby Boomers deserve credit for bringing about positive cultural, political, and social change.
King is right to not spare his generation鈥檚 most radical members in his story. The Weathermen Underground is one of the most despicable groups ever to form in the United States 鈥� and it is clearly the Weathermen Underground that King has in mind when he recounts Carol鈥檚 life journey. Perhaps their was a touch of the Symbionese Liberation Army in there, too. But as much as the sixties were about peace and love on the home front, there was as much disorder and harm created by the movement.
Certainly, we can interpret the demise of John Sullivan as the death of the Age of Aquarius as he is bombarded with household furnishings and other possessions that the Baby Boomers sought to acquire as they grew up and abandoned their ideals.
As much as Ray Bradbury chronicled pre-depression America with his tales of Greentown, IL, Stephen King is a chronicler of his generation with books such as this and It which masks a tale of growing up American in the 1950s with a horror story. Bradbury broke the barrier that has held back three generations of genre fiction writers from being recognized as 鈥渟erious鈥� writers with something important to contribute to literature. Perhaps King will one day get his due. With HEARTS IN ATLANTIS, he certainly earned it.
As I stated earlier, I can鈥檛 stand to listen to hippies wax nostalgic about the 60s. I鈥檝e read enough and studied enough and examined the decade without romantic attachment. I鈥檓 much happier to have grown up in the 1980s and Reagan鈥檚 America.
However, King does not romanticize. Each of his characters emerges from the decade broken somehow. King is perhaps too hard on his generation when, as the novel winds down, he criticizes them for trading peace and love for junk bonds and cocaine. As much as I used to enjoy occasionally baiting my late mother into an argument about how her generation was the most spoiled in history, the Baby Boomers deserve credit for bringing about positive cultural, political, and social change.
King is right to not spare his generation鈥檚 most radical members in his story. The Weathermen Underground is one of the most despicable groups ever to form in the United States 鈥� and it is clearly the Weathermen Underground that King has in mind when he recounts Carol鈥檚 life journey. Perhaps their was a touch of the Symbionese Liberation Army in there, too. But as much as the sixties were about peace and love on the home front, there was as much disorder and harm created by the movement.
Certainly, we can interpret the demise of John Sullivan as the death of the Age of Aquarius as he is bombarded with household furnishings and other possessions that the Baby Boomers sought to acquire as they grew up and abandoned their ideals.
As much as Ray Bradbury chronicled pre-depression America with his tales of Greentown, IL, Stephen King is a chronicler of his generation with books such as this and It which masks a tale of growing up American in the 1950s with a horror story. Bradbury broke the barrier that has held back three generations of genre fiction writers from being recognized as 鈥渟erious鈥� writers with something important to contribute to literature. Perhaps King will one day get his due. With HEARTS IN ATLANTIS, he certainly earned it.
July 8, 2015
4.5 estrellas.
Corazones en la Atl谩ntida es esa clase de obra que cuando la termin谩s, result谩s una persona diferente a la que eras cuando la empezaste.
Los corazones pueden romperse. Si, los corazones pueden romperse. A veces pienso que ser铆a mejor si muri茅ramos cuando lo hacen, pero no lo hacemos.
Este es uno de los libros de King que m谩s me gustaron. Las cinco historias presentes en esta novela me parecieron grandiosas. Todas tocan temas delicados, terror铆ficos y hasta tienen una alta dosis de drama. Algunas se pueden tornar un poco pesadas en ocasiones, sin embargo, King me cautiv贸 con lo que transmite cada una. Cada una es especial. Y me pareci贸 brillante que todas se relacionen, todas comparten algo. Los cinco relatos componen una cadena que ten茅s que seguir para saber hasta d贸nde te llevar谩.
Llega a un libro como llegar铆as a una tierra inexplorada. Sin un mapa. Expl贸ralo, y dibuja tu propio mapa... Un libro es como un inflador. No te da nada si no le das primero a 茅l.
Magn铆fico este trabajo de King.
Corazones en la Atl谩ntida es esa clase de obra que cuando la termin谩s, result谩s una persona diferente a la que eras cuando la empezaste.
Los corazones pueden romperse. Si, los corazones pueden romperse. A veces pienso que ser铆a mejor si muri茅ramos cuando lo hacen, pero no lo hacemos.
Este es uno de los libros de King que m谩s me gustaron. Las cinco historias presentes en esta novela me parecieron grandiosas. Todas tocan temas delicados, terror铆ficos y hasta tienen una alta dosis de drama. Algunas se pueden tornar un poco pesadas en ocasiones, sin embargo, King me cautiv贸 con lo que transmite cada una. Cada una es especial. Y me pareci贸 brillante que todas se relacionen, todas comparten algo. Los cinco relatos componen una cadena que ten茅s que seguir para saber hasta d贸nde te llevar谩.
Llega a un libro como llegar铆as a una tierra inexplorada. Sin un mapa. Expl贸ralo, y dibuja tu propio mapa... Un libro es como un inflador. No te da nada si no le das primero a 茅l.
Magn铆fico este trabajo de King.
May 21, 2017
I definitely enjoyed this collection of stories more on my second read through but Hearts in Atlantis still remains on the bottom of the list of King story collections for me. I just don't find myself wowed by these like I normally do with his work and found them a bit too slow paced.
But I don't want it to sound like I hated this collection because I really didn't! I was able to appreciate these stories much more this time around because when I first read Hearts in Atlantis, I hadn't read the Dark Tower series yet and so naturally I didn't notice any of the connectons. But this time around I definitely did and I loved the feeling of all the dots connecting!
One thing I particularly enjoyed about this collection was how each story had a common thread and we got to see the same characters throughout, just at different ages and in different situations. I really loved that aspect and it partially made up for the slow pace.
I also really enjoyed the characters in Hearts in Atlantis, they were each so well developed and just so captivating! My favourite though would definitely have to be Ted Brautigan, I just love the relationship he and Bobby have!
So you see I actually really enjoyed this book! I just thought it lacked a bit of the spark and excitement that King's work normally has. Still a really great collection of stories though, just not my fave!
But I don't want it to sound like I hated this collection because I really didn't! I was able to appreciate these stories much more this time around because when I first read Hearts in Atlantis, I hadn't read the Dark Tower series yet and so naturally I didn't notice any of the connectons. But this time around I definitely did and I loved the feeling of all the dots connecting!
One thing I particularly enjoyed about this collection was how each story had a common thread and we got to see the same characters throughout, just at different ages and in different situations. I really loved that aspect and it partially made up for the slow pace.
I also really enjoyed the characters in Hearts in Atlantis, they were each so well developed and just so captivating! My favourite though would definitely have to be Ted Brautigan, I just love the relationship he and Bobby have!
So you see I actually really enjoyed this book! I just thought it lacked a bit of the spark and excitement that King's work normally has. Still a really great collection of stories though, just not my fave!
