Later. Ediz. italiana

Later is one to read sooner than...you know ;) In this short novel from Stephen King in the Hard Case Crime series a young protagonist named Jamie can see the dead. Does this sound like other King stories we know? Yes, but in this book King presents a bit of a different take on the concept than in The Shining, etc. Jamie gets caught up in the affairs of the adults around him and uses his powers to help his family and fight crime. It's interesting, amusing, and even thrilling. Despite this being a short book a lot of time is covered in this book and we see Jamie's character really develop over the course of the story. I liked the characters, I liked the premise, and of course the prose was solid. I listened to this book right after finishing Joyland, King's previous Hard Case Crime novel, and I sadly feel that this was a bit of a step down. In my opinion this one lacked some of the charm and nostalgia of Joyland (this isn't to say Later isn't charming or nostalgia inducing, just less so than Joyland in my opinion), and left the reader with unanswered questions/unfulfilled expectations. I don't think it's that controversial of a statement to say that sometimes King's endings aren't satisfying, and Later suffers from the lack of strong resolution. Despite the weakness of the ending, I nevertheless enjoyed this book and would recommend it to fans of Stephen King. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️