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Hearts in Atlantis
- Narrated by: William Hurt
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
In Part One, "Low Men in Yellow Coats", 11-year-old Bobby Garfield discovers a world of predatory malice in his own neighbourhood. He also discovers that adults are sometimes not rescuers, but at the heart of the terror.
In the title story, a group of college students get hooked on a card game, discover the possibility of protest...and confront their own collective heart of darkness, where laughter may be no more than the thinly disguised cry of the beast.
In "Blind Willie" and "Why We're in Vietnam", two men who grew up with Bobby in suburban Connecticut try to fill the emptiness of the post-Vietnam era in an America which sometimes seems as hollow -- and as haunted -- as their own lives.
And in "Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling", this remarkable book's denouement, Bobby returns to his hometown where one final secret, the hope of redemption, and his heart's desire may await him.
Full of danger and suspense, most of all full of heart, Hearts in Atlantis will take some listeners to a place they have never been, and others to a place they have never been able to completely leave.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Paul
- 05-12-07
Fantastic
An outstanding book made into an equally outstanding audiobook. Whether a Stephen King fan or not this book is a must. Despite reading this a few years ago I could hardly turn it off once I started listening. The magic I remembered from reading it was still there. Cannot recommend it enough.
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- Alex Moore
- 11-05-17
Endearing and engaging
King on top form here with a beautifully constructed narrative spanning 5 novellas. As is often the case his characters truly feel alive. Narrated expertly by both King and Hurt.
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- Jamie
- 23-06-23
Cosy King at its best
I read this I’m the middle of reading the Dark Tower books (after Wolves of the Calla) looking to continue the DT universe but wanting something with a bit of a change of pace. Hearts was spot on - Cosy King (as they call it) at its very best. Don’t view it as short stories that can be read in any order however as they all really make up the same big story so read all five in order and back to back.
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- Mr. S. Mckenzie
- 30-03-23
Amazing
Heart breaking coming of age story to the cruel reality of growing up. Brilliant book.
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- M Mahoney
- 02-05-13
William Hurt. Oh Dear Oh Dear.
Wonderful story. In my opinion it's Stephen King's best, and he's produced some very good books over the years. But dear oh dear. What possessed Audible to have William Hurt as the narrator? The man seems barely able to read. I thought he was an actor but his delivery is all wrong. He gets all the inflections and stresses in the wrong places and punctuation seems to be a bit of a mystery to him.
Ok, I accept that not everybody can be as good as Stephen Fry for example but this bloke just hasn't got it at all. Such a disappointment.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-04-16
Window into American Souls
William Hurt's performance is superb. A gripping and personal insight into a period of modern American history, laced with surreal / magical moments. Vietnam is laid bare.
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- Mr. Richard Ingram
- 24-04-20
Good but dragged on a bit
If was a well written story, just went on for what belt like forevert! Not one of his best
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-10-17
Narrator
William Hurt only narrates the first and last stories, this should be made more obvious before purchase.
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- Ravi Joshi
- 26-07-20
Beautiful book
Genuinely enjoyed this story as an unexpected pleasant surprise. The Story really caught me and I recommend the stories especially if you are interested in the impact of the vietnam war. King reading his own work it was difficult to make out the characters that were different - he does an okay job. William Hurt is great.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-08-21
WOW
No matter the subject, King is the master of story telling. What he doesn't know about human interaction is, quite frankly, not worth knowing...
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