It

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Summary: "Stephen King's It is his greatest triumph!!!"
Review: Bent over an aged tome of great evil, I struggled to breath. As my sights clambered over countless sentances, my imagination deciphered the seemingly Innocent words to unleash the true terror within, reducing it to the monsterous mass of twisted and warped fear within. Just as my soul recieved the acrid bolt of terror that seemed certain to finish off my poor, young heart, I reached the end of the page, and by some sheer, enticing will similar to the enmpty rumbling promises of the devil himself, I turned the page; My eyes fluttered over the next sentace, and I sent out shrieks of living, agonized horrer-right into my grandfather's ear. The malignant leer he fized me with spoke for the whole bus. Grinning foolishly, I returned to my used copy of IT...
Like most King novels, It beats a path in the opposite direction of most "classic" subjects, and into the world of "what if?", inventing it's own theme along the way. A tale of an ancient evil that is as old as the shapeless mass that spawned forth all life on this planet, killing children (and adults that get to close to IT's true identity) by taking shapes of things that scare us, things we love, and things yet unknown to humanity. Untill, that is , a group of childern come together, as if drawn by a mysterious force, to face the ultimate evil, the pure terror of IT (who is "the turtle" anyway?). The movie doesn't do this book justice, and it more or less changes the ending; not as dramaticly as "The Shining" was chnged, but pretty close. One of the best books I have had the pleasure to read, with a satisfying, bitter sweet "Crunch" of a ending to such a great book. For adults and mature teens only please!

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Summary: For people who enjoyed being children!
Review: A book that enables you to travel back in time...back to 1958, back to a time when there was Stan, Mike, Richie, Bev, Eddie, Ben and Big Bill and some others...back when some kids' main concern was avoiding Henry Bowers!

A story that, although long...over a thousand pages and in 'IT' years probably much longer, kept my attention throughout. Maybe you'll remember what it was like to cycle so fast that your feet lose contact with the pedals...the determination and camaraderie of building a clubhouse, the friendship and love that can overwhelm you when you least expect it to and the fear...fear of the unknown...and fear of the known.

A chilling yet absorbing novel that takes time to aquaint you with the characters and their experiences, so that you really care what happens to them - good AND bad!

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Summary: Absolutely Horrific
Review: The town of Derry captivates most readers. Mr King has put that town through hell several times. In IT you don't believe you will ever make it back.
I don't scare easy. This book leaves me with chills every time I read it. A masterful read, from the master of horror.

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Summary: Best book i have ever read
Review: this books is awesome. it may be a little long (1090 pgs) but i read it in a little over a month. after reading, i could swear the characters were real people. not scary, but very entertaining. if you are a King fan, read it. if not, read it. just one thing, dont watch the movie. dont judge the book on how the movie was. i would have given this book 60 stars

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Summary: I want the time i wasted reading this back
Review: I don't know if everyone who read this book are just easily frightened or simple minded, or what, but this is the LEAST scarriest book I have ever read! This book is so long! That in and of itself is not so bad, but there's no reason for it being long! The author drags and drags and drags the story out into a whopping 1100+ page book when it could have all been settled in about 600 pages.
The two stars are for the good start it got. The characters were very interesting, and the nastolgic flashbacks to the 50's when they were kids were pretty good, but that stupid clown got in the way.
At the beginning of the book, it builds a creepy atmosphere as they all talk about this ghost from their past that terrified them. But then when IT starts to show up when they all come back to Derry, and when they all meet back up together, it's retarded. The clown is not scary, and neither are any of the things he turns into. I was rolling my eyes on some parts of the book, actually getting mad at the author for trying to get cheep scares out of me. There's actually a part in the book where one of the characters is in a library, and then IT is standing there on the stairs in the form of a vampire. There's another part where he turns into The Creature From the Black Lagoon and comes after them. The book reads like a 50's horror movie. There's a part i couldn't beleive what i was reading, when one of the characters turned on the radio and he could hear IT saying, "Yep! it's all dead radio! we play all dead all the time!" or something of that matter.
I was just mad that the book was this long, this UNscary, and had this crappy of an ending for me to spend that much time on it. Those characters should have been reserved for a better storyline.
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.

