I remember packing this behemoth around in junior high for what seemed like a decade before I finished it. The story is about a group of friends who reunite based upon a pact they made as children and we learn of the horrifying terror they all experienced together long ago. The end is not necessarily satisfying but the story is fantastic and worth the time and sore arm muscles inevitably required to experience it.
I personally think this is one of Stephen's King scariest. Rather ironical when you consider that clowns make you laugh. This one will make you shiver and think twice about any circus clown you meet in the future..
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...
This is a great book! Not for someone who is afraid of clowns. Very good read.
Classic! what more to say.
Seven teenagers that stumbled on the horror. Now they are grown-up men and women that could not withstand the force that drew them back to their hometown to face the nightmare without an end and the evil without a name...IT. Mesmerizing terror by King.

Amanda G. (
momg24k) wrote on 11/17/2006...
Long, but worth it.
Typical King Good read I had trouble posting it I do not understand why condition is ok
One of my favorite in my collection of Stephen King books. All are up for trade. Check out the rest.

Andie J. (
Andie) wrote on 9/18/2005...
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 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 to face the nightmare without an end, and the evil without a name.