Ashley Daviau's Reviews > Hearts in Atlantis

I definitely enjoyed this collection of stories more on my second read through but Hearts in Atlantis still remains on the bottom of the list of King story collections for me. I just don't find myself wowed by these like I normally do with his work and found them a bit too slow paced.

But I don't want it to sound like I hated this collection because I really didn't! I was able to appreciate these stories much more this time around because when I first read Hearts in Atlantis, I hadn't read the Dark Tower series yet and so naturally I didn't notice any of the connectons. But this time around I definitely did and I loved the feeling of all the dots connecting!

One thing I particularly enjoyed about this collection was how each story had a common thread and we got to see the same characters throughout, just at different ages and in different situations. I really loved that aspect and it partially made up for the slow pace.

I also really enjoyed the characters in Hearts in Atlantis, they were each so well developed and just so captivating! My favourite though would definitely have to be Ted Brautigan, I just love the relationship he and Bobby have!

So you see I actually really enjoyed this book! I just thought it lacked a bit of the spark and excitement that King's work normally has. Still a really great collection of stories though, just not my fave!