Later
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- Author：Stephen King
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Summary
#1 best-selling author Stephen King returns with a brand-new novel about the secrets we keep buried and the cost of unearthing them。
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。
Running Time => 7hrs。
©2021 Stephen King （P）2021 Simon & Schuster Audio
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。
Running Time => 7hrs。
©2021 Stephen King （P）2021 Simon & Schuster Audio
Reviews
Leticia
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It seems almost sinful to give only 3 stars for the best storyteller: I always feel he’s on a bench by me telling colorfully the lives of everyone。 But somehow I lost interest at the last quarter and thought it could’ve been more Kingish。
Jean
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Highly recommended such a good coming-of-age supernatural story that is believable this book will stay in my mind for a long timeI am in aha of how Stephen king can keep producing such readable entertaining good books through all these years when a lot of the other authors lose their mojo after about the fifth book
Rob
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Not a classicBut then again， a very good and readable effort from the best thriller/horror writer working these days。 Interesting premise， just the right length， and written in King’s comfortable and eminently readable style。 Well worth the time invested。
Andrew O。
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Later will be more enjoyable for Constant Readers， but there is still something here for even non-King readers。 Although the main character and narrator is quite enjoyable， the supporting cast is weak in comparison until the end of the book。 This could have been a stylized choice， but the book feels more like a novella instead of a novel。 I still feel confident giving this a strong 4/5 and is a must read for any that have read and enjoyed some of King's most popular works。 Later will be more enjoyable for Constant Readers， but there is still something here for even non-King readers。 Although the main character and narrator is quite enjoyable， the supporting cast is weak in comparison until the end of the book。 This could have been a stylized choice， but the book feels more like a novella instead of a novel。 I still feel confident giving this a strong 4/5 and is a must read for any that have read and enjoyed some of King's most popular works。 。。。more
Heidi
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Unpouläre Meining: dieses Buch ist leider sehr langweilig。 Die Mehrheit scheint allerdings anderer Meinung zu sein， deshalb lasst Euch bitte nicht von meinem Gemeckere abhalten， es zu lesen。 Mich hat weder die uninspirierte Handlung， noch die lahmen Charaktere berührt。 Auch die vielen Anspielungen an alte King-Bücher/Charaktere konnten das ganze für mich nicht retten。 Sorry。。。 ist einfach nicht meins。 Als großer Fan von Stephen King， beinahe der ersten Stunde， finde ich es immer sehr schade， wen Unpouläre Meining: dieses Buch ist leider sehr langweilig。 Die Mehrheit scheint allerdings anderer Meinung zu sein， deshalb lasst Euch bitte nicht von meinem Gemeckere abhalten， es zu lesen。 Mich hat weder die uninspirierte Handlung， noch die lahmen Charaktere berührt。 Auch die vielen Anspielungen an alte King-Bücher/Charaktere konnten das ganze für mich nicht retten。 Sorry。。。 ist einfach nicht meins。 Als großer Fan von Stephen King， beinahe der ersten Stunde， finde ich es immer sehr schade， wenn mich eins seiner Bücher nicht erreicht。 Es sei ihm jedoch verziehen。 Es werden （hoffentlich） wieder bessere kommen。 。。。more
Joe
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It's always a pleasure to dig into a new Stephen King novel， and Later is a quick breezy read that plays like an abridged version of some of King's greatest hits - but they're greatest hits for a reason。 Later follows Jamie Conklin， a young boy living with his single mom in New York City who has dark secret - he has the ability to temporary see and communicate with the dead shortly after their demise。 Circumstance forces Jamie into the orbit of a ruthless （and dirty） NYPD detective who sees Jami It's always a pleasure to dig into a new Stephen King novel， and Later is a quick breezy read that plays like an abridged version of some of King's greatest hits - but they're greatest hits for a reason。 Later follows Jamie Conklin， a young boy living with his single mom in New York City who has dark secret - he has the ability to temporary see and communicate with the dead shortly after their demise。 Circumstance forces Jamie into the orbit of a ruthless （and dirty） NYPD detective who sees Jamie's "gift" as a way to accelerate and protect her fledging career。 Later operates best as a coming-of-age story with light horror and crime elements， and no one has a better command of voice and tone than Stephen King。 Seriously， no one can craft more sympathetic and compelling characters in such a short amount of pages。 There's never a moment in Later in which the story drags， and there's always something of interest happening。 Also， Later has a pretty bonkers connection to one of King's most popular （and infamous） creations。 For such a quick read （especially in King's case）， Later packs a surprising punch， especially in the final pages when Jamies grapples with the consequences of his ability as they relate to some family secrets。 A fun read， and if you're a Constant Reader， it comes with a wink and a smile。 。。。more
