Entertainment Quality of the Stories - Graded "A"
Entertainment Quality of the Stories - Graded "B"
Entertainment Quality of the Stories - Graded "C"
Memorability of the Stories - Graded "A"
Memorability of the Stories - Graded "B"
Memorability of the Stories - Graded "C"
Effectiveness of Plot Delivery in the Stories- Graded "A"
Effectiveness of Plot Delivery in the Stories - Graded "B"
Effectiveness of Plot Delivery in the Stories- Graded "C"
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Grading: Hearts in Atlantis
Hearts in Atlantis
Scribner, 1999
Round 2, Group II
Grading for this Book is Closed
Entertainment Quality:
2.409090909 (Graded B)
Memorability:
2.303030303 (Graded B)
Plot Delivery:
2.409090909 (Graded B)
Overall Average Grade:
2.373737374 (Graded B)
Combined Round 1 & 2 scores:
6.441304942
Heng Dai
Not my fav. but I gave it straight across B's
The answer is within
all matter is energy, all energy is GOD
I gave this one CBA. But I know it's Aaron's favorite, so hopefully I won't get banned
I think if it were only "Low Men in Yellow Coats" I'd have given it A's across the board. Judging the entire book is A, B, A.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”-Mark Twain
Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me....Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
-Shel Silverstein
I gave it straight B's. Really liked Low Men and the title story, but the others were remarkably unremarkable in my opinion.
Hm. I liked Blind Willie the most...
Meh. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't an A for me. The concept was interesting and seemed to capture a lot of the essence of what was going on in the 60's, but the delivery was a little lacking in my opinion.Originally Posted by pablo
Its different for everyone.
Another A-B-A grade. I really enjoyed this book, but I didn't remember all the stories until I flipped through it again.
Margaret Emmie Mackey Catoe, you are, have been, and always will be my soulmate, and I love you.
Con todo mi corazon, por todo de mis dias. And I always will, in this life and into the next.
August 2, 1947 - September 24, 2010
I still think the titular story is the strongest of the bunch, and would have made a much better film than Low Men. Low Men was good, but it didn't quite grip me nearly as much as Hearts in Atlantis did. I don't think you need to have gone to college, faced the draft or ever played hearts to understand what those kids were facing. I got a lot out of it.
No doubt an A on its own.
And I almost wish it were on its own. Not that it didn't work as part of the greater whole, but I think it might have worked better for some people on it's own. I've re-read it several times separate from the rest and it works perfectly.
All C's. This book was a chore to read.
B,B,B.
It was, but Low Men in Yellow Coats saved the rest for me, so it's all B's.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was worn out by the third story...I can't even now remember what it was called. Loved Low Men in Yellow Coats...it completely captivated me, and I felt a certain kinship with Hearts in Atlantis. When I was in college, there was no draft, but my boyfriend (now my hubby) was in Saudia Arabia preparing to invade Kuwait and my buddies and I had days-long spades tournaments so I could relate in my own way especially to that story. Sitting here now, I remember racing back to the house I shared with some other girls after class where the tv was never off CNN and calling home every day to see if mom or dad had heard anything from his mom.....wow that train of thought went off-topic..sorry
BBB - Loved the first story. The other 2 were ok...and I haven't been able to even get into the last "story"...so I left it and started to read Just After Sunset.
B, A, A.
Straight B's. Liked it, didn't love it.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Triple A, baby!
All "A"s for me. I love this book; it makes me feel good to read it. I mean I have really loved a lot of King's books, but this more than any other kept me engrossed and entertained throughout. I almost took up playing Hearts, but dont have anyone to play with me.
Balancing the good with the bad, this one's Bs all across.
And Aaron - move to Illinois and I'll play hearts with ya. Great game!
This collecting stuff is a sickness! ~Patrick
is there a hearts game we can get for the casino? i'd learn how to play with you.
You can always play the Hearts game that comes with Windows.
Unless you use Mac OS as I do.
Yes, but it would be so much fun to play it here!
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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