Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Later by Stephen King

6 reviews

solnit_and_sebastian's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

One of King's mystery novels, Later breathes life into the "child sees dead people" horror trope, adding some creepy twists along the way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Murder, Vomit, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Self harm, Child death, Sexual content, Dementia, Mental illness, Incest, and Cancer

lakea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Gore, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Murder, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Terminal illness, Child death, Trafficking, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Torture, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Incest

mooped_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Mental illness, Incest, and Vomit

Minor: Rape

sba2x'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? 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

paulrichard's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, and Gore

Moderate: Cursing and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit, Kidnapping, and Incest

house_of_hannah's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I did not want to put this book down ! I had actually been putting off reading it as the description felt "meh" to me, and I really am not a fan of the cover. Boy was I wrong ! 

This is told as if our MC, Jamie, is writing the story. He is 22, and is recounting the crazy and traumatic events of his childhood that resulted from his ability to see dead people, or ghosts. This style works so well, and had me completely engaged in the story. It was as if I was reading a story that a friend wrote. 

The timeline does jump around a bit, but it's not difficult to follow. The cast of characters are relevant, and they all have their own place in the story. None of them feel pointless. This book is the perfect length for the story it told. Any longer and it would have felt drawn out, or gotten dull.

Overall, this was a fun ride with some great tie-ins to King's other work (as usual). I definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for a break from the bigger, denser reads.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Gore, Drug use, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer, Classism, Vomit, Torture, Incest, and Rape