Megan
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4。5 StarsA wonderfully fun coming-of-age/horror/supernatural tale。 This is the genre that King really does excel in。 Many of King's novels take place between the 50s and 80s and so I personally miss out on that sense of nostalgia many experience in those books。 Luckily for me， much of this book occurs in the early noughties， when I myself was a kid/young teenager so I finally got to join in with the nostalgia！ Literally my only criticism of this story is that it was too short！ I want to know wha 4。5 StarsA wonderfully fun coming-of-age/horror/supernatural tale。 This is the genre that King really does excel in。 Many of King's novels take place between the 50s and 80s and so I personally miss out on that sense of nostalgia many experience in those books。 Luckily for me， much of this book occurs in the early noughties， when I myself was a kid/young teenager so I finally got to join in with the nostalgia！ Literally my only criticism of this story is that it was too short！ I want to know what happens next。 I would love to follow Jaimie into adulthood， maybe even with a middle age second showdown with evil （in the style of my beloved IT）。 Perhaps we will get a sequel。。。Maybe Later。。。 。。。more
Patricia Sendall
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Typical Steven King page turner。 The metaphor throughout the book resonated with me。。。1。 The “what ifs” of life， wouldda， couldda shouldda vibe， the grass is always greener， 2。 And knowing if you made one different decision， your life would have turned out differently。 I didn’t give it 5 stars because I thought the ending was a bit weak。 I enjoyed it otherwise
Lori
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Loved it。 Sometimes I feel like I say that in so many of my reviews， but it’s true。 You can love many books for many different reasons。
TheBookWorm
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This book was， like a lot of Stephen King's books， awesome！ The horror， supernatural elements。 The first person-narration。 It was so good。 That ending really caught me off tho; was not expecting that at all！Going back to the first-person narration: I really liked the voice of our main character。 It felt like he was literally talking to you and telling you the story。 Like， you and the Jamie （the main character） sitting on the couch， and him just telling you the whole story。 Overall， I loved the s This book was， like a lot of Stephen King's books， awesome！ The horror， supernatural elements。 The first person-narration。 It was so good。 That ending really caught me off tho; was not expecting that at all！Going back to the first-person narration: I really liked the voice of our main character。 It felt like he was literally talking to you and telling you the story。 Like， you and the Jamie （the main character） sitting on the couch， and him just telling you the whole story。 Overall， I loved the suspense， horror， and supernatural elements to this book as well as the writing style。 Stephen King should write more books in first-person。 Most definitely 5/5 stars！ 。。。more
Kirk Montgomery
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Loved it！ Another great from the Master。
Saeah
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To start， I've always been a big Stephen King fan。 I've read dozens of his books， and I LOVE The Dark Tower series。 It's one of the best。But this book had one of the worst endings I've EVER read。 A completely unnecessary plot twist that added nothing to the book。The book had a good premise， and it really held my interest。 I adored the narrator， Jamie Conklin。 And while it was reminiscent of The Sixth Sense， I liked the story。 He connected it to the Stephen King multiverse including many referenc To start， I've always been a big Stephen King fan。 I've read dozens of his books， and I LOVE The Dark Tower series。 It's one of the best。But this book had one of the worst endings I've EVER read。 A completely unnecessary plot twist that added nothing to the book。The book had a good premise， and it really held my interest。 I adored the narrator， Jamie Conklin。 And while it was reminiscent of The Sixth Sense， I liked the story。 He connected it to the Stephen King multiverse including many references to It。 I enjoyed reading it。。。。at least until the last 20 pages。 But it's almost as if while Stephen King was wrapping up the book， he thought， "this book isn't fucked up enough。" Let's add some sadism and family incest to make it more screwed up。 It added nothing to the book。 It was completely pointless and felt lazy。 It was almost as if he didn't know where to take it so took it to the darkest， most unpleasant place。 Like the ick factor would make up for the fact that he didn't know how to end it。If you really like Stephen King， I'd read it but put the book down before the last 20 pages and make up your own ending。 But if you don't， skip it。 I wish I had。⭐️/5 （maybe 1。5） 。。。more
Olga
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Я хотела какое-то время отдохнуть от хорроров， но разве можно устоять перед последней работой Кинга？Сюжет， казалось бы， незамысловат - маленький мальчик может видеть мертвых людей。 И нет， не как в фильме с Брюсом Уиллисом， иронизирует сам рассказчик。 Но если это не пересказ Шестого чувства， то что это？ И на этот вопрос не так-то просто ответить。 Кинг будто играет со своими читателями。 В новелле на двести с лишним страниц упаковано сразу несколько историй разных жанров。 Хоррор - да， конечно， вот Я хотела какое-то время отдохнуть от хорроров， но разве можно устоять перед последней работой Кинга？Сюжет， казалось бы， незамысловат - маленький мальчик может видеть мертвых людей。 И нет， не как в фильме с Брюсом Уиллисом， иронизирует сам рассказчик。 Но если это не пересказ Шестого чувства， то что это？ И на этот вопрос не так-то просто ответить。 Кинг будто играет со своими читателями。 В новелле на двести с лишним страниц упаковано сразу несколько историй разных жанров。 Хоррор - да， конечно， вот они призраки。 Детектив - ага， вот вам преступники и полицейские。 Драма о жизни матери одиночки в Нью-Йорке - здесь。 Причем сюжет развивается неторопливо。 Первая четверть книги просто задает тон - мы погружаемся в мир главного героя и， по совместительству рассказчика。 Каждый раз когда возникает конфликт， кажется - вот она， главная тема книги， главное приключение。 Но оно быстро заканчивается， а ты гадаешь， что будет дальше？ Финальный поворот выглядит вполне себе шокирующее и неожиданно。 Хотя， его， наверное и можно было предугадать， если бы автор не закружил мне голову так сильно。В итоге эта книга внутри гораздо больше чем снаружи。 Каждую её часть можно было бы развернуть в отдельную историю - в целый цикл о мальчике-медиуме， но Кинг этого делать не стал。 Что ж - ему виднее。 Я осталась слегка озадаченной， но в целом довольной。 Это был весьма увлекательный аттракцион。 。。。more
Chris
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Good book with a really stupid ending。 The story is compelling。 A kid can see dead people。 It is in no like the movie Sixth Sense。 King even mentions The Sixth Sense just to let you know he's aware that readers might think he's ripping it off。 He's not。 Anyway， I liked it until the "shocker" detail of who the main character's father is。 It felt pointless。 Do we need an omg moment（ a moment that has nothing to with the plot） in a horror story？ I do recommend the book。 It's well-written and the vo Good book with a really stupid ending。 The story is compelling。 A kid can see dead people。 It is in no like the movie Sixth Sense。 King even mentions The Sixth Sense just to let you know he's aware that readers might think he's ripping it off。 He's not。 Anyway， I liked it until the "shocker" detail of who the main character's father is。 It felt pointless。 Do we need an omg moment（ a moment that has nothing to with the plot） in a horror story？ I do recommend the book。 It's well-written and the voice is different in a good way from many of King's other novels。 。。。more
Nicolas
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Stephen King does the sixth sense though not as scary （probably because i already watched the sixth sense）。 Decent story to it， despite the unoriginal premise， and King does set the ground rules for seeing and communicating with the dead and he keeps to those rules。 The narrator keeps saying it's a horror story but i was never scared by it， and i don't like scary movies。 King does leave the smallest window open for a sequel Stephen King does the sixth sense though not as scary （probably because i already watched the sixth sense）。 Decent story to it， despite the unoriginal premise， and King does set the ground rules for seeing and communicating with the dead and he keeps to those rules。 The narrator keeps saying it's a horror story but i was never scared by it， and i don't like scary movies。 King does leave the smallest window open for a sequel 。。。more
Kika
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One of my better afternoon reads。The writing was good，the story was good and plot twists were amazing。 Didn't expect less from Stephen King。 One of my better afternoon reads。The writing was good，the story was good and plot twists were amazing。 Didn't expect less from Stephen King。 。。。more
Rebecka Wyrde
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started and finished in a day， did not want to put it down
Darin Flippo
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I wonder if this book was inspired by the Odd Thomas series by Koontz。 They differ， of course， and they both delight in different ways。 Later is a page turner for sure and it’s hard to put down。 I hope for a series of novels in this arc。
Kelly
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Ahhh， that's my StevenI've been a King fan for as long as I can remember。 If you write it， she will read it （cue 'Field of Dreams' lol）。 This was a really creepy story that I just couldn't stop reading。 It's typical King and we all know he's the master。 Ahhh， that's my StevenI've been a King fan for as long as I can remember。 If you write it， she will read it （cue 'Field of Dreams' lol）。 This was a really creepy story that I just couldn't stop reading。 It's typical King and we all know he's the master。 。。。more
Lea
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Stephen King and I have a hate-love but I knew that I would love this book and it did not disappoint。 I know now that books with ghosts are my absolute favorites， especially if they are done like this one。
M B
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I want to give this 4 stars purely because I love Stephen King so much， but that wouldn’t be fair。 It started off as 4 stars， at least。 Still an enjoyable story and I’m glad I read it。
Landpomeranze
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[4，5 stars] It could have been longer。 That is the only complaint I have for this one。 I liked the story and （as expected） I was completely immersed in in within a few pages That is one of the reasons why I like King so much。 And， of course， the twists and turns of the story and that I never quite know where the story will lead to。 A quick read but I loved it。
Kristine Tanner
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This was a quick read， especially for a King book， but a great one nontheless。 In this way， it reminds me of Joyland。 If you haven't read that one， you really should。 This book follows Cha。。。。。er。。。Jamie as he grows up from age 6 through his early 20's。 King does his thing where he fleshes out each character and makes their relationships feel genuine， and the pages just fly by。 Oh， but Jamie sees dead people。 There are some rules to this though。 They generally only hang around for a few days aft This was a quick read， especially for a King book， but a great one nontheless。 In this way， it reminds me of Joyland。 If you haven't read that one， you really should。 This book follows Cha。。。。。er。。。Jamie as he grows up from age 6 through his early 20's。 King does his thing where he fleshes out each character and makes their relationships feel genuine， and the pages just fly by。 Oh， but Jamie sees dead people。 There are some rules to this though。 They generally only hang around for a few days after death， so it isn't like there are swarms of ghosts/spirits everywhere he goes， and they have to tell the truth when asked a question。 Jamie's gift is eventually exposed by a cop to help solve a crime。。。。which then changes the rules and his life。 I love when Stephen King writes from the perspective of children/young adults （though I don't think they swear quite so much at 6）， and this book is no exception。 Although our MC keeps telling us that this is a horror story， I can't say I was ever scared myself 。。。。just intrigued and delighted。 There is a twist at the end of the book that I don't understand the point of。 Yes， it was shocking。。。。but other than shock value， I'm not sure what purpose it served。 Perhaps it just went over my head， but it seemed unnecessary。 Overall， this was a great read！ 。。。more
Yusuf Jarrar
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“You get used to marvelous things。 You take them for granted。 You can try not to， but you do。 There’s too much wonder， that’s all。 It’s everywhere。”Jamie Conklin has a supernatural power， sounds familiar？He can see dead people， （Deja Vu of a little boy running around in a hotel。。。）Never tell anyone about your powers， Mother （Tia） says。Here comes the irony: The mother tells her friend about it。More Irony: The friend （Liz） is not a good friend。Liz soon uses Jamie's power for her own use。Things whe “You get used to marvelous things。 You take them for granted。 You can try not to， but you do。 There’s too much wonder， that’s all。 It’s everywhere。”Jamie Conklin has a supernatural power， sounds familiar？He can see dead people， （Deja Vu of a little boy running around in a hotel。。。）Never tell anyone about your powers， Mother （Tia） says。Here comes the irony: The mother tells her friend about it。More Irony: The friend （Liz） is not a good friend。Liz soon uses Jamie's power for her own use。Things where smooth at first， but when Liz's life becomes unstable， trouble comes rushing in。New type of King style， though the old king is still there peeking in here and there。I liked how Jamie narrates the story， its all too understanding， humorous， fun， and simple。 He comes with a writing style and perspective that I can relate to， due to the fact that Jamie's age is closer to my age than to ol'-grandpa-King-style。No offense to the ol'-grandpa-King-style， that one is thorough and full of depth， which made Stephen King who he is: A person who writes better than most。A delightful， quick， and entertaining read。“Belief is a high hurdle to get over and I think it’s even higher for smart people。 Smart people know a lot， and maybe that makes them think they know everything。” 。。。more
Paul Lancaster
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The latest book from Stephen King is a nice little read。 A boy that can see and talk to dead people is used to help his mother's ex and her underworld dealings in New York。 This reads as a novella or short story rather than anything more substantial so I was never really as invested in any character development as I would be with a typical King story。 It feels like more could be developed here but still， there are things to like here and I used this as a palate cleanser before jumping into anyth The latest book from Stephen King is a nice little read。 A boy that can see and talk to dead people is used to help his mother's ex and her underworld dealings in New York。 This reads as a novella or short story rather than anything more substantial so I was never really as invested in any character development as I would be with a typical King story。 It feels like more could be developed here but still， there are things to like here and I used this as a palate cleanser before jumping into anything more substantial。 Nice relaxed weekend read， exactly what I needed between books。 4/5 。。。more
Maddie
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Enjoyed every minute of it。 So creepy and he writes kids so well。 Loved it！
Vincent Coursan
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Thrilling page turner， impossible to put down。
Wes
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Loved everything about this book， the story of a young boy who sees the dead， the style of writing， the relationships between the characters， the references to IT， a brilliant book， worth a read。
Becky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I motored through this within a couple of hours。 Not peak King maybe， but full of his trademark sharpness， wonderfully fleshed out characters and that special something or other that keeps you turning the pages and causes the novel to disappear almost without you realising。 There's also a huge easter egg especially for the Constant Readers amongst us at a little past the halfway point which made me stop reading for about 5 minutes and just sit with a big grin on my face thinking "Stephen King， y I motored through this within a couple of hours。 Not peak King maybe， but full of his trademark sharpness， wonderfully fleshed out characters and that special something or other that keeps you turning the pages and causes the novel to disappear almost without you realising。 There's also a huge easter egg especially for the Constant Readers amongst us at a little past the halfway point which made me stop reading for about 5 minutes and just sit with a big grin on my face thinking "Stephen King， you son of a bitch"。 A thoroughly enjoyable read。 。。。more
DaN McKee
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I don’t know that I even read Stephen King for the stories anymore？ I love them， and have read everything the man has written。 But what I love， always， is the voice in which his stories are told。 Every new King book is like spending time with an old friend。 The yarns are great - sure - and this one， Later， has some particularly good moments， but once the book is closed what I remember most is the feel of the visit。 The good vibes from the conversation。 The laughs and scares。 Spending time with a I don’t know that I even read Stephen King for the stories anymore？ I love them， and have read everything the man has written。 But what I love， always， is the voice in which his stories are told。 Every new King book is like spending time with an old friend。 The yarns are great - sure - and this one， Later， has some particularly good moments， but once the book is closed what I remember most is the feel of the visit。 The good vibes from the conversation。 The laughs and scares。 Spending time with a new Stephen King book， for me， therefore is always worthwhile。 And just like spending time with an old friend， sometimes the chats are epic and life-affirming， other times they’re just ok。 They can’t all be winners。 But they’re never a bad time or a waste of time。 Later probably comes somewhere in the middle ground。 Not the best chat we’ve ever had， but very far from the worst。 A chat that reminds me why we’ve stayed friends for all this time and gives glimmers of some of those past glory days。。。and suggestions of more glory yet to come， later。 。。。more
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