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Later by stephen king reviews11/25/2023 ![]() ![]() He sometimes speaks directly to the readers, as it is clear he is writing/narrating sometime after the events of the novel. As with many novels, King chooses to have his main character be a child/teenager, and Jamie Conklin is well-described and makes for an enjoyable narrator. In addition to a fast moving plot, King has done a nice job of describing the characters and allowing us to learn more about them, particularly the three main characters of the novel. The shorter length of the novel allows one to finish it quite quickly, and King’s ability to bring mystery, crime, and horror genres together is truly successful here. He tries to keep this a secret, at his mom’s insistence, but he must use his talent for good when a NYPD detective finds out about his skills, and brings him into an investigation to try and save people from an explosion.Īs Jamie gets further wrapped into this world, he realizes he must be very cautious, both from the threats of the living, and the threats of the dead.Īs with many Stephen King novels, this was a very fast read, with the intense plot beckoning readers to keep turning the pages well into the night. Meanwhile, Jamie continues to go to school and live his best life, but he is very different from other kids. Suddenly his mom is struggling to pay the bills and keep the business afloat. Jamie Conklin and his single mother who runs a publishing company are living a comfortable life in a New York City apartment, when the world comes crashing down in the financial crisis of 2008-09. Read 248-page paperback edition in March 2021 ![]()
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