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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Let's be honest. This is a total masterpiece work. The story is brilliant and despite it having massively bloated pointless sections it's compelling and keeps you listening/reading no matter what. I first read the book aged about 15 thirty years ago and I've just completed this re-listen via audible and im just as traumatized as the first time. I would give the full five stars were it not for the extreme racist, homophobic, mysogynistic and fatphobic language used, which I know is outdated and King no longer writes like that but it can't be overlooked and it deserves point deductions for the completely unnecessary and disgusting sex scene between the losers club in the sewer at their first battle with IT alone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail