strayedthoughts 's review for:

It by Stephen King

4.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book was truly exceptional. It is so detailed, which makes it a challenging and long read, but it is so worth it. This story shows what true friendship and loyalty are. It is haunting and disturbing, yet wonderfully heartwarming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism

Minor: Infidelity, Toxic relationship