Below are my brief thoughts on each of the five stories. That decision made everything feel a little more cohesive overall. I did, however, like that the book ended with revisiting the main character from the first story. I felt like the more war-heavy stories didn’t age very well. The remaining 3 shorter stories just didn’t have that same level of impact. “Hearts in Atlantis” was a study in human nature that spoke to me on a deep level. I cared the most about the first two, and by far the longest two, stories, and honestly would have enjoyed the book more had it ended after “Hearts in Atlantis.” “Low Men in Yellow Coats” is perhaps one of the very best, most moving stories I’ve ever read. These interconnected novellas become more and more dependent on one another as they progress, telling different facets of the same story in a way. It’s not a novel, per se, nor is it a collection of short stories. Out of all of the Stephen King books I’ve read, this one is by far the strangest, at least in terms of set-up. Sticking the landing just isn’t his strength. In my defense, the book made less and less sense as I read it, the stories flowing less effortlessly and feeling more forced. So if it doesn’t make a ton of sense, that’s why. Disclaimer: I read this book and wrote big portions of this review while ill.
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