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manikahemmerixh 's review for:
It
by Stephen King
slow-paced
The sheer size of this book alone could make it a slow read, but there are also sections that were harder to get through than others, more dense and less exciting. I went back and forth on my rating for a while. There are parts and aspects of the book that I really enjoyed, and then other parts that I really didn't.
For being over 1,000 pages (and the longest book I've read so far) there were sections where I read hundreds of pages in one sitting because I was so enthralled with that was happening. I've never read a book formatted like this one either where not only are two stories are being told in tandem (past & present) but sometimes overlapping each other so that you go back and forth, sometimes in the middle of a sentence. The primary characters are either likeable or down right hate-able, but they make you feel something none the less, and the relationship between the core 7 is built beautifully. It's more than just a horror book. In-fact I didn't find it scary at all although there are plenty of grisly details and drawn out depictions.
On the other hand, the excessive use of slurs in some chapters was definitely a turn off. It got to the point where I was skipping over reading the word because it had been used so many times, and okay I get it there are bunch of ignorant racists in Derry, Maine, the point was made. I could also do without the whole entire chapter towards the end with Bev (you know the one). If I separate myself from it I understand what it's supposed to represent, but I do not think it was necessary and I certainly didn't need all the details.
For being over 1,000 pages (and the longest book I've read so far) there were sections where I read hundreds of pages in one sitting because I was so enthralled with that was happening. I've never read a book formatted like this one either where not only are two stories are being told in tandem (past & present) but sometimes overlapping each other so that you go back and forth, sometimes in the middle of a sentence. The primary characters are either likeable or down right hate-able, but they make you feel something none the less, and the relationship between the core 7 is built beautifully. It's more than just a horror book. In-fact I didn't find it scary at all although there are plenty of grisly details and drawn out depictions.
On the other hand, the excessive use of slurs in some chapters was definitely a turn off. It got to the point where I was skipping over reading the word because it had been used so many times, and okay I get it there are bunch of ignorant racists in Derry, Maine, the point was made. I could also do without the whole entire chapter towards the end with Bev (you know the one). If I separate myself from it I understand what it's supposed to represent, but I do not think it was necessary and I certainly didn't need all the details.