Title: Storytelling at its finest
Review: When we will finally let Steven King take his rightful place among the great storytellers of our age? Yes, he's the King of Macabre. But the thing that makes him so good at scaring us is that he understands our collective heart and soul. Every character he creates -- scary or otherwise -- is richly textured and multi-dimensional. If you're still convinced that King is one-trick pony, you're missing some beautiful literature. King's "Hearts in Atlantis," along with "Stand By Me," "Shawshank Redemption," and "The Green Mile," should stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Kurt Vonnegut, Salman Rushdie, John Irving, Philip Roth, and Tom Robbins. Read this book or watch the movie. Both are terrific, but of course the book has a much wider arc. Hopkins is (as always) a marvel.
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