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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
I admit, I did watch the movies first. Having said that, the book is 100x better! I thoroughly enjoyed getting to read about the Losers' Clubs beginnings and the differences from film to novel.
Pennywise was truly terrifying and managed to attack everyone's biggest fears, while not going of its way to try and kill them individually, only scare them.
At times, the book did drag on, however, I think all the backstory of the characters was almost necessary in order to understand why they act how they act.
Pennywise was truly terrifying and managed to attack everyone's biggest fears, while not going of its way to try and kill them individually, only scare them.
At times, the book did drag on, however, I think all the backstory of the characters was almost necessary in order to understand why they act how they act.
Favorite audiobook ever! One of my favorite SK books too.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content
The narrator is animated but this book is too long, keeping my attention isn’t easy.
I'm at 94% and there's just no way I can finish the last hundred pages. This book is so incredibly good, but I think King drops the ball when he explains exactly what It is. I'm sure I'll read it again one day, and maybe I'll be able to read it in it's entirety, but for now I'll just read the wiki to find out how it ends.
No matter what I do I just can't seem to finish this book. I'm starting it over again instead
Third times the charm! I was finally able to read this book all the way through and my conclusion is that I was smart to stop before the finale the first two times I read it. The ending SUCKS. The fight with Pennywise is super weird. All the 10/11 year olds have sex in the sewer after their battle with It so they can find their way out? Then everyone just goes and forgets the whole ordeal in the end? It was very strange and not at all satisfying.
Also I was driving through a construction zone on the highway while I was frantically skipping ahead in the audiobook so I wouldn't have to listen to the child orgy scene and that was stressful. Don't get me wrong. I still love this book! I'm just never going to read it all the way through again. I'll watch the movies instead
No matter what I do I just can't seem to finish this book. I'm starting it over again instead
Third times the charm! I was finally able to read this book all the way through and my conclusion is that I was smart to stop before the finale the first two times I read it. The ending SUCKS. The fight with Pennywise is super weird. All the 10/11 year olds have sex in the sewer after their battle with It so they can find their way out? Then everyone just goes and forgets the whole ordeal in the end? It was very strange and not at all satisfying.
Also I was driving through a construction zone on the highway while I was frantically skipping ahead in the audiobook so I wouldn't have to listen to the child orgy scene and that was stressful. Don't get me wrong. I still love this book! I'm just never going to read it all the way through again. I'll watch the movies instead
"We all float down here..."
Before I start, I'd just like to say that this book is a classic and I can see why it's one of King's most popular books. I also love the story itself. The friendships. The pyschological side of this thriller/horror is amazing and extremely complex.
My favourite Loser was Richie followed closely by Ben. I enjoyed the dynamics between the group of Losers and how their friendship developed over the course of the book. Love the films too.
Okay, so why the 3 star rating? Well...it's too f**king long! At over 1,000 pages, I feel it's far too long winded in places. At one point, there wasn't a new paragraph for almost 6 pages! The random side characters were pointless. Who cares about Mr so-and-so down the road who had nothing to do with the plot? But I had to read about him for almost 50 pages and I don't even remember his name...
The writing style is mental. Not only are the paragraphs pages long, but what's with the random parentheses? Okay, granted, King is a hugely talented writer, there's no doubt about that but I do find his books hard to digest, hence why I took almost 2 months to read this book.
Lastly, the ending...let's just say I'm glad they left one part out of the films and I'm glad they changed the ending because the book actually left me feeling a little sad. And after all the Losers had been through, they deserved a happy ending!
Before I start, I'd just like to say that this book is a classic and I can see why it's one of King's most popular books. I also love the story itself. The friendships. The pyschological side of this thriller/horror is amazing and extremely complex.
My favourite Loser was Richie followed closely by Ben. I enjoyed the dynamics between the group of Losers and how their friendship developed over the course of the book. Love the films too.
Okay, so why the 3 star rating? Well...it's too f**king long! At over 1,000 pages, I feel it's far too long winded in places. At one point, there wasn't a new paragraph for almost 6 pages! The random side characters were pointless. Who cares about Mr so-and-so down the road who had nothing to do with the plot? But I had to read about him for almost 50 pages and I don't even remember his name...
The writing style is mental. Not only are the paragraphs pages long, but what's with the random parentheses? Okay, granted, King is a hugely talented writer, there's no doubt about that but I do find his books hard to digest, hence why I took almost 2 months to read this book.
Lastly, the ending...let's just say I'm glad they left one part out of the films and I'm glad they changed the ending because the book actually left me feeling a little sad. And after all the Losers had been through, they deserved a happy ending!
Well this book took a lot of courage for me ( i'm one of the traumatized people who watched "It" mini series as a child).
Mr. King as always does a great job of connecting real world (emotions, growing up, brink of adolescence...) and horror. In a way "It" reminded me of "The body", theme of growing up, letting go of kids stuff etc..
I'm not going go in deep with the sewer sex scene, because everyone mentions it and i really can't, i just can't. It could have been done differently and that's all.
In a whole i loved "It" (i didn't put it in a freezer (remember Joe and "The Shining" ) YAY ME!), it scared the hell out of me and it made me miss my childhood again. Because the friends you have as a child are like no other, the complete trust and comradery that you can't achieve no more.
But I still hate clowns!
Mr. King as always does a great job of connecting real world (emotions, growing up, brink of adolescence...) and horror. In a way "It" reminded me of "The body", theme of growing up, letting go of kids stuff etc..
I'm not going go in deep with the sewer sex scene, because everyone mentions it and i really can't, i just can't. It could have been done differently and that's all.
In a whole i loved "It" (i didn't put it in a freezer (remember Joe and "The Shining" ) YAY ME!), it scared the hell out of me and it made me miss my childhood again. Because the friends you have as a child are like no other, the complete trust and comradery that you can't achieve no more.
But I still hate clowns!
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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:
Complicated
I've read this book about 6 times since I first picked it up in 2010. This is the one book I can say really terrified me while I read it alone in a quiet room. It's not perfect. There's some slow parts and sections that are unnecessary, but every couple of years I still return to Derry. It's hard not to love this gang of kids and want to root for them to win.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail