Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Later by Stephen King

27 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

diane_matcha's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Great mix of thriller / horro

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Dementia

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, and Incest

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

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

lakea's review

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

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

Minor: Incest

onion's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Torture, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Dementia, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

samburkhouse's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Incest, Sexual assault, Dementia, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Vomit, and Medical content

arnold_shelby's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Dementia

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Terminal illness, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Incest, and Kidnapping

lukerik's review

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail