The only generation even close to us in pure, selfish self-indulgence is the so-called Lost Generation of the twenties, and at least most of them had the decency to stay drunk.

She has a brief romance with Peter Riley, but later is involved in violent demonstrations. In the second story, 'Hearts in Atlantis,' she is in college and is a strong activist. She is a child in the first story, 'Low Men in Yellow Coats,' and friends with Bobby Garfield. Instead we settled for designer jeans, two tickets to Mariah Carey at Radio City Music Hall, frequent-flier miles, James Cameron’s Titanic, and retirement portfolios. : Hearts in Atlantis: 9781501195976: King, Stephen: Books Books Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thrillers & Suspense Enjoy fast, FREE delivery, exclusive deals and award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime Try Prime and start saving today with Fast, FREE Delivery Buy new: 15.99 List Price: 19.99 Details Save: 4. Carol Gerber is one of the main characters of the novel Hearts in Atlantis. And while it’s usually hazardous, if not a real blunder, to assume that we detect the author’s sentiments in the words of a particular character, there’s an impassioned speech delivered here by a 50ish baby boomer that’s nearly impossible not to take as coming straight from King: ”We had an opportunity to change everything. A novel in five stories, with players sometimes migrating from one story to the next, Hearts in Atlantis uses the 1960s as memory and metaphor to both decode and make mysterious American life in the ’90s. King’s fine new book might illustrate that primary effect better than anything else he’s written.

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