With a huge hit at cinemas "It" fever has definitely swept the entire globe. I decided that instead of being scared out my mind in the theatre that I would read the book so I received very few surprises while I was watching; therefore I wouldn't look so much like the scaredy cat I actually am.
It is pretty messed up, alot of extremely horrible things happen during this book but you will love it. Stephen King writes in such a way that draws the reader in, when I sat down to read a chapter I would put the book down three hours later, my day passed me by, and I would want to read more.
The book jumps between four timelines so it can be a bit hard to keep track of where you are at times if you are just beginning, during the two main timelines the same characters are used so it really does take some time to get the hang of things.
That really is the only bad thing I could say about it, the writing is fantastic, the pay off is worth it, and there are many more elements to the book that haven't made it into the TV film.
The pacing is great (as I've said I hardly put it down), the writing is exceptional, the characters are amazingly complex, and the scares are straight out of your own nightmares. Pennywise is a great villian, you can see his point of view but he is completely terrifying.
I would definitely recommend this book to adults; kids might be confused or petrified if they read it, but with the thrills and spills it may just become a favourite.
I mean who wouldn't want to be part of the Losers Club?
You'll float too!
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