Reviews

Later by Stephen King

interpreterchangling's review

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

akennedy772's review

3.75

Engaging like all King. Letdown at the end. 

beanpod's review

4.0

A really engaging book that goes fast - I had trouble putting it down. Loved the characters, the true crime element and the mystery thing f what Jamie saw. I also love the narrator’s voice. A fun read.

izziepons's review

3.0

was really good overall and would probably recommend to someone who likes ghost stories but i feel like it took awhile to get to the main point.. like not really bc it was not even half way through the story that liz brought Jamie to help her out with the bomber but like… what was the point of all the stuff in the beginning? idk it wasn’t completely irrelevant but kinda feels like it was. i did really like the older neighbor that he brought food to he was a sweet old man. the last 60 ish pages were very fun and very unsettling though.. liz running down the stairs is kinda a haunting image. i definitely didn’t hate or even dislike it by any means i enjoyed reading it the whole time but it just didn’t change my life

jorgem's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

jerica_mercado's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

booksinderry's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

desolation73's review

4.0

Short and fun I thought

angelalibrosymiscelaneas's review against another edition

3.0

3/5-----6/10

Después no es una mala lectura, pero tampoco maravillosa. Siento que la descripción del libro en la contraportada puede dar a entender un libro totalmente distinto, puesto que no me atrevería a definirlo como una novela de terror (aunque el narrador insista en que lo es), o como un misterio/thriller. Es una novela sobre el avance de Jamie al mundo de los adultos con toques de terror y referencias a un caso policial. Además, decir que es deudora de It resulta un tanto engañoso, porque no creo que un par de referencias al libro a lo largo de la historia convierta a Después en deudora de nada...

Dicho esto, hay que decir que a pesar de sus fallos (¿Jamie narrando en primera persona sonando como Stephen King?¿Una trama mal hilada?) es una lectura rápida y ligera que perfectamente puede encandilarte sabiendo lo que te vas a encontrar.

Podéis escuchar mi opinión completa (con y sin spoilers) en mi podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4fD0yYchxxFI40Dvh6rOt6?si=kD5bmI7oQA-SrQ32v6y2Rg&dl_branch=1

vinjii's review against another edition

4.0

This is a solid King novel. Pretty scary in places, and I enjoyed the premise of a kid able to see the dead.