Return to Atlantis?
by J.R. on May.25, 2009 at 4:38 pm, under Pop Culture
Yesterday, I finished reading “Hearts in Atlantis” by Stephen King. That’s not really a big deal for most people. It’s not really that long of a book. It really shouldn’t be a big deal for me either. I don’t read tons, but I read quite a bit. Yet, this book has been sitting on my coffee table since January. I just could not get through it. I’ve read plenty of other things in the 5 months since I started “Hearts in Atlantis”, but I just could not finish it in a timely manner.
The larger story is broken into four smaller stories that are all related by their characters. The second of the smaller stories is the longest of the four. It was also the one I struggled to get through. I found it so incredibly boring. I would read ten pages or so and then not pick it up again for a week or two. I really enjoy Stephen King’s writing, but this story just did not appeal to me. Once I finished it, I flew through the remaining two stories. Those were entertaining and kept my interest.
After finishing the book, I put it away feeling happy to finally be done with it. I vowed not to return to “Hearts in Atlantis” ever again. Later that evening, my girlfriend mentioned that she thought there was a movie based on the book. A quick check of IMDB proved her to be correct. And it has Anthony Hopkins in it. Now I want to see it. Maybe I’m not quite done with Atlantis, yet.
