11/22/2023 0 Comments Later by stephen king reviews![]() ![]() But occasionally, especially recently, if he tries to write in the first person in a contemporary setting, it can ring false. And he loves writing about kids! And for the most part, he’s great at it. Not a dynamic I’ve seen before, and an interesting one.Īnd now for the beef. ![]() ![]() And the wrench of Jamie’s mom’s dirty cop ex-girlfriend getting herself involved I thought was a nice wrinkle in the plot. This might only make sense once you realize the significance of the title.) The randomness of the evil really appealed to me. (And definitely open to a sequel, even if he never writes it, it’s more satisfying that way. I also thought the main antagonist was scary in a classic King way, and the resolution of it was both satisfying and creepy. My favorite bits of the book were actually the stories not having to do with the main antagonists, but the ones where he interacted with ghosts as he was growing up, and the ripples into his mom’s life as a result (I’m thinking in particular of one scene involving one of his mom’s authors that had me riveted to the page–she’s an editor). It’s a talent he (and his mom) have mostly come to terms with. Jamie Conklin is our narrator, a kid who can see dead people (King wisely acknowledges the Haley Joel Osment shaped elephant in the room). I just have one tiny beef with it, and it’s a beef I’ve recently had with King before, but more on that later. I finished it over two months ago now, but unlike my experience with Eternals, I remember it vividly and fondly. ![]()
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