A review by rachelditty
It, by Stephen King

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

The second time reading this was super fun, especially since the first time I read it was around 2018 when the movies were very popular. I didn't remember much of the book since I read it so long ago (not to mention it took almost a year to read it because I knew my favorite character was going to die). Hated That Part toward the end when they're getting out of the tunnels, and also hated all the bigoted language/thought surrounding marginalized characters. Love the main seven, though, they've always had a special place in my heart.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gore, Vomit, Antisemitism, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, and Violence