A review by yogomagpie
It by Stephen King

adventurous dark funny tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed It until the last 1/4 of the book. Everything suddenly became way too rushed and corny and felt like I was reading a completely different story. A few characters’ deaths

like Tom

felt sudden, leaving me thinking “well what was the point of reading all those pages about them in the first place?” The fight against It was kind of underwhelming. I also am disturbed by That Scene—you know the one I’m talking about. It’s a shame because I genuinely loved the book, the writing, the horror, up until the point when they descended into the sewers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Animal death, Cursing, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Stalking, and Suicide