Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Later by Stephen King

57 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.75

This is the kind of Stephen King I like - a normal length novel 😂, a story that's easy to follow, and a really likeable narrator. Oh and I LOVED his relationship with the old professor. Only thing that still niggles at me was his parentage - like, was it really necessary to the story? I think not. 

Story begins with Jamie apologizing for using the word "later" too much, but I didn't notice. I also appreciate Stephen King always making sure to include a diverse character set (seems that's true of most of the books I'd read of his). Still working my nerve up to The Shining though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

theremightbecupcakes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, and Incest

iqraina's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Incest, Rape, and Torture

sophieteles's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Lost this one for a bit and then finished it in like 3 days, can’t believe I ver put it down, also that ending was crazy and not at all what I expected, didn’t love it but it was certainly a twist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Child death, Incest, and Kidnapping

daisymaytwizell's review against another edition

4.0

I'm so mad at this book. Would have been a 5 star for me if they didn't include the final reveal. Bro you were doing so well

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Incest

_marycappiello3's review

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

britainmic's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Dementia, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Incest

solnit_and_sebastian's review

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

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

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

rainy_window's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident

delinxw's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail