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I read this first in hardback when I was about 14 (a bit older than the kids in the book) and then again in paperback not long after. Coming back to it as an adult (a lot older than the adults in the book) I think I liked it even more. It’s loooong and a bit messy and it doesn’t always work, but taken as a whole it’s pretty wonderful and probably the most King-like of King’s books. It’s all here: bullies, friendship, monsters, a writer protagonist, hope, pop culture references, American society dissected, etc. There are doubtless bits that could be better (he could maybe have done more on the differences between US life in the 50s and the 80s) but I’m sure improvements in one place would have weakened the book elsewhere. All in all I’d say it is probably his masterpiece. what can i say that hasn’t been already said about this classic? 5 stars, with the obvious caveat that most everyone shares. wtf pre teen gang bang for absolutely no reason. none. for a book so long, we def could have gone without the MULTIPLE chapters of child porn. to think of the amount the cocaine King must have been on is just…. well anyway. 5 stars. a monstrosity of a book ... both literally and figuratively ... Don't read this at night. Belongs to Publisher SeriesJ'ai lu (6904) Is contained inContainsHas the adaptationHas as a reference guide/companionHas as a commentary on the text
They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they were grown-up men and women who had gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But none of them could withstand the force that drew them back to Derry, Maine to face the nightmare without an end, and the evil without a name. No library descriptions found. |
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54 — Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:![]()
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For those of you that do not know, this takes place in Derry and is the story of 7 young outcasts that become friends and end up taking on the monster that haunts their town every so often by killing kids. They do this once as kids and then reunite years later to finish the job.
I don't do audiobooks often but really liked this reader for this book. He did a great job bringing the characters to life. (