Search - Hearts In Atlantis

it's been awhile since i read this, but as i recall the stories tied together in an interesting way (it's comprised of 4 or 5 short stories/novellas). the movie was based on only the first one.

overall tho, i recall this being a very pleasant read.

Hearts in Atlantis is essentially a collection of five stories that are interconnected, but could each stand on its own. The common unifying character is named Bobby Garfield and you will watch him grow up in a span of about forty years. To my knowledge, this is the only work Stephen King has done that is set partially in the Viet Nam era. The part that deals with the college years has quite a lot of resonance with my own college years and the characters that I encountered along the way. At 523 pages it is vintage Stephen King in the sense that he has a habit of writing what I call five pounders (hardback) that are at least 500 pages full of very vivid characters. If you like Stephen King, you will like this book.

Five interconnected stories set in the years 1960-1999. As always, Stephen King spins a good tale.

I think that this is one of King's best. A wrenching examination of the Vietnam War's effects on veterans. Absolutely heartbreaking.