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It by Stephen King

194 reviews

vclinton's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Incredibly long, but definitely a worthy read. Wanted to talk about it for hours after I finished. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

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

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

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

bobiii's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

emmaholland0925's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.75

IT is a story about a group of friends returning to their hometown 27 years after they fought a monster terrorising the towns kids to finish it once and for all. 

Despite being over 1000 pages IT kept me gripped throughout and I never found myself feeling like the book was dragging. I felt connected to all the characters and found myself really feeling for them in the situations they found themselves in. I think the way Stephen King switches back and forth form the adults to kids perspectives is done really well and definitely helps the story to stay engaging despite the length.

The only thing that brings this book down from being a 5 star for me is

the scene in the sewers where all the boys have sex with Bev, I just think it was so weird and did not need to be included

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Overall I think this book is mainly about our childhood and the magic we lose within ourselves as we grow up and how we have no control over the universe and what it has in store for us. If your into spooky stories with in depth characters who you really feel for this book is for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide, Child death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

craighead_the_wolf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Racism, Death, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Cursing, Bullying, and Body shaming

gethin_burke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Blood, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Animal cruelty, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcoholism

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

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

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

hjb_128's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body shaming, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual content, Death, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Animal cruelty, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Violence, Bullying, and Child death

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