Hearts in Atlantis--Bracket 9 Winner!!

[Aaron]

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Hearts in Atlantis
Scribner, 1999


Bracket #9

Voting for this Book is Closed

Final Average Score:
4.067567568

Bracket Winner!!

Hearts in Atlantis will advance to Round 2

[jayson]

5

I loved it, particularly the titular story. One of the better anti-war stories I've read in quite awhile. I'd have actually rather seen a film about that story than Ted's Connecticut adventure.

[obscurejude]

I really liked the title story and Low Men in Yellow Coats. The other two were fine, but not good enough, for me personally, to deserve a 5.

I gave it a four. Great work, but maybe not excellent- at least all the way through.

[alinda]

4 , A good story, and a good read.:couple:

[Aaron]

5

I loved it, particularly the titular story. One of the better anti-war stories I've read in quite awhile. I'd have actually rather seen a film about that story than Ted's Connecticut adventure.

This is exactly how I feel about the movie. It does get a big 5 from me. It is my favorite King book of all time.

[mae]

I have to give this one a 3. It was good in parts, mostly the Low Men novella (novel?), but some parts of it, especially the titular story, really dragged for me.

[Jean]

I have to give this one a 3. It was good in parts, mostly the Low Men novella (novel?), but some parts of it, especially the titular story, really dragged for me.
same here

[Sam]

I love this book. There wasn't a story in here that I didn't enjoy. Hell, I even started playing Hearts because of this book. 5 it is.

[mae]

I like Hearts, the card game, I often played it on my old PC at the time.

[John_and_Yoko]

4.5, really, but I rounded up.

I think I need to read it again....

[mae]

I think I need to read it again....

This whole tournament has really made me want to re-read all the King books I have read, some so long ago now. I never thought I'd ever be re-reading books, because there are just so many left to read, and so little time to do it in, but I will just have to.

[John_and_Yoko]

I think I need to read it again....

This whole tournament has really made me want to re-read all the King books I have read, some so long ago now. I never thought I'd ever be re-reading books, because there are just so many left to read, and so little time to do it in, but I will just have to.

"So little time" worries me.... (How much longer do you have to live? :()

But yeah, I haven't read every King book I have yet, and I already want to re-read some I've already read....

[mae]

I think I need to read it again....

This whole tournament has really made me want to re-read all the King books I have read, some so long ago now. I never thought I'd ever be re-reading books, because there are just so many left to read, and so little time to do it in, but I will just have to.

"So little time" worries me.... (How much longer do you have to live? :()

But yeah, I haven't read every King book I have yet, and I already want to re-read some I've already read....

Well, thankfully I'm just about to turn 29, so I'm hoping I still have a few good years left in me. But still, given the vast amount of world literature there is, both classic and new, I can't fathom re-reading many books. But what I was saying is that this tournament made me realize that I probably should, at least some of my best-liked King books, because they're just so damn good.

[Daghain]

I gave this one a 3. It was okay, but that's about it.

[Darkthoughts]

I gave a 2, I only liked Low Men In Yellow Coats. The rest dragged.

[flaggwalkstheline]

Low men in yellow coats is awesome, the others im indifferent about

[pickle]

I gave it a 5

Absolutly loved this book, i was just hooked from start to finish.

[Randall Flagg]

5, 'nough said.

[Matt]

Ick!

Wild how different opinions are on these.

[Hannah]

I was thinking that too. This is Aaron's favorite, or close to favorite, I think. I never liked it that much. It was good, but ... meh.

[The Lady of Shadows]

a 4. not quite bad enough for a 3 but definitely not worthy of a 5.

[B Rag]

4. I liked it.

Also, if not for it, I might never have started the Dark Tower series!

[ManOfWesternesse]

Another 4.

[pathoftheturtle]

5! Excellent, and a great illustration, I think, of where SK is coming from.

[jakjak]

I only read this book because it was part of the Dark Tower Mythos. I saw the movie and pretty much hated it... But the book is wonderful and it's a great collection of stories (it was pretty dumb that the story in the movie had pretty much zero to do with the title). A 5.

[Girlystevedave]

I loved loved loved Low Men in Yellow Coats enough to give the whole book a 5.

[obscurejude]

I loved it so much that I was somewhere around 4.4236798765984537957. I had to round down. :(

[The Lady of Shadows]

:wtf:

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

3. If not for the ties to DT it would have gotten a 2. Low Men was the only valuable read.

[mae]

Hm, I didn't care for the DT ties. Granted at the time I was reading this I was aware of the Dark Tower novels but hadn't yet read any.

[jakechambers]

Hearts In Atlantis is easily in my top five King books. Really shows his insight into the human condition and the social atmosphere of the time. 5 for sure