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A review by huntour
It by Stephen King
5.0
Quite possibly my favorite King thus far, at least up there with Christine and Cujo. This might be sacrilege to Constant Reader’s but I didn’t even like the supernatural aspects honestly, I mostly loved the friendship aspects and the family drama aspects. The “6 Phone Calls” chapter was immaculate, I loved the window into the 6 lives of most of the Losers and the struggles they were going through.
I also loved the fact that I felt like I really knew Derry and what was going on. Although my edition of It had almost 1,400 pages, I could have easily read a copy with 2,000 pages or more (maybe with some more details on Derry). I also loved the narrative style, instead of maybe half the book being 1958 and half being 1985, it sort-of bounced back and forth through the entire book.
Side-note: I do have to agree with critics though that the, shall we say “train scene” was unnecessary and just made me uncomfortable which I guess is a part of the horror but I feel like King could’ve had the Losers solidify their bond another way.
I also loved the fact that I felt like I really knew Derry and what was going on. Although my edition of It had almost 1,400 pages, I could have easily read a copy with 2,000 pages or more (maybe with some more details on Derry). I also loved the narrative style, instead of maybe half the book being 1958 and half being 1985, it sort-of bounced back and forth through the entire book.
Side-note: I do have to agree with critics though that the, shall we say “train scene” was unnecessary and just made me uncomfortable which I guess is a part of the horror but I feel like King could’ve had the Losers solidify their bond another way.