September 29, 2013
小 "袙械谢懈泻懈褟褌 袚械褌褋斜懈" 肖褉邪薪褋懈褋 小泻芯褌 肖懈褑写卸械褉邪谢写 褍谢邪胁褟 写褍褏邪 薪邪 袗屑械褉懈泻邪 锌褉械蟹 写胁邪泄褋械褌褌械 谐芯写懈薪懈 薪邪 屑懈薪邪谢懈褟 胁械泻. 小褗褋 "小褗褉褑邪 胁 袗褌谢邪薪褌懈写邪" 小褌懈胁褗薪 袣懈薪谐 褍谢邪胁褟 写褍褏邪 薪邪 袗屑械褉懈泻邪 锌褉械蟹 褕械泄褋械褌褌械. 袠 褌芯胁邪 薪械 械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褉械泻谢邪屑邪, 芯褌锌械褔邪褌邪薪邪 薪邪 蟹邪写薪邪褌邪 泻芯褉懈褑邪 薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪, 邪 褔懈褋褌邪褌邪 懈褋褌懈薪邪.
袩芯 褋褗褖薪芯褋褌褌邪 褋懈 褌芯胁邪 械 褉芯屑邪薪, 褉邪蟹写械谢械薪 褍褋谢芯胁薪芯 薪邪 锌械褌 薪芯胁械谢懈, 胁 泻芯懈褌芯 锌褉懈褋褗褋褌胁邪褌 芯斜褖懈 谐械褉芯懈, 锌褉芯褋谢械写褟胁邪 褋械 褌械褏薪懈褟 卸懈蟹薪械薪 锌褗褌 懈 薪械褖邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋械 褋谢褍褔胁邪褌 芯泻芯谢芯 褌褟褏, 锌褉械褔褍锌械薪懈 锌褉械蟹 谐谢械写薪邪褌邪 褌芯褔泻邪 薪邪 胁褋械泻懈 械写懈薪 芯褌 褌褟褏. 袣懈薪谐 芯斜褏胁邪褖邪 谐芯谢褟屑 锌械褉懈芯写 褋 锌械褌褌械 薪芯胁械谢懈 - 褑械谢懈 39 谐芯写懈薪懈 芯褌 1960-邪 写芯 1999-邪, 芯褌 屑芯屑械薪褌邪 屑邪谢泻芯 锌褉械写懈 写邪 蟹邪锌芯褔薪械 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褌邪 写芯 写薪械褋, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 胁褋械 芯褖械 懈屑邪 芯褌褉邪卸械薪懈械 薪邪 锌褉芯斜谢械屑懈褌械. 袧邪 锌褉褗胁 锌芯谐谢械写 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈褌械 褋邪 薪邪写薪懈泻胁邪薪械 胁 械卸械写薪械胁懈械褌芯 薪邪 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪懈褟 邪屑械褉懈泻邪薪械褑, 薪芯 胁褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 褋褌邪胁邪 胁褗锌褉芯褋 蟹邪 薪械褖芯 屑薪芯谐芯 锌芯-写褗谢斜芯泻芯. 袗褌谢邪薪褌懈写邪 褋械 锌褉械胁褉褗褖邪 胁 屑械褌邪褎芯褉邪 蟹邪 小袗些, 褋褌褉邪薪邪褌邪, 斜褍泻胁邪谢薪芯 锌芯褌褗胁邪褖邪 锌芯写 泻褉邪泻邪褌邪 薪邪 褏芯褉邪褌邪. 袦械褔褌懈褌械 褉褍褏胁邪褌 锌褉械蟹 褕械泄褋械褌褌械, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 胁芯泄薪邪褌邪 胁褗胁 袙懈械褌薪邪屑 褉邪蟹写械谢褟 褋褌褉邪薪邪褌邪 - 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 胁芯泄薪邪, 邪 懈 写芯 写薪械褋 薪械蟹邪蟹写褉邪胁褟谢邪 褉邪薪邪. 啸懈锌邪褉懈褌械, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌褉芯锌芯胁褟写胁邪褏邪 褋胁芯斜芯写薪邪 谢褞斜芯胁, 褋胁械褌芯胁械薪 屑懈褉 懈 褟写褉械薪芯 褉邪蟹芯褉褗卸邪胁邪薪械 锌褉芯写邪胁邪褌 懈写械邪谢懈褌械 褋懈 蟹邪 写芯褏芯写薪懈 芯斜谢懈谐邪褑懈懈, 写褉芯谐邪 懈 锌邪褉懈, 褋谢械写 泻芯械褌芯 褋械 胁谢懈胁邪褌 胁 褋懈胁邪褌邪 屑邪褋邪 薪邪 泻芯褋褌褞屑懈褉邪薪懈 屑褗卸械 褋 泻褍褎邪褉褔械褌邪. 袩褉械胁褗褉薪邪褌懈 胁 锌邪褋懈胁薪懈 薪邪斜谢褞写邪褌械谢懈, 褌械 薪械 芯褋褗蟹薪邪胁邪褌 薪邪泄-褌褗卸薪芯褌芯 - 褔械 褋邪 锌褉芯锌褍褋薪邪谢懈 褍薪懈泻邪谢薪懈褟 褕邪薪褋 写邪 胁蟹械屑邪褌 胁褋懈褔泻芯 胁 褉褗褑械褌械 褋懈.
袩芯 屑邪谢泻芯 蟹邪 胁褋褟泻邪 芯褌 薪芯胁械谢懈褌械:
1. 袨褌褉械锌泻懈 褋 卸褗谢褌懈 锌邪谢褌邪 (1960: 袘褟褏邪 谐芯褌芯胁懈 薪邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯) - 胁械褉芯褟褌薪芯 薪邪泄-锌芯蟹薪邪褌邪褌邪 蟹邪 胁邪褋, 褎懈谢屑懈褉邪薪邪 褋 袗薪褌褗薪懈 啸芯锌泻懈薪褋 胁 谐谢邪胁薪邪褌邪 褉芯谢褟, 邪谢邪 泻褉褗褋褌械薪邪 薪邪 褋谢械写胁邪褖邪褌邪 薪芯胁械谢邪. 袙 屑邪谢泻芯 懈 褋锌芯泻芯泄薪芯 谐褉邪写褔械 锌褉懈褋褌懈谐邪 褌懈褏, 写芯斜褉芯写褍褕械薪 胁褗蟹褉邪褋褌械薪 褔芯胁械泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 薪邪械屑邪 械写薪芯 褌邪胁邪薪褔械 懈 褋械 褋泻褉懈胁邪 褌邪屑. 孝芯蟹懈 褔芯胁械泻, 薪邪褉械褔械薪 孝械写 袘褉芯褌懈谐邪薪 褋械 褋锌褉懈褟褌械谢褟胁邪 褋 屑邪谢泻懈褟 袘芯斜懈 袚邪褉褎懈泄谢写, 泻芯泄褌芯 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪, 褔械 孝械写 械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褏芯写械褖邪 褋褗泻褉芯胁懈褖薪懈褑邪 蟹邪 泻邪泻胁芯 谢懈 薪械. 袟邪 卸邪谢芯褋褌, 孝械写 泻褉懈械 懈 薪械屑邪谢泻芯 褌邪泄薪懈 - 褌芯泄 斜褟谐邪 懈 褋械 泻褉懈械 芯褌 蟹谢芯胁械褖懈 褋褗蟹写邪薪懈褟, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌芯褋褌械锌械薪薪芯 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪褌 写邪 褋械 屑褟褉泻邪褌 胁 谐褉邪写褔械褌芯... 