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Summary: Shocking
Review: I've just got done reading It and I must say it's been a truly shocking experience. Not all of the shocking scenes in "IT" is with It in one of It's forms oppressing the children. There's two scenes that come to mind that caught me by surprise. There's a scene with Henry Bowers and Patrick Hockstetter that nearly made me puke. Why did Stephen King had to throw that in? I'll spare Amazon.com customers the details. The other shocking scene is towards the end of the book with the children. Bill Denbrough has just finish fighting It (The Ritual of Chud) and he thinks he killed It, so he's coming out of It's lair and passing through the tunnels with his friends. Well, to make a long paraphrastic story short, Bill Denbrough and friends eventually get lost and Ben Hanscom seems like he's about to cry, so they're all a little devasted. Well, Beverly Marsh comes up with an idea that will help them find their way out and I must say I was as shocked as Eddie, Bill, Ben, Mike, Stan, and Richie. Again, I will spare Amazon.com customers the details. Why did Stephen King threw that in? Does He think there's something actually.....beautiful about that scene? I hope not. Now, besides those two scenes I did enjoy the book. It is the first book I've ever read that actually didn't bore me at all, but of course there could be a moral reason for that. Furthermore, It is one heck of a scary book. If I have another complaint about "It" it's this: It is too scary at times. There's probably a very good psychological reason, but ever since I've seen the movie and read the book I've been scared of the Clown. Notice I said the Clown. Throughout the book It comes into whatever form It's victim is afraid of the most. Out of all the forms It chooses to come into, the one I'm afraid of the most is Pennywise the dancing clown. There's three scenes that come to mind that scared me. One is when Ben meets Pennywise for the first time. The second one is when Bill and Richie go to the house on Neibolt Street and eventually have to run like the wind from the werewolf. They finally make it onto the bike and I think Bill looks behind and sees the clown with a big wide grin chasing them instead. I was definitely scared while reading that part. The third scene is when all of the Losers are holding Mike's album and flipping through his Dad's old photos. They flip to the last one and Pennywise is dancing with a band going down the street. He then sees them and runs down the street, jumps on a lamp post, climbs it, and stares at them jibbering and laughing. His face is taking up the whole photo and he says," Kill you all, Kill you all, I'll KIll you all! That part scared me nearly to death. I found the movie done a very good job interpreting that scene. It's basically done just like the book.....that part anyway. Well, I think I'm done done telling you most of the parts that scared me. I must warn those of you who've never read the book. It's not to be taken lightly. If you've seen the movie and think that It's a mild, little, thriller with a creepy part here and there, then you better get that mindset out if you plan on reading It. The novel is a totally different experience. Although, the movie has a few scenes that are in the novel, It doesn't have EVERYTHING in the book. The movie should be rated "PG" when compared to the book. The novel, on the other hand, should definitely be rated "R."

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Summary: An amazing novel
Review: This was one of the most frightening books I have read. There were nights I went to sleep with my door open so light could pour in. From the beginning the horror and suspense build. After some passages I would put down the book and think about what I had just read. The thought was, "This is some scary stuff." Most of the scenes with Pennywise are just mind boggling. When Ben is back in the library after the reunion, that was incredible. Even the beginning with George, the whole book was great.

This novel is about some power or supernatural being that dwells in Derry. This being is evil and feeds on humans, mainly children, and then it sleeps. A group of friends hurt It 27 years ago, but It has returned. They must find a way to hurt or kill It again. But the magic of a group of children has been lost, and It is prepared for them.

The way Stephen King writes characters is amazing. He brings you into the mind of Beverly's husband Tom, and he recreates the minds of children better than anyone else I have read. Maybe it is the way he writes characters that makes It so good, but whatever he did in making this novel, it is amazing.

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Summary: IT = A Masterpiece!!!
Review: Something is killing the children in Dairy, Maine. To librarian Mike Hanlon this is nothing new. When he was a kid , he belonged to a group of kids called the "Loser's Club" who managed to come together to fight against the evil of Derry known only as "IT". All of them made a promise that if "IT" ever returned, that they would come back and finish the fight. The only problem is that Mike is the only one that remained in Dairy and remembers anything that happened. The rest of the "Loser's Club" has been gone from Dairy for quite some time. Bill is a succesful writer. Richie is a popular stand up comic and radio disc jockey. Ben is no longer overweight and is the most sought after architect in the country. Beverly runs her own fashion design company. Eddie owns a successful limo company that drives all the stars. Stan is a highly sucessful accountant. Now Mike must remind them all of the promise they once made. The former friends must leave their succesful lives behind, and come back to Dairy to put a stop to "IT", once and for all.

"IT" is not only one of King's best books, but it is also one of the best books that I have ever read. The unending amout of horror and suspense is incredible. The story itself is briliantly written and goes back and forth between when the characters were all kids, and the present time when they fight "IT" as adults. The parts of the story when they are kids, are my favorite because it shows that true friendship can overcome even the biggest of odds. The parts of the story where they come together as adults are good as well. The strangers that they are now, must become the friends they once were. The monster itself refered to as "IT" is the best part of the book. "IT" is a creature that changes into the worst fear of the child. The characters are all spectacular. All of the members of the " Loser's Club" posses different strengths and aspects of their personalities that you will like. Aside from " IT", the bully Henry Bowers is the other villan. He is a great character. When the kids aren't fighting "IT", they are fighting Henry and his gang. Even though Henry is only 12, he acts like a grown psychopath. Sometimes Henry can be even more terrifying than " IT" itself! The book also takes a controversial look at racism in the 1950's too.

The one word of advice that I can give with this book, is don't let the length of it scare you. Even though it is almost 1100 pages, it reads at an increadibly fast rate. The story is so good that you want there to be more after it's over! The wonderful friendship between the characters, the suspense and terror, and the well written story make "IT" a truly memorable classic from the master of horror.

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Summary: The kind of friendships every child should have had!
Review: It's been said before and will be said again that the best element of King's novels is his characters, and as a reader of many of his novels, I feel that "It" displays his finest characterizations. I was thirteen when I first read this book, and could hardly put it down. It does deal with some adult topics, so parental disgresion might be advisable for young teens, but hopefully all highschool juniors should be able to handle the subject matter. I didn't find it to be scary, but even 'The Exorcist' hasn't managed that, so I don't know if I'm a good spokesperson on that account.

There are seven self-proclaimed eleven-year-old 'Losers' who form a tight bond as the children small town in Maine they live in are slowly being brutally killed off by their deepest fears. The thing that causes all the fears can only be fought off by the belief in things that protect them. Only through belief that a fear can hurt you, can It hurt you; only through belief that something has strength can you save yourself (a pleceba, for example), if that makes sense.

The element of this novel that made me fall in love with it was the bond that the seven friends shared when they were eleven and that they had to forget it to go on with their lives. Imagine, forgetting the thing that made your childhood what it was, the best friends that you ever had - better friends that many people ever have - and the greatest thing that you ever did. The summer that these seven spent together, battling It, a summer when they weren't still children, but weren't quite adults, was possibly the best thing about this novel, and the fact that it ended, as did the weekend the grown-up version of the kids spent 27 years later. Saying goodbye to characters I've come to love is the hardest part of anything I read, and it's difficult to ever imagine saying goodbye to such good friends as the characters were not knowing it is the last time you will ever see them, much less think of them or the most important element of their childhood.

Appologies for this review not being as concise as it could have been or making as much sense as it could have.

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Summary: IT comin' straight from the sewers
Review: alright, I remember not to long ago my sister was a Stephen King fanatic and I wasn't aloud to read his books, then I picked up IT and couldn't put it down, like to see blood? wanna see cold murder? wanna see pure fear? wanna see your worst nightmare written out in front of you? You wan't IT