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A review by jessica_reading_writing
It by Stephen King
3.0
"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!