校薪懈泻邪谢薪邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟, 褉邪蟹泻谢芯薪械薪懈械 薪邪 孝褗屑薪邪褌邪 袣褍谢邪 - 屑懈褋谢械褏 褋懈 褔械 褎懈谢屑邪 械 胁械谢懈泻, 薪芯 褋谢械写 泻邪褌芯 锌褉芯褔械褌芯褏 薪芯胁械谢邪褌邪 褉邪蟹斜褉邪褏, 褔械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 械 谐械薪懈邪谢薪邪. 袩褉械泻褉邪褋械薪 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹 蟹邪 褋谢褗薪褔械胁芯褌芯 写械褌褋褌胁芯, 蟹邪 锌褉懈褟褌械谢褋褌胁芯褌芯, 芯褌屑懈薪邪谢懈褌械 斜械蟹胁褗蟹胁褉邪褌薪芯 写薪懈. 小褌褉褍胁邪 褋懈 写邪 褋械 芯褌斜械谢械卸懈 泻邪泻 屑邪谢泻懈褟褌 锌芯褋褌械锌械薪薪芯 锌芯褉邪褋褌胁邪 懈 胁褗褌褉械褕薪芯 胁械褔械 褋褗胁褋械屑 薪械 械 写械褌械, 芯斜褉邪蟹褗褌 薪邪 胁谢邪褋褌薪邪褌邪 屑邪泄泻邪 (芯芯芯, 薪褟屑邪 褌邪泻芯胁邪 芯锌懈褋邪薪懈械!) 懈 写邪 薪械 蟹邪斜褉邪胁褟屑械 屑芯谐褗褖懈褟褌 褑懈褌邪褌 : "孝邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪 械写薪邪 屑薪芯谐芯 褏褍斜邪胁邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟, 薪芯 薪械 械 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 屑薪芯谐芯 写芯斜褉械. 袠屑邪 泻薪懈谐懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪懈 锌褉械胁褗蟹褏芯写薪芯, 薪芯 褋 斜械蟹懈薪褌械褉械褋械薪 褋褞卸械褌. 效械褌懈 蟹邪褉邪写懈 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈褌械, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋械 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪褌 胁 泻薪懈谐懈褌械, 薪械 斜褗写懈 褋薪芯斜. 袛褉褍谐 锌褗褌 褔械褌懈 蟹邪褉邪写懈 械蟹懈泻邪, 蟹邪褉邪写懈 写褍屑懈褌械, 薪械 斜褗写懈 泻邪褌芯 褌械蟹懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 懈蟹斜褟谐胁邪褌 写邪 褋懈 薪邪锌褗胁邪褌 屑芯蟹褗泻邪. 袧芯 泻芯谐邪褌芯 薪邪屑械褉懈褕 泻薪懈谐邪, 胁 泻芯褟褌芯 懈 褋褞卸械褌褗褌, 懈 械蟹懈泻褗褌 褋邪 写芯斜褉懈, 蟹薪邪褔懈 褋懈 芯褌泻褉懈谢 褋褗泻褉芯胁懈褖械".
2. 小褗褉褑邪 胁 袗褌谢邪薪褌懈写邪 (1966: 袘褉邪褌褔械, 泻邪泻 褋械 褋屑褟褏屑械 褋邪屑芯, 褖褟褏屑械 写邪 褋械 锌褉褗褋薪械屑!) - 械褌芯 薪邪泄-芯斜械屑薪邪褌邪 薪芯胁械谢邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 褉邪蟹泻褉懈胁邪 褋褗褖薪芯褋褌褌邪. 袟邪锌芯褔胁邪 胁芯泄薪邪褌邪 胁褗胁 袙懈械褌薪邪屑, 邪 褋 薪械褟 懈 锌褉芯褌械褋褌懈褌械. 袣芯泄褌芯 械 褍褋锌褟谢 写邪 褋褌邪薪械 褋褌褍写械薪褌 褋械 械 褋泻邪褌邪谢, 薪芯 泻芯泄褌芯 薪械 - 锌褉邪褌械薪 胁 写卸褍薪谐谢懈褌械 写邪 褋械 斜懈械. 袙 褋褌褍写械薪褌褋泻芯褌芯 芯斜褖械卸懈褌懈械 屑芯屑褔械褌邪褌邪 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪褌 写邪 懈谐褉邪褟褌 泻邪褌芯 谢褍写懈 薪邪 泻芯屑邪褉, 泻芯械褌芯 褋械 芯褌褉邪蟹褟胁邪 薪邪 芯褑械薪泻懈褌械 懈屑 懈 薪褟泻芯懈 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪褌 写邪 懈蟹锌邪写邪褌 芯褌 褍薪懈胁械褉褋懈褌械褌邪 写懈褉械泻褌薪芯 胁 写械谢褌邪褌邪 薪邪 袦械泻芯薪谐. 校薪懈泻邪谢薪芯 械 泻邪泻 褋械 锌芯写泻褉械锌褟褌 械写薪芯 写褉褍谐芯 屑芯屑褔械褌邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋锌芯写械谢褟褌 薪械褖芯 - 斜懈谢芯 褌芯 袙校袟, 胁芯泄薪邪 懈谢懈 写芯褉懈 谐谢褍锌邪胁邪 懈谐褉邪 薪邪 泻邪褉褌懈. 袣懈薪谐 屑薪芯谐芯 写芯斜褉械 械 芯锌懈褋邪谢 懈 蟹胁械褉褋泻邪褌邪 褋褌褉邪褋褌, 泻芯褟褌芯 屑芯卸械 写邪 褌械 褏胁邪薪械 懈 写邪 薪械 褌械 锌褍褋薪械, 邪 写邪 褌械 屑芯褉懈 褋 谐芯写懈薪懈 - 斜懈谢芯 褌芯 褏邪蟹邪褉褌, 锌懈械薪械, 写褉芯谐邪, 褑懈谐邪褉懈, 泻褍褉胁懈, 胁懈写械芯懈谐褉懈 懈谢懈 锌褉芯褋褌芯 薪褟泻邪泻胁邪 谢褍写芯褋褌. 袟薪邪屑 蟹邪 泻邪泻胁芯 褋褌邪胁邪 胁褗锌褉芯褋, 屑芯谐邪 写邪 谐芯 芯褑械薪褟.
3. 小谢械锌懈褟褌 校懈谢懈 (1983: 袘芯谐 写邪 薪懈 斜谢邪谐芯褋谢芯胁懈 胁褋懈褔泻懈褌械) - 胁芯泄薪邪褌邪 胁械褔械 械 蟹邪胁褗褉褕懈谢邪, 邪 泻芯泄褌芯 械 芯褑械谢褟谢 芯褌 薪械褟 胁械褔械 薪械 械 褋褗褖懈褟. 校懈谢懈 楔褗褉屑邪薪 械 谢械泻芯 褔邪谢薪邪褌, 褋褌褉邪写邪褖 芯褌 屑薪芯卸械褋褌胁械薪邪 褕懈蟹芯褎褉械薪懈褟, 胁 薪械谐芯 卸懈胁械褟褌 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 写褍褕懈. 袨褋褌邪薪邪褏 泻邪褌芯 谐褉褗屑薪邪褌 芯褌 谢械泻芯褌邪褌邪, 褋 泻芯褟褌芯 褔懈褔泻芯 小褌懈胁懈 芯锌懈褋胁邪 锌褉芯褋褟泻邪 薪邪 芯卸懈胁械薪懈褟 斜褍谢械胁邪褉写 懈 褉褍褕胁械褌邪, 泻芯泄褌芯 斜褍褌邪 薪邪 褔械薪谐械褌芯, 蟹邪 写邪 薪械 谐芯 蟹邪泻邪褔邪, 泻邪泻褌芯 懈 锌邪褉懈褌械, 泻芯懈褌芯 懈蟹泻邪褉胁邪. 携胁薪芯 薪械 褋邪屑芯 褌褍泻 薪邪 屑械褌褉芯褋褌邪薪褑懈褟 小械褉写懈泻邪 褋械 褋谢褍褔胁邪褌 锌芯写芯斜薪懈 褉邪斜芯褌懈.
4. 袟邪褖芯 褋屑械 胁褗胁 袙懈械褌薪邪屑 (1999: 袣芯谐邪褌芯 薪褟泻芯泄 褍屑褉械, 屑懈褋谢懈褕 蟹邪 屑懈薪邪谢芯褌芯) - 械褌芯 褟 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 蟹邪 胁械褌械褉邪薪懈褌械 芯褌 袙懈械褌薪邪屑, 褌械蟹懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋械 胁褗褉薪邪褏邪. 袣芯谢泻芯 芯褌 褌褟褏 褋邪 懈薪胁邪谢懈写懈, 泻芯谢泻芯 褋 褉邪蟹斜懈褌懈 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁邪 懈 蟹写褉邪胁械, 褋 斜芯谢薪懈 屑芯蟹褗褑懈 懈 泻芯谢泻芯 卸械褋褌芯泻芯 械 胁褋懈褔泻芯. 袠褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 械 褍卸邪褋褟胁邪褖邪.
5. 袠 褋械 褋锌褍褋泻邪褌 斜芯卸械褋褌胁械薪懈褌械 褋械薪泻懈 薪邪 薪芯褖褌邪 (1999: 啸邪泄写械, 褋褌邪褉懈 屑褉褗褋薪懈泻芯, 胁褗褉薪懈 褋械 褍 写芯屑邪) - 锌芯-褋泻芯褉芯 泻褉邪褌褗泻 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹, 泻芯泄褌芯 芯斜芯斜褖邪胁邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯 写芯褌褍泻 懈 褋谢邪谐邪 褌芯褔泻邪褌邪 薪邪泻褉邪褟. 袣褉邪褟褌, 泻芯泄褌芯 械 褌邪泻邪 褉邪蟹屑邪蟹胁邪褖, 褔械 褌懈 芯屑械泻胁邪褌 泻邪锌邪褔泻懈褌械 懈 褋懈 斜谢邪谐芯写邪褉械薪, 褔械 褔械褌械褕 褋械写薪邪谢, 懈薪邪褔械 邪泻芯 褋懈 锌褉邪胁 褖械 褋械 褋褉懈薪械褕 薪邪 泻芯谢械薪械.
袦褉褗薪-屑褉褗薪, 胁 锌褉械胁芯写邪 薪邪 屑芯屑械薪褌懈 屑褉褗薪-屑褉褗薪 懈屑邪 谐芯谢械屑懈 褏褍泄薪懈, 屑褉褗薪-屑褉褗薪! 袨褋芯斜械薪芯 屑械 褏胁褗褉谢懈 胁 褌褗锌邪薪邪 褋谢械写薪芯褌芯 - "袪褍屑锌械谢褋褌懈谢褌褋泻懈薪" 懈 斜械谢械卸泻邪 锌芯写 谢懈薪懈褟 - 谐械褉芯懈薪褟 芯褌 薪械屑褋泻懈褌械 锌褉懈泻邪蟹泻懈, 薪邪 泻芯褟褌芯 锌芯褋褌芯褟薪薪芯 泄 褉邪褋褌械 泻芯褋邪褌邪. 袩芯泻褗褉褌懈褌械谢薪芯 谐谢褍锌邪胁芯. 袩褗褉胁芯, 谐械褉芯懈薪褟褌邪 褋械 泻邪蟹胁邪 袪邪锌褍薪褑械谢 懈 薪褟屑邪 薪懈褖芯 芯斜褖芯 褋 褌械屑邪褌邪 懈 胁褌芯褉芯 - 袪褍屑锌械谢褖懈谢褑褏械薪 (泻邪泻褌芯 械 锌褉邪胁懈谢薪芯褌芯 薪邪懈屑械薪芯胁邪薪懈械) 械 写卸褍写卸械, 锌褉懈 褌芯胁邪 袚袝袪袨袡 芯褌 屑褗卸泻懈 锌芯谢, 泻芯泄褌芯 械 谐邪写懈薪泻邪: 锌褉邪胁懈 褌懈 褍褋谢褍谐懈, 薪芯 胁 蟹邪屑褟薪邪 胁懈薪邪谐懈 褌懈 懈褋泻邪 薪械褖芯 懈 褋懈 锌褉械褑邪泻邪薪, 屑芯卸械褕 写邪 谐芯 薪邪写胁懈械褕 褋邪屑芯 邪泻芯 屑褍 蟹薪邪械褕 懈屑械褌芯. 袟邪褌芯胁邪 褋械 褋锌芯屑械薪邪胁邪 胁褗胁 胁褗锌褉芯褋薪懈褟 泻芯薪褌械泻褋褌.
小谢械写 褌邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪 懈屑邪屑 写邪 胁懈 蟹邪褟胁褟 薪械褖芯 薪邪 胁褋懈褔泻懈 胁邪褋, 屑芯屑褔械褌邪 懈 屑芯屑懈褔械褌邪, 芯褋芯斜械薪芯 薪邪 褌械蟹懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 薪械写芯谢褞斜胁邪褌 袣懈薪谐 懈 褌胁芯褉褔械褋褌胁芯褌芯 屑褍. 袙褟褉薪芯, 褔械 懈屑邪 懈 锌芯-写芯斜褉懈 锌懈褋邪褌械谢懈 芯褌 薪械谐芯. 袙褟褉薪芯, 褔械 褋懈 懈屑邪 懈 褌芯泄 褌褉械褋泻懈 蟹邪 写褟谢邪薪械. 袧芯 褌芯泄 薪械 械 褋邪屑芯 褍屑械谢 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪褔, 锌械褔械谢懈胁褕 邪胁褌芯褉 懈 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉-蟹邪薪邪褟褌褔懈褟. 孝芯泄 械 械写懈薪 胁械谢懈泻 锌懈褋邪褌械谢, 泻芯泄褌芯 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 械 锌褉芯斜懈谢 锌褗褌械褔泻邪, 褌褗薪泻邪 泻邪褌芯 锌褉芯褋械泻邪 胁 谢械褋, 邪 械 锌褉芯泻芯锌邪谢 蟹胁械褉褋泻邪 屑邪谐懈褋褌褉邪谢邪, 锌芯 泻芯褟褌芯 胁褗褉胁懈屑 懈 锌懈褋邪褌械谢懈, 懈 褔懈褌邪褌械谢懈. 袟邪 薪械谐芯 褖械 褋械 谐芯胁芯褉懈 胁械泻芯胁械 薪邪锌褉械写, 褋懈谐褍褉械薪 褋褗屑 胁 褌芯胁邪, 泻邪泻褌芯 褋褗屑 懈 褋懈谐褍褉械薪, 褔械 褌邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪 械 胁 褌芯锌 5 薪邪 褑褟谢芯褌芯 屑褍 褌胁芯褉褔械褋褌胁芯. 袣薪懈谐邪, 芯褌 泻芯褟褌芯 褋褌褉褍懈 褔械褋褌薪芯褋褌 懈 懈褋泻褉械薪芯褋褌 芯褌 胁褋械泻懈 褉械写, 邪 胁褋褟泻邪 写褍屑邪 械 褔懈褋褌邪 懈 薪械锌芯写锌褉邪胁械薪邪 懈褋褌懈薪邪.
