sjharrison reviewed Later by Stephen King
None
4 stars
Lots of fun, simple enough and a serious blast straight thru in a day. Not scary at all though, so not sure what those other reviewers were reading
248 pages
Published 2021
Later
by Stephen King
SOMETIMES GROWING UP
MEANS FACING YOUR DEMONS
The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine – as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave.
LATER is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. With echoes of King’s classic novel It, LATER is a powerful, haunting, unforgettable exploration of what it takes to stand up to evil in all the faces …
SOMETIMES GROWING UP
MEANS FACING YOUR DEMONS
The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine – as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave.
LATER is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. With echoes of King’s classic novel It, LATER is a powerful, haunting, unforgettable exploration of what it takes to stand up to evil in all the faces it wears.
Eli reviewed Later by Stephen King
None
4 stars
I highly enjoy SK's writing, and this was an interesting point of view of a boy able to see the dead and communicate with them. I thought it very sad how a person he trusted used his abilities for her own benefit. I was not so keen on the reiteration of it being a horror story, as I didn't find it as horrific really, until the end part, the horrors he had to see, and the nice reference to 'Oh whistle, and I'll come, my lad'. I also appreciated the mystery around his father, which gets a satisfying albeit unconventional ending.
I highly enjoy SK's writing, and this was an interesting point of view of a boy able to see the dead and communicate with them. I thought it very sad how a person he trusted used his abilities for her own benefit. I was not so keen on the reiteration of it being a horror story, as I didn't find it as horrific really, until the end part, the horrors he had to see, and the nice reference to 'Oh whistle, and I'll come, my lad'. I also appreciated the mystery around his father, which gets a satisfying albeit unconventional ending.
WellWorthARead reviewed Later by Stephen King
Review of 'Later' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Later is a coming of age tale, but in Stephen King fashion our young hero Jaimie can see dead people. He sees them whether he wants to or not, and the first sighting when he is just a small tot is truly horrific.
Set in New York beginning just before the recession, we get to grow up with Jaimie, and his mom Tia certainly does some growing up too. Jamie never knew his dad, it's been him and his mom against the world for all of his young life until a romantic interest begins cutting in to their time together. Tia does not believe Jaimie right away when he first tells her what he has seen. Later she makes him promise never to tell anyone, but when it suits her she is the one to let the cat out of the bag, bringing some consequences neither of them bargained for.
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Later is a coming of age tale, but in Stephen King fashion our young hero Jaimie can see dead people. He sees them whether he wants to or not, and the first sighting when he is just a small tot is truly horrific.
Set in New York beginning just before the recession, we get to grow up with Jaimie, and his mom Tia certainly does some growing up too. Jamie never knew his dad, it's been him and his mom against the world for all of his young life until a romantic interest begins cutting in to their time together. Tia does not believe Jaimie right away when he first tells her what he has seen. Later she makes him promise never to tell anyone, but when it suits her she is the one to let the cat out of the bag, bringing some consequences neither of them bargained for.
The pace moves along at a pretty fast clip, and though it straddles the line between horror and crime, dipping a toe in each, it is most definitely Jamie's narrative that is the star of this book. Stephen King books have been hit or miss with me for the past several years, but I'm counting this among the hits. Watch out for those deadlights.
tivasyk reviewed Later by Stephen King
Review of 'Later' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
знайомий кінгівський стиль: наче нічого надзвичайного, але неможливо відкласти!
pithypants reviewed Later by Stephen King
Review of 'Later' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Say what you will, but Stephen King knows how to tell a gripping story and make it look effortless.
Yuri Krupenin reviewed Later by Stephen King
Review of 'Later' on 'GoodReads'
3 stars
Обложка обещала палп — дед подогнал палп, нарушений контракта не обнаружено.
Качественный и с гостями из мультивёрса, структуры и охвата какого-то нет — так не везде и нужен.
