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It by Stephen King

198 reviews

picking_back_up's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Physical abuse, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, Death, Racial slurs, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Child death, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Grief

dannybailey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I believe reading this as a woman is a different experience from reading this as someone of the male sex. But, I suppose, you could argue that for all books, yet I think that this book really has a notable difference in experience compared to all the other books I've experienced/read/listened to.

In saying that, I am aware that it is very much a personal thing and not a problem with King and his story-telling that made it difficult for me to get through and enjoy this book (especially since I was expecting to enjoy this one in-particular). 

I love King's novels and stories, but upon reading this one, I am forever disappointed in the discovery that I do not enjoy all his novels and stories. This one had a lot of upsides— definitely. But the second half of this book really drained me. I was very done with all the sexual references and activities, all the violence often associated with that sexual content and context, it really raised red flags in my head that made me feel sick and deeply disturbed, to a point where it overshadowed a lot of the good stuff in this story, for me.

Aside from my own personal perception and experience (of which I'm sure will be relevant to others who read this book), as a story it is still one I can understand why a lot of people love and find compelling. It is well written, full of vivid detail (which I found both good and bad) and a very epic story that is most certainly an intrigue to take part in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Racial slurs, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Hate crime, Animal cruelty, Murder, Misogyny, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Drug use, Racism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Sexism

booonbooon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual content, Child death, Homophobia, Murder, Death, Suicide, Violence, Gaslighting, and Hate crime

aoifemarie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

sxndaze's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

“My heart is with all of them, and I think that, even if we forget each other, we’ll remember in our dreams.”

as someone who was (and is really) obsessed with IT 2017, reading this book felt like a wild ride. the high rating is probably because of how much i love the losers and how attached i am to them and their story because there are some wild ass things stephen king writes. extremely questionable at times and it really makes you wonder why. but at its core, this is a story of love and friendship and belief and trauma and he does such an amazing job of showcasing that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Child death, Cursing, Death, Child abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Racism, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcohol and Torture

miawallace3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

The story/plot in this book I really enjoyed and the deep dive into all the characters made you feel so much more connected to them. But there was a lot of stuff in this book that was FOUL (unnecessary use of slurs, sexualizing 11 yr olds, child ORGY?!?!?!) but if you skip over the obvious glaring issues myself and most every other reader has with this book, it is a really good horror story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Racism, and Murder

zeph1337's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

This was a little bit of a rougher one for me. On the hand I really enjoyed everything surrounding the "Losers club", the whole friendship aspect and for lack of a better term the general "Stranger Things" vibe of this book. All this was really well done and absolutely resonated with me. I also think that all the main characters are really well done and have quite distinct voices.
 
On the other hand though all the harsh brutatily that is depicted in this book was not easy to read at all. And I also feel like the book is way to long and meanders about too much leading to boredom quite a lot of times which then leads to shorter reading session than I usually do or picking up a different book inbetween.

After such a long book I was really hoping for a great ending but I also got a little disappointed in that regard. It just did not land for me and then there also was that one incredibly weird and disturbing scene ...

Overall I am quite glad that I finally picked up a King book after reading The Dark Tower years ago but I don't think I'm gonna do it again for a little while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Violence

jaimc's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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: Death, Child death, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Racism, Violence, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Excrement, Kidnapping, Antisemitism, and Classism

Minor: Cancer

malthe's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

5.0

Alright… I do think there are weird scenes in this, like THAT scene, but even those have an explanation that makes sense… but it doesn’t make it less weird.

BUT, this is the first book I’ve read after my 3 year reading slump AND I finished it pretty quick for how long it is (I would say). So it was able to keep my interested the whole way through, which is amazing. The writing can also be so so good. 

I really don’t have that many negatives, except for the weird stuff like THAT scene. If you don’t look at those, this book is so fucking good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Blood, Bullying, Dementia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Sexism, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal death, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

ardentlyandi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Came for Pennywise, stayed for The Losers Club. A heartfelt tale about childhood friends and togetherness. Slow paced but always moving forward. Each character feels real (Beverly and Stan less so) and fun to read about. I didn’t care for depictions of Beverly, and I don’t really believe the sewer scene was necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content