袩芯 褋褗褖薪芯褋褌褌邪 褋懈 褌芯胁邪 械 褉芯屑邪薪, 褉邪蟹写械谢械薪 褍褋谢芯胁薪芯 薪邪 锌械褌 薪芯胁械谢懈, 胁 泻芯懈褌芯 锌褉懈褋褗褋褌胁邪褌 芯斜褖懈 谐械褉芯懈, 锌褉芯褋谢械写褟胁邪 褋械 褌械褏薪懈褟 卸懈蟹薪械薪 锌褗褌 懈 薪械褖邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋械 褋谢褍褔胁邪褌 芯泻芯谢芯 褌褟褏, 锌褉械褔褍锌械薪懈 锌褉械蟹 谐谢械写薪邪褌邪 褌芯褔泻邪 薪邪 胁褋械泻懈 械写懈薪 芯褌 褌褟褏. 袣懈薪谐 芯斜褏胁邪褖邪 谐芯谢褟屑 锌械褉懈芯写 褋 锌械褌褌械 薪芯胁械谢懈 - 褑械谢懈 39 谐芯写懈薪懈 芯褌 1960-邪 写芯 1999-邪, 芯褌 屑芯屑械薪褌邪 屑邪谢泻芯 锌褉械写懈 写邪 蟹邪锌芯褔薪械 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褌邪 写芯 写薪械褋, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 胁褋械 芯褖械 懈屑邪 芯褌褉邪卸械薪懈械 薪邪 锌褉芯斜谢械屑懈褌械. 袧邪 锌褉褗胁 锌芯谐谢械写 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈褌械 褋邪 薪邪写薪懈泻胁邪薪械 胁 械卸械写薪械胁懈械褌芯 薪邪 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪懈褟 邪屑械褉懈泻邪薪械褑, 薪芯 胁褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 褋褌邪胁邪 胁褗锌褉芯褋 蟹邪 薪械褖芯 屑薪芯谐芯 锌芯-写褗谢斜芯泻芯. 袗褌谢邪薪褌懈写邪 褋械 锌褉械胁褉褗褖邪 胁 屑械褌邪褎芯褉邪 蟹邪 小袗些, 褋褌褉邪薪邪褌邪, 斜褍泻胁邪谢薪芯 锌芯褌褗胁邪褖邪 锌芯写 泻褉邪泻邪褌邪 薪邪 褏芯褉邪褌邪. 袦械褔褌懈褌械 褉褍褏胁邪褌 锌褉械蟹 褕械泄褋械褌褌械, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 胁芯泄薪邪褌邪 胁褗胁 袙懈械褌薪邪屑 褉邪蟹写械谢褟 褋褌褉邪薪邪褌邪 - 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 胁芯泄薪邪, 邪 懈 写芯 写薪械褋 薪械蟹邪蟹写褉邪胁褟谢邪 褉邪薪邪. 啸懈锌邪褉懈褌械, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌褉芯锌芯胁褟写胁邪褏邪 褋胁芯斜芯写薪邪 谢褞斜芯胁, 褋胁械褌芯胁械薪 屑懈褉 懈 褟写褉械薪芯 褉邪蟹芯褉褗卸邪胁邪薪械 锌褉芯写邪胁邪褌 懈写械邪谢懈褌械 褋懈 蟹邪 写芯褏芯写薪懈 芯斜谢懈谐邪褑懈懈, 写褉芯谐邪 懈 锌邪褉懈, 褋谢械写 泻芯械褌芯 褋械 胁谢懈胁邪褌 胁 褋懈胁邪褌邪 屑邪褋邪 薪邪 泻芯褋褌褞屑懈褉邪薪懈 屑褗卸械 褋 泻褍褎邪褉褔械褌邪. 袩褉械胁褗褉薪邪褌懈 胁 锌邪褋懈胁薪懈 薪邪斜谢褞写邪褌械谢懈, 褌械 薪械 芯褋褗蟹薪邪胁邪褌 薪邪泄-褌褗卸薪芯褌芯 - 褔械 褋邪 锌褉芯锌褍褋薪邪谢懈 褍薪懈泻邪谢薪懈褟 褕邪薪褋 写邪 胁蟹械屑邪褌 胁褋懈褔泻芯 胁 褉褗褑械褌械 褋懈.
袩芯 屑邪谢泻芯 蟹邪 胁褋褟泻邪 芯褌 薪芯胁械谢懈褌械:
1. 袨褌褉械锌泻懈 褋 卸褗谢褌懈 锌邪谢褌邪 (1960: 袘褟褏邪 谐芯褌芯胁懈 薪邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯) - 胁械褉芯褟褌薪芯 薪邪泄-锌芯蟹薪邪褌邪褌邪 蟹邪 胁邪褋, 褎懈谢屑懈褉邪薪邪 褋 袗薪褌褗薪懈 啸芯锌泻懈薪褋 胁 谐谢邪胁薪邪褌邪 褉芯谢褟, 邪谢邪 泻褉褗褋褌械薪邪 薪邪 褋谢械写胁邪褖邪褌邪 薪芯胁械谢邪. 袙 屑邪谢泻芯 懈 褋锌芯泻芯泄薪芯 谐褉邪写褔械 锌褉懈褋褌懈谐邪 褌懈褏, 写芯斜褉芯写褍褕械薪 胁褗蟹褉邪褋褌械薪 褔芯胁械泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 薪邪械屑邪 械写薪芯 褌邪胁邪薪褔械 懈 褋械 褋泻褉懈胁邪 褌邪屑. 孝芯蟹懈 褔芯胁械泻, 薪邪褉械褔械薪 孝械写 袘褉芯褌懈谐邪薪 褋械 褋锌褉懈褟褌械谢褟胁邪 褋 屑邪谢泻懈褟 袘芯斜懈 袚邪褉褎懈泄谢写, 泻芯泄褌芯 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪, 褔械 孝械写 械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褏芯写械褖邪 褋褗泻褉芯胁懈褖薪懈褑邪 蟹邪 泻邪泻胁芯 谢懈 薪械. 袟邪 卸邪谢芯褋褌, 孝械写 泻褉懈械 懈 薪械屑邪谢泻芯 褌邪泄薪懈 - 褌芯泄 斜褟谐邪 懈 褋械 泻褉懈械 芯褌 蟹谢芯胁械褖懈 褋褗蟹写邪薪懈褟, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌芯褋褌械锌械薪薪芯 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪褌 写邪 褋械 屑褟褉泻邪褌 胁 谐褉邪写褔械褌芯... 校薪懈泻邪谢薪邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟, 褉邪蟹泻谢芯薪械薪懈械 薪邪 孝褗屑薪邪褌邪 袣褍谢邪 - 屑懈褋谢械褏 褋懈 褔械 褎懈谢屑邪 械 胁械谢懈泻, 薪芯 褋谢械写 泻邪褌芯 锌褉芯褔械褌芯褏 薪芯胁械谢邪褌邪 褉邪蟹斜褉邪褏, 褔械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 械 谐械薪懈邪谢薪邪. 袩褉械泻褉邪褋械薪 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹 蟹邪 褋谢褗薪褔械胁芯褌芯 写械褌褋褌胁芯, 蟹邪 锌褉懈褟褌械谢褋褌胁芯褌芯, 芯褌屑懈薪邪谢懈褌械 斜械蟹胁褗蟹胁褉邪褌薪芯 写薪懈. 小褌褉褍胁邪 褋懈 写邪 褋械 芯褌斜械谢械卸懈 泻邪泻 屑邪谢泻懈褟褌 锌芯褋褌械锌械薪薪芯 锌芯褉邪褋褌胁邪 懈 胁褗褌褉械褕薪芯 胁械褔械 褋褗胁褋械屑 薪械 械 写械褌械, 芯斜褉邪蟹褗褌 薪邪 胁谢邪褋褌薪邪褌邪 屑邪泄泻邪 (芯芯芯, 薪褟屑邪 褌邪泻芯胁邪 芯锌懈褋邪薪懈械!) 懈 写邪 薪械 蟹邪斜褉邪胁褟屑械 屑芯谐褗褖懈褟褌 褑懈褌邪褌 : "孝邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪 械写薪邪 屑薪芯谐芯 褏褍斜邪胁邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟, 薪芯 薪械 械 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 屑薪芯谐芯 写芯斜褉械. 袠屑邪 泻薪懈谐懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪懈 锌褉械胁褗蟹褏芯写薪芯, 薪芯 褋 斜械蟹懈薪褌械褉械褋械薪 褋褞卸械褌. 效械褌懈 蟹邪褉邪写懈 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈褌械, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋械 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪褌 胁 泻薪懈谐懈褌械, 薪械 斜褗写懈 褋薪芯斜. 袛褉褍谐 锌褗褌 褔械褌懈 蟹邪褉邪写懈 械蟹懈泻邪, 蟹邪褉邪写懈 写褍屑懈褌械, 薪械 斜褗写懈 泻邪褌芯 褌械蟹懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 懈蟹斜褟谐胁邪褌 写邪 褋懈 薪邪锌褗胁邪褌 屑芯蟹褗泻邪. 袧芯 泻芯谐邪褌芯 薪邪屑械褉懈褕 泻薪懈谐邪, 胁 泻芯褟褌芯 懈 褋褞卸械褌褗褌, 懈 械蟹懈泻褗褌 褋邪 写芯斜褉懈, 蟹薪邪褔懈 褋懈 芯褌泻褉懈谢 褋褗泻褉芯胁懈褖械".
2. 小褗褉褑邪 胁 袗褌谢邪薪褌懈写邪 (1966: 袘褉邪褌褔械, 泻邪泻 褋械 褋屑褟褏屑械 褋邪屑芯, 褖褟褏屑械 写邪 褋械 锌褉褗褋薪械屑!) - 械褌芯 薪邪泄-芯斜械屑薪邪褌邪 薪芯胁械谢邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 褉邪蟹泻褉懈胁邪 褋褗褖薪芯褋褌褌邪. 袟邪锌芯褔胁邪 胁芯泄薪邪褌邪 胁褗胁 袙懈械褌薪邪屑, 邪 褋 薪械褟 懈 锌褉芯褌械褋褌懈褌械. 袣芯泄褌芯 械 褍褋锌褟谢 写邪 褋褌邪薪械 褋褌褍写械薪褌 褋械 械 褋泻邪褌邪谢, 薪芯 泻芯泄褌芯 薪械 - 锌褉邪褌械薪 胁 写卸褍薪谐谢懈褌械 写邪 褋械 斜懈械. 袙 褋褌褍写械薪褌褋泻芯褌芯 芯斜褖械卸懈褌懈械 屑芯屑褔械褌邪褌邪 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪褌 写邪 懈谐褉邪褟褌 泻邪褌芯 谢褍写懈 薪邪 泻芯屑邪褉, 泻芯械褌芯 褋械 芯褌褉邪蟹褟胁邪 薪邪 芯褑械薪泻懈褌械 懈屑 懈 薪褟泻芯懈 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪褌 写邪 懈蟹锌邪写邪褌 芯褌 褍薪懈胁械褉褋懈褌械褌邪 写懈褉械泻褌薪芯 胁 写械谢褌邪褌邪 薪邪 袦械泻芯薪谐. 校薪懈泻邪谢薪芯 械 泻邪泻 褋械 锌芯写泻褉械锌褟褌 械写薪芯 写褉褍谐芯 屑芯屑褔械褌邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋锌芯写械谢褟褌 薪械褖芯 - 斜懈谢芯 褌芯 袙校袟, 胁芯泄薪邪 懈谢懈 写芯褉懈 谐谢褍锌邪胁邪 懈谐褉邪 薪邪 泻邪褉褌懈. 袣懈薪谐 屑薪芯谐芯 写芯斜褉械 械 芯锌懈褋邪谢 懈 蟹胁械褉褋泻邪褌邪 褋褌褉邪褋褌, 泻芯褟褌芯 屑芯卸械 写邪 褌械 褏胁邪薪械 懈 写邪 薪械 褌械 锌褍褋薪械, 邪 写邪 褌械 屑芯褉懈 褋 谐芯写懈薪懈 - 斜懈谢芯 褌芯 褏邪蟹邪褉褌, 锌懈械薪械, 写褉芯谐邪, 褑懈谐邪褉懈, 泻褍褉胁懈, 胁懈写械芯懈谐褉懈 懈谢懈 锌褉芯褋褌芯 薪褟泻邪泻胁邪 谢褍写芯褋褌. 袟薪邪屑 蟹邪 泻邪泻胁芯 褋褌邪胁邪 胁褗锌褉芯褋, 屑芯谐邪 写邪 谐芯 芯褑械薪褟.
3. 小谢械锌懈褟褌 校懈谢懈 (1983: 袘芯谐 写邪 薪懈 斜谢邪谐芯褋谢芯胁懈 胁褋懈褔泻懈褌械) - 胁芯泄薪邪褌邪 胁械褔械 械 蟹邪胁褗褉褕懈谢邪, 邪 泻芯泄褌芯 械 芯褑械谢褟谢 芯褌 薪械褟 胁械褔械 薪械 械 褋褗褖懈褟. 校懈谢懈 楔褗褉屑邪薪 械 谢械泻芯 褔邪谢薪邪褌, 褋褌褉邪写邪褖 芯褌 屑薪芯卸械褋褌胁械薪邪 褕懈蟹芯褎褉械薪懈褟, 胁 薪械谐芯 卸懈胁械褟褌 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 写褍褕懈. 袨褋褌邪薪邪褏 泻邪褌芯 谐褉褗屑薪邪褌 芯褌 谢械泻芯褌邪褌邪, 褋 泻芯褟褌芯 褔懈褔泻芯 小褌懈胁懈 芯锌懈褋胁邪 锌褉芯褋褟泻邪 薪邪 芯卸懈胁械薪懈褟 斜褍谢械胁邪褉写 懈 褉褍褕胁械褌邪, 泻芯泄褌芯 斜褍褌邪 薪邪 褔械薪谐械褌芯, 蟹邪 写邪 薪械 谐芯 蟹邪泻邪褔邪, 泻邪泻褌芯 懈 锌邪褉懈褌械, 泻芯懈褌芯 懈蟹泻邪褉胁邪. 携胁薪芯 薪械 褋邪屑芯 褌褍泻 薪邪 屑械褌褉芯褋褌邪薪褑懈褟 小械褉写懈泻邪 褋械 褋谢褍褔胁邪褌 锌芯写芯斜薪懈 褉邪斜芯褌懈.
4. 袟邪褖芯 褋屑械 胁褗胁 袙懈械褌薪邪屑 (1999: 袣芯谐邪褌芯 薪褟泻芯泄 褍屑褉械, 屑懈褋谢懈褕 蟹邪 屑懈薪邪谢芯褌芯) - 械褌芯 褟 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 蟹邪 胁械褌械褉邪薪懈褌械 芯褌 袙懈械褌薪邪屑, 褌械蟹懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋械 胁褗褉薪邪褏邪. 袣芯谢泻芯 芯褌 褌褟褏 褋邪 懈薪胁邪谢懈写懈, 泻芯谢泻芯 褋 褉邪蟹斜懈褌懈 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁邪 懈 蟹写褉邪胁械, 褋 斜芯谢薪懈 屑芯蟹褗褑懈 懈 泻芯谢泻芯 卸械褋褌芯泻芯 械 胁褋懈褔泻芯. 袠褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 械 褍卸邪褋褟胁邪褖邪.
5. 袠 褋械 褋锌褍褋泻邪褌 斜芯卸械褋褌胁械薪懈褌械 褋械薪泻懈 薪邪 薪芯褖褌邪 (1999: 啸邪泄写械, 褋褌邪褉懈 屑褉褗褋薪懈泻芯, 胁褗褉薪懈 褋械 褍 写芯屑邪) - 锌芯-褋泻芯褉芯 泻褉邪褌褗泻 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹, 泻芯泄褌芯 芯斜芯斜褖邪胁邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯 写芯褌褍泻 懈 褋谢邪谐邪 褌芯褔泻邪褌邪 薪邪泻褉邪褟. 袣褉邪褟褌, 泻芯泄褌芯 械 褌邪泻邪 褉邪蟹屑邪蟹胁邪褖, 褔械 褌懈 芯屑械泻胁邪褌 泻邪锌邪褔泻懈褌械 懈 褋懈 斜谢邪谐芯写邪褉械薪, 褔械 褔械褌械褕 褋械写薪邪谢, 懈薪邪褔械 邪泻芯 褋懈 锌褉邪胁 褖械 褋械 褋褉懈薪械褕 薪邪 泻芯谢械薪械.
袦褉褗薪-屑褉褗薪, 胁 锌褉械胁芯写邪 薪邪 屑芯屑械薪褌懈 屑褉褗薪-屑褉褗薪 懈屑邪 谐芯谢械屑懈 褏褍泄薪懈, 屑褉褗薪-屑褉褗薪! 袨褋芯斜械薪芯 屑械 褏胁褗褉谢懈 胁 褌褗锌邪薪邪 褋谢械写薪芯褌芯 - "袪褍屑锌械谢褋褌懈谢褌褋泻懈薪" 懈 斜械谢械卸泻邪 锌芯写 谢懈薪懈褟 - 谐械褉芯懈薪褟 芯褌 薪械屑褋泻懈褌械 锌褉懈泻邪蟹泻懈, 薪邪 泻芯褟褌芯 锌芯褋褌芯褟薪薪芯 泄 褉邪褋褌械 泻芯褋邪褌邪. 袩芯泻褗褉褌懈褌械谢薪芯 谐谢褍锌邪胁芯. 袩褗褉胁芯, 谐械褉芯懈薪褟褌邪 褋械 泻邪蟹胁邪 袪邪锌褍薪褑械谢 懈 薪褟屑邪 薪懈褖芯 芯斜褖芯 褋 褌械屑邪褌邪 懈 胁褌芯褉芯 - 袪褍屑锌械谢褖懈谢褑褏械薪 (泻邪泻褌芯 械 锌褉邪胁懈谢薪芯褌芯 薪邪懈屑械薪芯胁邪薪懈械) 械 写卸褍写卸械, 锌褉懈 褌芯胁邪 袚袝袪袨袡 芯褌 屑褗卸泻懈 锌芯谢, 泻芯泄褌芯 械 谐邪写懈薪泻邪: 锌褉邪胁懈 褌懈 褍褋谢褍谐懈, 薪芯 胁 蟹邪屑褟薪邪 胁懈薪邪谐懈 褌懈 懈褋泻邪 薪械褖芯 懈 褋懈 锌褉械褑邪泻邪薪, 屑芯卸械褕 写邪 谐芯 薪邪写胁懈械褕 褋邪屑芯 邪泻芯 屑褍 蟹薪邪械褕 懈屑械褌芯. 袟邪褌芯胁邪 褋械 褋锌芯屑械薪邪胁邪 胁褗胁 胁褗锌褉芯褋薪懈褟 泻芯薪褌械泻褋褌.
小谢械写 褌邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪 懈屑邪屑 写邪 胁懈 蟹邪褟胁褟 薪械褖芯 薪邪 胁褋懈褔泻懈 胁邪褋, 屑芯屑褔械褌邪 懈 屑芯屑懈褔械褌邪, 芯褋芯斜械薪芯 薪邪 褌械蟹懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 薪械写芯谢褞斜胁邪褌 袣懈薪谐 懈 褌胁芯褉褔械褋褌胁芯褌芯 屑褍. 袙褟褉薪芯, 褔械 懈屑邪 懈 锌芯-写芯斜褉懈 锌懈褋邪褌械谢懈 芯褌 薪械谐芯. 袙褟褉薪芯, 褔械 褋懈 懈屑邪 懈 褌芯泄 褌褉械褋泻懈 蟹邪 写褟谢邪薪械. 袧芯 褌芯泄 薪械 械 褋邪屑芯 褍屑械谢 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪褔, 锌械褔械谢懈胁褕 邪胁褌芯褉 懈 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉-蟹邪薪邪褟褌褔懈褟. 孝芯泄 械 械写懈薪 胁械谢懈泻 锌懈褋邪褌械谢, 泻芯泄褌芯 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 械 锌褉芯斜懈谢 锌褗褌械褔泻邪, 褌褗薪泻邪 泻邪褌芯 锌褉芯褋械泻邪 胁 谢械褋, 邪 械 锌褉芯泻芯锌邪谢 蟹胁械褉褋泻邪 屑邪谐懈褋褌褉邪谢邪, 锌芯 泻芯褟褌芯 胁褗褉胁懈屑 懈 锌懈褋邪褌械谢懈, 懈 褔懈褌邪褌械谢懈. 袟邪 薪械谐芯 褖械 褋械 谐芯胁芯褉懈 胁械泻芯胁械 薪邪锌褉械写, 褋懈谐褍褉械薪 褋褗屑 胁 褌芯胁邪, 泻邪泻褌芯 褋褗屑 懈 褋懈谐褍褉械薪, 褔械 褌邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪 械 胁 褌芯锌 5 薪邪 褑褟谢芯褌芯 屑褍 褌胁芯褉褔械褋褌胁芯. 袣薪懈谐邪, 芯褌 泻芯褟褌芯 褋褌褉褍懈 褔械褋褌薪芯褋褌 懈 懈褋泻褉械薪芯褋褌 芯褌 胁褋械泻懈 褉械写, 邪 胁褋褟泻邪 写褍屑邪 械 褔懈褋褌邪 懈 薪械锌芯写锌褉邪胁械薪邪 懈褋褌懈薪邪.
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Little did I know what kind of Pandora鈥檚 box I opened by reading this novel! I came upon it by accident:
In 2003 I accompanied a nephew of mine (then 9 years old) on a chess-tournament because his father didn鈥檛 have time. So I got stuck for a few days in the small (very small!) town called Wurmannsquick in Lower Bavaria with nothing to do while the kids were playing chess (which lasted pretty much all day). I went to the local supermarket, which was more like a minimarket, to see if I could find something worthwhile. They had a few books to sell. Mostly comic books and books with barley dressed couples on their covers, and the only one that looked remotely interesting was this one by Stephen King. Back then I only knew Stephen King was a writer of horror stories, and a few of the German titles, like Es (IT), or Sie (Misery), but I never read anything by him and I considered the author infra dig for me. But I was sort of desperate and I needed distraction 鈥� it was the time before the blessed smart phones, mind you! 鈥� so I picked up this 620 page paperback for only 鈧�2,75 on 4/22/2003 and I payed for it with a ten-euro-bill (I know this all because I used the receipt as a bookmark). I don鈥檛 recall exactly how long it took me to read the book, but it couldn鈥檛 have been more than two and a half days because that鈥檚 when we had to leave this one-horse-town and the novel was finished by then with time to spare. My initial skepticism about Stephen King quickly turned into fascination, almost euphoria and I just couldn鈥檛 stop reading (talking addiction here). If there was ever a book I devoured it must be this one! In hindsight it turned out that this was a very good starting point into the universe of Stephen King.
Now that I read each and every novel and short-story-collection by Uncle Steve I realize how closely connected they all are. There are five stories/novellas here that are loosely connected and set between 1960 and 1999. All characters were children in 1960 whose lives are derailed by meeting other people or by major events like the Vietnam war, but in essence it鈥檚 a book about love and loss, friendship and regret. Many characters re-appear in other novels, or better they make a re-appearance here (although I didn鈥檛 know it back then). For instance the mysterious old man, Ted Brautigan, who moved in next door and gets to know little Bobby Garfield in the book鈥檚 first and longest novella Low Men in Yellow Coats will rise and shine again in the Dark Tower epic series. Or Carol Gerber. She was (鈥渨ill have been鈥� be in my case) one of the members of the gang of losers fighting the monster in IT. And there are quite a few more references to other books.
But that鈥檚 not why I wrote this here today, 13 years after I read the book. It鈥檚 because of the second story, the titular Hearts in Atlantis. In this story the main character is a college student who learned the card-game Hearts from his classmates and slowly but steadily he becomes totally addicted to this game. It got to the point where playing this game is the only thing he could think of. Stephen King has his own experiences with addictions, and he can write about it pretty well. Now, this afternoon I found that I installed a Hearts-app on my phone a few years back and I started to play 鈥� just for fun. And then I realized I couldn鈥檛 stop! Just like the guy in the story this fucking game totally sucked me in. I had to tear myself away from this god-damned smart phone and the best way I could think of was writing this dreary review. And I think it helped.
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In 2003 I accompanied a nephew of mine (then 9 years old) on a chess-tournament because his father didn鈥檛 have time. So I got stuck for a few days in the small (very small!) town called Wurmannsquick in Lower Bavaria with nothing to do while the kids were playing chess (which lasted pretty much all day). I went to the local supermarket, which was more like a minimarket, to see if I could find something worthwhile. They had a few books to sell. Mostly comic books and books with barley dressed couples on their covers, and the only one that looked remotely interesting was this one by Stephen King. Back then I only knew Stephen King was a writer of horror stories, and a few of the German titles, like Es (IT), or Sie (Misery), but I never read anything by him and I considered the author infra dig for me. But I was sort of desperate and I needed distraction 鈥� it was the time before the blessed smart phones, mind you! 鈥� so I picked up this 620 page paperback for only 鈧�2,75 on 4/22/2003 and I payed for it with a ten-euro-bill (I know this all because I used the receipt as a bookmark). I don鈥檛 recall exactly how long it took me to read the book, but it couldn鈥檛 have been more than two and a half days because that鈥檚 when we had to leave this one-horse-town and the novel was finished by then with time to spare. My initial skepticism about Stephen King quickly turned into fascination, almost euphoria and I just couldn鈥檛 stop reading (talking addiction here). If there was ever a book I devoured it must be this one! In hindsight it turned out that this was a very good starting point into the universe of Stephen King.
Now that I read each and every novel and short-story-collection by Uncle Steve I realize how closely connected they all are. There are five stories/novellas here that are loosely connected and set between 1960 and 1999. All characters were children in 1960 whose lives are derailed by meeting other people or by major events like the Vietnam war, but in essence it鈥檚 a book about love and loss, friendship and regret. Many characters re-appear in other novels, or better they make a re-appearance here (although I didn鈥檛 know it back then). For instance the mysterious old man, Ted Brautigan, who moved in next door and gets to know little Bobby Garfield in the book鈥檚 first and longest novella Low Men in Yellow Coats will rise and shine again in the Dark Tower epic series. Or Carol Gerber. She was (鈥渨ill have been鈥� be in my case) one of the members of the gang of losers fighting the monster in IT. And there are quite a few more references to other books.
But that鈥檚 not why I wrote this here today, 13 years after I read the book. It鈥檚 because of the second story, the titular Hearts in Atlantis. In this story the main character is a college student who learned the card-game Hearts from his classmates and slowly but steadily he becomes totally addicted to this game. It got to the point where playing this game is the only thing he could think of. Stephen King has his own experiences with addictions, and he can write about it pretty well. Now, this afternoon I found that I installed a Hearts-app on my phone a few years back and I started to play 鈥� just for fun. And then I realized I couldn鈥檛 stop! Just like the guy in the story this fucking game totally sucked me in. I had to tear myself away from this god-damned smart phone and the best way I could think of was writing this dreary review. And I think it helped.
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November 21, 2023
Hearts in Atlantis is a novel comprised of five interlocking segments that bring together many of King's most familiar tropes and themes and settings. It's a fascinating look at the late-'60s/early '70s political and philosophical state of the country, too, when the polarization of differing viewpoints began to get wide recognition due to the proliferation of television news coverage, and how individuals began to feel overwhelmed by events they could now see fast and firsthand but that were beyond their influence. It's a well-written page-turner with a lot of creepy elements, too, a good pick for Constant Readers to revisit.
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