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A review by zeph1337
It by Stephen King
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
3.5
This was a little bit of a rougher one for me. On the hand I really enjoyed everything surrounding the "Losers club", the whole friendship aspect and for lack of a better term the general "Stranger Things" vibe of this book. All this was really well done and absolutely resonated with me. I also think that all the main characters are really well done and have quite distinct voices.
On the other hand though all the harsh brutatily that is depicted in this book was not easy to read at all. And I also feel like the book is way to long and meanders about too much leading to boredom quite a lot of times which then leads to shorter reading session than I usually do or picking up a different book inbetween.
After such a long book I was really hoping for a great ending but I also got a little disappointed in that regard. It just did not land for me and then there also was that one incredibly weird and disturbing scene ...
Overall I am quite glad that I finally picked up a King book after reading The Dark Tower years ago but I don't think I'm gonna do it again for a little while.
On the other hand though all the harsh brutatily that is depicted in this book was not easy to read at all. And I also feel like the book is way to long and meanders about too much leading to boredom quite a lot of times which then leads to shorter reading session than I usually do or picking up a different book inbetween.
After such a long book I was really hoping for a great ending but I also got a little disappointed in that regard. It just did not land for me and then there also was that one incredibly weird and disturbing scene ...
Overall I am quite glad that I finally picked up a King book after reading The Dark Tower years ago but I don't think I'm gonna do it again for a little while.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder