Hearts in Atlantis Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

William Hurt (Narrator), Stephen King (Author), Hodder Headline Limited (Publisher)

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Hearts in Atlantis is composed of five interconnected, sequential narratives, set in the years from 1960 to 1999. Each story is deeply rooted in the sixties, and each is haunted by the Vietnam War.

In Part One, "Low Men in Yellow Coats", 11-year-old Bobby Garfield discovers a world of predatory malice in his own neighbourhood. He also discovers that adults are sometimes not rescuers, but at the heart of the terror.

In the title story, a group of college students get hooked on a card game, discover the possibility of protest...and confront their own collective heart of darkness, where laughter may be no more than the thinly disguised cry of the beast.

In "Blind Willie" and "Why We're in Vietnam", two men who grew up with Bobby in suburban Connecticut try to fill the emptiness of the post-Vietnam era in an America which sometimes seems as hollow -- and as haunted -- as their own lives.

And in "Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling", this remarkable book's denouement, Bobby returns to his hometown where one final secret, the hope of redemption, and his heart's desire may await him.

Full of danger and suspense, most of all full of heart, Hearts in Atlantis will take some listeners to a place they have never been, and others to a place they have never been able to completely leave.

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20 hours and 10 minutes
Author

Stephen King
Narrator

William Hurt
Audible release date

11 October 2006
Language

English
Publisher

Hodder Headline Limited
ASIN

B07378ZCS2
Version

Unabridged
Program Type

Audiobook
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Listening Length	20 hours and 10 minutes
Author	Stephen King
Narrator	William Hurt
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	11 October 2006
Publisher	Hodder Headline Limited
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07378ZCS2
Best Sellers Rank	23,255 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 24 in Horror Anthologies & Short Stories 102 in Fiction Short Stories 417 in War & Military Fiction

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Sarah Jackson

A great read - good collection of King's stories

Reviewed in Australia on 17 November 2017

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A wonderful collection of some of King's stories made into movies. The stories in the collection include:
"Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" - you realise how good the film adaption was when you read the original
"The Mangler" - I must admit I didn't know was written by King - love the movie - gory and silly
"Children of the Corn" - A far better written story than movie - but I still loved the original movie. You just can't go past evil children
"1408" - I had never read this, so was interested to see the original idea behind the movie.
"Hearts in Atlantis - Low Men in Yellow Coats" - I had forgotten how much I loved this story.
A great read.

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geoff caple

but recently I revisited the movie Shawshank Redemption and had forgotten what a wonderful movie it was

Reviewed in Australia on 20 May 2016

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Normally I steer away from short stories, but recently I revisited the movie Shawshank Redemption and had forgotten what a wonderful movie it was.
I then discovered it was based on a Stephen King short story, and was only available on Kindle Books with four other Stephen King offerings.

I was so inspired by the movie that I bought Stephen King Goes to the Movies.

While the other four stories are up to Mr. King's normal high standards, Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption soars above any other popular fiction that I have ever read.

I say that without any hesitation.

I know that most readers will have seen the movie at some stage over the last twenty years, so I won't go into the plot in great detail, only to say that there are some deviations, but broadly, the book runs along similar plot lines to the movie. I found reading this book a far richer experience, as it delves into the personalities of the two major protagonists in far greater depth.
The entire story is told in the first person, in a folksy way by Red: his experiences while serving a life sentence in a harsh penal environment, and his relationship, and observations of "fellow lifer" Andrew DeFresne. He describes the soul destroying experience of prison life; the sheer brutality, degradation and deprivation.
But through all the despair and futility, DeFresne's strength of character sends a message to all of us who take the journey to the final page. Sunshine will always follow rain. Light comes after dark. Hope will overcome hopelessness.
This book is truly inspirational!

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brighteyes

Can’t get enough of The Shawshank Redemption

Reviewed in Australia on 4 June 2020

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Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption made this book worth the purchase. Looking forward to reading the other stories

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Jim Bowen

It's fine, but...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2018

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If you've read Hearts in Atlantis, there is no point to this book. If you've read Different Seasons, or Night Shift, there isn't much point to read this book. If you haven't read those books, there might be some merit in reading this book.

This books looks at 5 of King's books/short stories that got turned into films (The Shawshank Redemption, 1408, Hearts in Atlantis/Low Men In Yellow Coats, The Mangler, and Children of the Corn. The first 2 weren't bad, but they dropped off pretty quickly after that, though The Mangler was pretty good, as it reminded me a little of Carrie in the telling,

My grumble is that I can't really see the point of this book. They aren't the books that made the best films, and any committed King reader will have read most of them before.

In addition, it's worth noting that the three later books I mentioned weren't particularly good films, so why anyone would be interested in them is beyond me quite frankly.

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sparks

Good read, but....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2019

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A good read but most if not all stories are available in other books so beware. I bought this book and then found that I already had and had read some of the stories in other books

Mrs A L Harrison

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 January 2014

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I love stephen king and have read nearly all his books, love his short stories which is what this book is about. Fast delivery and very reasonably priced

Mr. Saxon

I have all the stories featured here already in his ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 November 2015

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I have all the stories featured here already in his original collections but it was his personal insights into these stories that I purchased this new collection for

c.collins

Very happy.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2017

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arrived promptly. Very happy.

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