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Later

Stephen King

3.87 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
dark mysterious tense fast-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: Yes

3½-4 stars.

Not as good as Joyland (in my opinion) but still a fine story about a young boy and his spectacular gift... if you consider it a gift. Though - 'Later' is darker and more bloody than Joyland.
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natalie001's review

3.0
funny mysterious sad 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

An awesome quick read that will appeal to high schoolers!
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A good story about a boy who sees dead people (but not as in the movie Sixth Sense, which the story even refers to explicitly). He is able to ask questions to the dead for a short time after they die, which has both positive and negative consequences...

av402css's review

4.0
tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
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pfelp's review

2.5
dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I continue on my Stephen King binge year. Another audio version of his writing. I liked it! Onward to the next King on my list.