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It (1986)

by Stephen King

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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.… (more)
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Interesting listening to this book 20 years after reading it the first time. It is still one of my favorite books by King but I sure didn't remember the language being so bad. It really isn't that scary most of the time but is a book about friendship and growing up.

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. ( )
  KyleneJones | Apr 25, 2022 |
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. ( )
  whatmeworry | Apr 9, 2022 |
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. ( )
  thelxdesigner | Mar 31, 2022 |
a monstrosity of a book ... both literally and figuratively ... ( )
  donhazelwood | Mar 11, 2022 |
Don't read this at night. ( )
  MVO_1 | Feb 16, 2022 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
King, Stephen—primary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dobner, TullioTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Giusti, RobertCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Körber, JoachimTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Reinhardt, Alexandra vonÜbersetzersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rekiaro, IlkkaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rekiaro, PäiviTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Weber, StevenNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Canonical title
It
Original title
Alternative titles
Original publication date
1986
People/Characters
Henry Bowers
Dorsey Corcoran
Eddie Corcoran
Victor Criss
Bill Denbrough
Important places
Derry, Maine, USA
Maine, USA
Important events
Related movies
It (1990 | IMDb)
It (2017 | IMDb)
It Chapter Two (2019 | IMDb)
Awards and honors
Waterstones Books of the Century (1997, No 71)
BBC's Big Read (Best loved novel, 2003, No 144)
The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Reader's List (84)
British Fantasy Award (August Derleth Fantasy, 1987)
World Fantasy Award Nominee (1987.1 | Novel, 1987)
Epigraph
"This old town been home long as I remember, This town gonna be here long after I'm gone. East side west side take a close look 'round her, You been down but you're still in my bones." -- The Michael Stanley Band
"Old friend, what are you looking for? After those many years abroad you come With images you tended Under foreign skies Far away from your own land." -- George Seferis
"Out of the blue and into the black." -- Neil Young
Dedication
This book is gratefully dedicated to my children.
My mother and my wife taught me how to be a man. My children taught me how to be free.

Naomi Rachel King, at fourteen;

Joseph Hillstrom King, at twelve;

Owen Philip King, at seven.

Kids, fiction is the truth inside the lie, and the truth of this fiction is simple enough: the magic exists

S.K.
First words
The terror, which would not end for another twenty-eight years - if it ever did end - began, so far as I know or can tell, with a boat made out of a sheet of newspaper floating down a gutter swollen with rain.
Quotations
Be true, be brave, stand. All the rest is darkness.
We all float down here.
If there are certain preconditions for the use of magic, then those preconditions will inevitably arrange themselves.
“A child blind from birth doesn't even know he's blind until someone tells him. Even then
he has only the most academic idea of what blindness is; only the formerly sighted have a
real grip on the thing”
“We lie
best when we lie to ourselves.”
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Canonical DDC/MDS
813.54
Canonical LCC
PS3561.I483
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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.
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Seven children band together to fight a creature that has been feeding off the fears of the people in the small town of Derry for generations.
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