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It by Stephen King

160 reviews

quietlyreading2023's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

whatrobinsonreads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.25

In IT, Derry is America in 1958 and 1985. Thriving on the surface, with well-stocked shops downtown and nice houses with nice families surrounding it. It’s truly the shining city on Up-Mile Hill. But beneath the surface lurks an evil otherworldly presence that uses Derry as a feeding pen. It exerts unseen power over the people and keeps them silent, feeding on the townsfolk cyclically every 27 or so years. One of my favorite parts is how It is in everything—the air, the water, the houses, the factories, the fields. It’s the town (says Bill). It’s all the isms and fears imaginable rolled into one horrifying character: Pennywise, IT. When seven children decide to take It down, they alter their lives forever. 
Despite being 1,150 pages, it reads fast. And I’m left wanting more. Except, ofc, when I want less (yes I’m talking about that scene). Strong pacing. Terrific description. Many metaphors and lots of allusions. The narrative is the best part. Some of the language is outdated and many offensive terms are used, the n-word being used in particular a lot when the narrative focuses on Mike, the one Black character in the book, besides his dad, and the only main character who isn’t white. 
TW-wise: the book is 100% about bullying. It’s about overcoming bullying with your friends (albeit with more bullying, but what are you gonna do with one maybe two sociopaths and a kid who’s nicknamed Belch?), and coming together despite the distance of so much time. 
That scene: why did she have to sleep with all of them? King couldn’t have had her just like, suggest Eddie re-look? It’s so unnecessary. They don’t really know if It’s dead or gone away, they haven’t exhausted all their options looking wise, and it’s supposed to compare her to the library’s glass tunnel, well dude, objectification much? That turns her into this vessel so they can transition to adulthood and she can through them? Just…wtf with that scene. Sucks cause I love the rest of the book—Eddie was my guy 💔— and this scene is absurdly and frustratingly gratuitous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty

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macliffe's review

Too much sexual content

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Antisemitism, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Incest, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

neleusb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

audiobook with stephen weber is FANTASTIC, absolutely hard to get through some parts content wise, i was spoiled going in and still cringed at all that stephen king had to say

the tom shit in its entirety and the INTENSE sex scene with the kids at the end

and

the spiritual alien eternal pain in my ass twist with finding out what pennywise IS, and it is a she and SHES PREGNANT, and sorry a turtle made the universe and gave bill a pep talk to kill a clown like what was that

. absolutely gripping

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Stalking, and Murder

poorlyassembled's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

aminami's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

sirlivingston's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

King uses his horror sci-fi genre to write a beautiful coming of age story about a group of kids who learn to overcome real life monsters, and the monsters in their minds, through friendship and love. The world can be good - even when you're facing an evil monster in the sewers.

"He thinks that it is good to be a child, but it is also good to be a grown up and able to consider the mystery of childhood... its beliefs and desires." "Childhood has its own sweet secrets and confirms mortality, and that mortality defines all courage and love. To think that what was looked forward, must also look back. That each life makes its own imitation of immortality, a wheel." - It by Stephen King 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder

haileyeh's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Once again, the movies are better…if only because you don’t have to put up with King’s egregious sex scenes and over the top racism. Seriously, someone needs to investigate this man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexism, Blood, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

pax007's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Murder

aljj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I can not feel more more conflicted by a book given how it started and it ended. I like the journey and the characters, but the subject matter is extremely uncomfortable and weirdly handled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Cursing