“A landmark in American literature” (Chicago Sun-Times)—Stephen King’s #1 national bestseller about seven adults who return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they had first stumbled on as teenagers…an evil without a name: It. Welcome to Derry, Maine. It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real. They were seven teenagers when …
They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But the promise they made twenty-eight years ago calls them reunite in the same place where, as teenagers, they battled an evil creature that preyed on the city’s children. Now, children are being murdered again and their repressed memories of that terrifying summer return as they prepare to once again battle the monster lurking in Derry’s sewers.
Readers of Stephen King know that Derry, Maine, is a place with a deep, dark hold on the author. It reappears in many of his books, including Bag of Bones, Hearts in Atlantis, and 11/22/63. But it all starts with It.
“Stephen King’s most mature work” (St. Petersburg Times), “It will overwhelm you… to be read in a well-lit room only” (Los Angeles Times).
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I was let down by the ending but the journey was incredibly memorable.
it is a good book and movie i recomend u to read it
I enjoyed this book so much and seeing the new movie adaptations has been a treat.
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So… I’ve had about a million people say… “I wonder what in the hell goes on in your head…” after reading my books.
Honestly? I’m just weird. Proof of that…?
The first time I read Stephen King’s IT? I was in 6th grade. Yep. 6th grade. On the heels of that, I read a Rosemary Rodgers book. The Wanton. I had a…problem, finding books in the middle school library that engaged my brain, so I’d beg my parents to take me to the library, where I’d get ten books (the limit at the time) every Saturday.
Stephen King’s IT was the first really WEIRD book I ever read.
It was…creepy, yeah. I grew up listening to familial ghost stories that had been past down for generations, so the ‘spooky’ aspects weren’t as bad for me as they might have been for some. I’ve also never been afraid of clowns.
But there were some haunting aspects. The small town aspects, how these people could overlook, or ignore, evil that happened year after year after year, even when it happened to their neighbors and family. It seems like something that would only happen in fiction, but if you look at it through an adult’s eye…well, you have to wonder.
It was children who saw the wrong in this story.
Sometimes in our culture, it’s still children who see the wrong, while adults ignore it.
I was at a con once where I participated in a panel and one of the panelists said, “Horror is the most moral of all genres.”
I don’t necessarily agree with that as a romance writer, because romance also looks at aspects where good wins out, true love conquers, etc.
But good horror stories, like IT, do force you to look at the wrongness of our society and confront it, make you wonder if you’d be one to turn a blind eye… or be strong and stand like the kids of Derry did.
The reason why I can’t rank this higher?
Well, as I read it in 6th grade, and the copy I have is from then, when I’ve re-read it..
There IS that scene that squicks out a lot of us…and, yeah. I can’t go any higher than 3.
Stephen King never disappoints. I loved the characters in this book. So scary.
Predictable
It is a great story and movie
This is easily the best book I’ve ever read. King’s detailed mind is brilliant and he always leaves you wondering what happens next. It is a masterpiece!
I thought it was the worst of Stephen King’s books! Don’t bother with this one. His earlier works are terrific!
I love Stephen King
0ne of kings best novels
ammazing
Very descriptive in the sewers and elsewhere in Derry. Great character build. Just close your eyes when you’ve finished reading and you’ll be in Derry!
i would recommend this book for people who like scary stories.
Scariest book I ever read.
My favorite book by S. K.
Could not finish it because it scared the crap out of me. I still cannot keep it on a shelf where I can see it.
I’m an avid fan of SK, and hadn’t read this since probably elementary school, so I decided it was time to give it another go. I honestly couldn’t stop thinking about how he’s said that he did a lot of cocaine while writing this book, and I felt like it showed. Sometimes the side stories ramble on way too much for my taste, but the phenomenal cast of characters and their haunting stories have stayed with me for a lifetime.
This book is actually amazing and I love it no other words can describe this book