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It by Stephen King

80 reviews

ajeanx's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense slow-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? No

4.75

Whilst reading It, I witnessed a thing live and die. From childhood through to it’s drawn out and somewhat painful death, It was... a lot. Too much, really. But it was 1067 pages, so what was I really expecting? Having been my first Stephen King novel, I’m in awe of King’s writing and his ability to create a world and it’s characters so clearly and realistically (even if his interpretation of a female perspective is so amusingly off). The enthusiasm for what he’s writing is somewhat headstrong, as descriptions and fine details drew on and on... and on (dare I admit I skimmed quite a few of the last pages). Yet, you’re so deep in by that point when you hit the 200/300 pages-to-go mark that you just kind of have to push through. Worth it? Er, maybe it’s because I watched the films first, but... eh. Complicated answer. Amazing, disturbing writing and story building, but just as the Losers’ memories fade into nothing but a vague, groggy sort of question mark over time, my mind is doing the same. In the end, It is truly an entertaining read, if you’re prepared the face the viscerally f*cked up content within. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence, Antisemitism, and Sexual content

Minor: Incest, Suicide, and Alcoholism

Content warning for just about everything imaginable... I mean it.

jackyjoojoo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

1.5

Stephen king is a fucking creep.
 ok so the plot is good HOWEVER this book is so deeply flawed, Stephen king using the fact that he has a black character to excessively use the n slur, the 7 page orgy scene of 11 year olds, the low-key romanticisation of abuse and Stephen king's apparent inability to describe a female character without mentioning her tits.
the book is so excessively long for no reason and its obvious just how much cocaine he was on when her wrote it.

just watch the film's I promise this book is not worth it xx



4 months later -
ok so originally i rated this 2.5 stars but in retrospect that was wayyy to generous and honestly this book is literal dog shit,, just watch the films i cannot stress this enough omfg

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

ratrug's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

My god this is a bloody tome. If you haven’t read any other King books I would recommend doing so before you start this because it’s a bloody long book if you don’t like his writing style. I enjoyed it but it was a bit of a slog at times, but King used the words he needed to say what he wanted to say

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Terminal illness, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

tori_420's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Racism

pb914's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

ryuk's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Incest

donnamira's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

skydragxn's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Bullying, Blood, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Gun violence

moosthappi's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Xenophobia, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Murder, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gore, and Death

kativa01's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide