Hearts in Atlantis
by Stephen King
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Author: Stephen KingEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-02-21
ISBN: 0340818670
Number of pages: 640
Publisher: New English Library
Book Reviews of Hearts in Atlantis
Book Review: Stick with the written version
Summary: 3 Stars
I am on the last tape of the audio version of this book (16 grueling tapes in all). Half of the book is read by Stephen King (who is great) and the other half by William Hurt. Hurt has cut into my enjoyment of the book - his voice is arrogant (similar to his movie persona - think Altered States), he uses pauses where they don't belong (example: "the sense of the world as a (pause) thin (pause) veneer, (pause) stretched over something else"), lets words trail off, and in short - does not sound like the main character in the book at all!
In addition, there is a gross overuse of swear words in the last third of this book. They are tedious to listen to and subtract considerably from the story. I have found that later works of Stephen King tend to disintegrate into garbage about halfway through - but I continue to hope for redemption, since his earlier works were so stellar.
If you're going to get this, get the printed book and not the audio version!
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