It

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Summary: A fine book- Possibly the best book I have ever read.
Review: Stephen King is known as the master of horror, but one must never be blinded by the media's cries of "scarry!". I prefer to think of King as a master storyteller, and leave it at that. Here King has woven one of his most intricate tales, a tale of good versus evil as much as a tale of the transition from child to adult. For those unfamiliar with the plot, It deals with a group of seven children, misunderstood and shunned by all other peers, who find each other, and are joined by a common factor: every one of them has had a run in with It, which is the name they have given to the embodiment of evil that resides in the sewers and the dark places of their home town of Derry, Maine. The book deals not only with their battles with It, but also with their battles with their peers, their families, and themselves. The book follows the group through a two month interval in 1958, and follows them through to their reunion, circa 1985, when a forgotten promise draws them together again for a final battle with It. I had read this book at least ten times by the time I was eleven years of age, and have read it many times since. I had the fortune to be able to expierence this book from a child's view, and then from an adults, much like the characters in the book. I feel that anyone who is not intimidated by the huge size of this book would enjoy it immensely. And to those who are intimidated- give this book a try anyway. I feel that it could be one of the finest things you have ever read

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Summary: "Dreadfully frightful. Pennywise was a scare all around!!!"
Review: Pennywise is the most real looking killer clown. Stephen King did a very good job picking out Tim Curry to play pennywise. I couldn't imagine Pennywise without Tim Curry's enchantment and the realness of Pennywise. If you have pics or wavs of Pennywise please e-mail me. [e-mail]

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Summary: Sure Fire Heart Stopper!!
Review: It has been at least 7 - 8 years since I've read the book, but must say that one night, while reading it in bed, I was so engrossed and pulled into the story that the terror TERRIFIED me beyond imagination. Afraid not only for the characters, but for myself as well, I threw the hardcover book across the room and slept with the light on. It was at least two days before I was able to pick up the book again. I will never look at another clown again without wondering just why he wants to give me a balloon. Stephen King, the King of Terror, has come a long way since CARRIE. This book shows that he has grown and will continue to do so. Thank you, Mr. King, for the goosebumps

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Summary: THE BEST STEPHEN KING NOVEL.........EVER!!!!
Review: IT was the book that introduced me to Stephen King, and in my opinion it's his best book ever. My only disappointment was that it ended too soon

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Summary: A CLASSIC! POSSIBLY THE GREATEST BOOK OF ALL TIME!
Review: Stephen King was in his top form with "IT", a spellbinding and horrifying tale of friendship, courage, and spirit. A compelling must-read for all fans of any type of literature. The length (1100 pages), rather than being a burden to the reader, gives readers a perfectly detailed description of the seven main characters lives. Wonderful

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Summary: Classic Stephen King
Review: The classical Stephen King story. A story which could be any normal childhood tale, taken to the extreme limits of bizarre by a master story teller. As King does in so many of his stories, he has you imagining that maybe, by some strange chance, this could really happen. If you travel to Maine, stay away from the storm drains!!!

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Summary: Don't use mind-altering substances before reading this book.
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_It_ is a double-barrelled shotgun, loaded with grappling hooks. The first is real. It will anchor you to your chair, your bed. The second . . . the second is nightmare, tethered in Hell, and it will rip your heart from high in your breast and show it to you, beating while you wonder at what remains. The crucial scene cannot be described.

If you read this book without gooseflesh, a racing heart, and whimpers, either you're not really reading or you never had one to start with.

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Summary: I don't get "It"
Review: But seriously, in response to that notion of"getting there is half the fun", in the case of It, getting there (the end) was most of the fun; I simply dig King's style of prose and narrative. But the conclusion of It (and in retrospect the entire plot) seemed silly, to me anyway. If anyone thinks this book is bad, however (or especially if good), stay away from the mini-series

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Summary: His most complicated and enticing book yet.
Review: King was at his best when he wrote IT. Definiyely his best horror novel and also my favorite of his works. Even through all the complicated manuevering of going from 1957 to 1985 and back, he doesn't lose sight of his primary objective: storytelling. IT is sort of a encyclopedia of horror. IT has contains at least a trace of almost every kind of horror and terror that has been explored in the past. IT has one of the most interesting and structural foundations from what I have read in many years. Unless King comes out with something beyond genius in the incoming years, IT, especially after King's own death, I'm sure will be looked upon as his best work of horror fiction. This is supposed to be King's last story of "reality of children's beliefs in monsters," and if this is way of creating a entire summary of his books CARRIE, CHRISTINE, CUJO, PET CEMETERY, FIRESTARTER, THE STAND, THE SHINNING, and probably most of all, THE TALISMAN, King has definitely staged a climax to probably King's best era of his development

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Summary: It: A Sort of Closure for Stephen King
Review: "It" is perhaps one of the gratest horror novels ever written, simply because of the fact that the story focuses on the characters as much as the horror elements. He dedicates much of his prose to the seven kids that first encounter the terror, using multiple flashbacks, and original points-of view which leave you mesmerized. There is one minor problem about the novel: it's about 50 pages too long, but most probably King wanted to achieve that epic feeling that is only reachable with big, fat stories like this one. One thing's for sure; you'll never forget characters like Bill and Ben, or monsters like the fearsome It, after you read this book. An excellent read that I highly recommend