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Hearts in Atlantis

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philocinemas Member	posted October 27, 2009 10:08 PM I've been listening to Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King on audiobook. I just got half way through it, and suddenly there is a new story in first person with a considerably more prominent use of the "f-word". Has anyone read this book? If so, will this make sense at some point? Please don't give anything away, but I just want to know this second half is going somewhere. IP: Logged
rich Member	posted October 28, 2009 05:26 PM It's a collection. A few shorts and a novella, I think. They're loosely tied together, but...I wasn't thrilled with it. Though not because of the f-bombs. Just didn't think it was all that great. IP: Logged
philocinemas Member	posted October 28, 2009 09:52 PM I'm not offended by the word per se, but I often find it distracting if overused. The switch from third to first was what really threw me off. I guess the novella is the first half - might as well finish it all the way through. IP: Logged
dee_boncci Member	posted October 30, 2009 02:23 PM If I recall correctly, they do tie together, at least enough so they could get a movie about it. I'm an unabashed King fan, and this is the one book of his I never finished. Happened to hit a distraction right at the break between segments and never got back into it for the latter half. IP: Logged

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