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Later by Stephen King

33 reviews

lukerik's review

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Death of parent, Dementia, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Addiction, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This was not my favourite by King, but it wasn’t bad. Big “The Sixth Sense” vibe though, and it was even referenced in the book. I did enjoy listening to the audiobook while decorating our house for Halloween. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Incest and Vomit

ficteon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Addiction, Torture, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Child death, Dementia, and Drug use

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Stalking, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Cursing, Dementia, Torture, Murder, and Trafficking

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Cancer, Sexual violence, Outing, and Car accident

Minor: Sexual content, Sexism, Rape, and Pregnancy

anasilva's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Not my favorite King novel. It was gripping, even though the pace was quite slow at times. Jamie and Professor Burkett were such lovable characters, and I always looked forward to their interactions. On the other hand, this man know how to make me hate a character. The narration on the audiobook was incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Death and Abandonment

slim's review against another edition

dark lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

It was ok. Had it been longer I wouldn't have finished it, I don't think. The premise was interesting - a boy who can talk to ghosts that can't lie - but I didn't feel like the story really did it justice. It was a bit plain; not much happened. It was written in the first-person, similar to a diary, where the narrator (the boy who can speak to ghosts, Jamie) sort of just outlined the times throughout his life he'd talked to ghosts and something mildly interesting occurred. There he would also sort of talk about his mum, his mum's ex-girlfriend, Uncle Harry and some others. 

I think I just finished it because King is a good writer, but overall fairly boring story, in my opinion.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Medical content, and Body horror

Minor: Abortion, Rape, and Incest

health anxiety, hypochondria

malia7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Gore

Minor: Kidnapping, Addiction, Vomit, and Incest

sba2x's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Incest, Gore, Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Death, Mental illness, Cursing, Grief, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder

desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

Dafür, wie entspannt die Geschichte begonnen hat - fast wie ein Memoir einer etwas ungewöhnlichen, aber größtenteils normalen Person-, hat mich das Ende ziemlich überrascht. Klar, die Menge an Action hat zugenommen, aber viel krasser fand ich die Geheimnisse und wie die Leute einfach damit lebten. Die Art der Erzählung fand ich sehr gelungen, zu Beginn war es gewöhnungsbedürftig, es hat sich aber über das Buch entwickelt, was glaubwürdig ist, da exakt das dargestellt werden sollte. 
Dadurch dass nicht alle Fragen geklärt wurden, ist die Geschichte zwar etwas unzufriedenstellend beendet worden, das passt jedoch ins Genre, da man sich so unwohl fühlt. Es ist eher ein schleichende Horror in dieser Story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Stalking, Body horror, Child death, and Cursing

ricksilva's review

emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Stephen King's take on a boy who sees dead people, ends up going in a pretty different direction than the film The Sixth Sense, but the inspiration for the idea is pretty clear.

Jamie Conklin can see the recently dead, and they must answer his questions truthfully. Jamie just wants to live a normal life, but when people close to him discover his abilities, they begin to think of ways it could be useful.

This had a surprising number of plot twists considering its relatively short length. What would be described as "false finishes" in pro wrestling come fast and furious. 

The story is a bit more "typical" King than I was expecting given the marketing of the Hard Case Crime imprint. I went into it expecting something with no (or at least minimal) supernatural elements, something more like Mr. Mercedes.

Still, the story and characters were great, and in spite of relying on a lot of standard King tropes, the plot kept the surprises and twists coming right up to the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Addiction, and Gore

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Dementia

Minor: Incest and Cancer