littleneptune 's review for:

It by Stephen King

4.5

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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This book is iconic for me. I read it twice in french and once in english. A great tale of growing up in a messed up world, surrounded by adults that don’t care. King does a great job of showing the immense space between kids and adults.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide

There are a few trigger warnings for this book. It deals with heavy subjects and sometimes it feels a bit insensitive to some issues.