I read IT when it first came out in 1986 and it was still on my shelf, untouched for 30 years, until I pulled it out 5 days ago to re-read. Now I remember why I haven't re-read it before now. Stephen King is the master of horror. And IT has all the elements that have made his books so great. But holy cow this is a long book. 1180 pages or so, and IMHO he could have slashed that in half and still had a great book. In the middle I spent long sections only reading the right-hand pages. When they get to the climatic scenes there are STILL 300 pages to go. It's got a lot of great writing in it, but it didn't all need to be there.
And another thing - towards the end there is a scene involving the young girl and all the boys that is really abhorrent. I heard King apologized for it not that long ago, but I honestly don't see why the editors allowed it.
And another thing - towards the end there is a scene involving the young girl and all the boys that is really abhorrent. I heard King apologized for it not that long ago, but I honestly don't see why the editors allowed it.
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