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jackyjoojoo's review against another edition
- 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
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
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
- 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
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
pagesforages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Sexual assault and Child death
justinareads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Violence, and Animal death
tori_420's review against another edition
- 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
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
ocean_the_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Suicide
anakaur's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Rape
itshardizzy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I only rated 4 starts bc of the amount of unnecessary stuff SK put in this book, honestly the amount of times he mentioned Bev's breast its just disgusting AND that scene with all of them, omg I can't even-- also the amount of slurs he slipped on there, and i felt like he used the decade where the book is set a little too much and what I mean is that he throw a lot of offensive stuff, and probably did to correspond the decade but there is no excuse.
The characters tho, THE LOSERS <3 honestly all of them now have a place in my heart, especially my beautiful Eddie, that sweet little thing. this characters really made the book even better, they made me feel warm inside and made me feel welcomed. they are so sweet and im happy that they came to life.
Now about Pennywise, SK really went deep creating it, huh. It story is very well constructed, even tho it doesn't have soooo much "building" behind. It has so much depth but at the same we don't have THAT much depth about it background, but that's ok because it actually suits the characters, since It is no suppose to be this character with a very rich in detail past - that's what makes it more appealing and interesting. I liked how well constructed the character was.
With all of that being said, this was something that I enjoyed reading and overall was a very good reading. It really hooked me up until the very end and the end was not bad at all.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Violence, Sexual content, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gore, Grief, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Body shaming
Moderate: Antisemitism, Suicide, and Rape
Minor: Eating disorder and Suicidal thoughts
biacharmeliteral's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
brookey8888's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This was just waaaaay too long. Also the slurs used was just not it. Also the racism. There was a chapter were the N word was said like every other word. Also don’t even get me started on the sewer scene disgusting. I felt like a lot of this was pointless. Honestly watch the new movies because they were really good.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit