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keywork1331's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I’d rate higher if not for the disturbing treatment of the female protagonist in the group. I think King could have achieved his thematic point without having all the boys lose their virginity gang banging her. Yes, the kids battle an evil and are thrust into adulthood. We get it without taking this unnecesary, pervie step. Just because it’s horror, doesn’t make it okay.
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Misogyny, Suicide, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Blood, Hate crime, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Racism
sylviaisme's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Rape and Physical abuse
Minor: Racism
quietlyreading2023's review against another edition
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia
tacochelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
- The opening chapter with Georgie's death is so good, it's just so frank and brutal, it shows the bond between Bill and Georgie before he dies.
- So damn long. Really needed editing, cut out a lot of repetitive scenes, extra details that only confirms what we already know, etc.
- I love the cosmic horror of what It is, its true form as the Deadlights, how it warps the town of Derry around its existence.
I even enjoy the cosmic turtle encouraging the Losers, it just furthers the idea that what they are dealing with is so beyond human understanding that it drifts into the absurd.
- I actually like the details on each of It's victims, it shows what it's capable of, the sort of kids that fall on the wayside only to end up it It's path.
- I liked the friendship between the Losers, King does a really good job of making (most of) them likable, and showing how they become a sort of found family for each other. They help each other with their broken family life and trauma, remind each other that their feelings are valid and does not make them crazy.
- But good lord, Ritchie sucks. He's so obnoxious, with few redeemable moments.
- I didn't mind how sadistic the bullies were. It gave more variety to the sort of prey It feeds on. And part of what made Henry so fucked up was both his racist abusive father, and the influence of It pushing him to madness. It made sense to me.
-Bill's wife Audra feels underused. The ending with her was so weird and feels out of place.
- The gangbang scene was unnecessary. Sure maybe in the mind of a preteen sex can unite them, give you clarity and make you an adult, but for it to actually give them the knowledge of how to leave It's lair is stupid.
-The Losers Club's strong friendship is what ultimately guve them the power to defeat It once and for all. It makes sense when they forget each other the first time because they didn't actually kill It like they thought. But for them to forget each other at the very end when they do kill it feels antithetical to the story. And if they do forget each other, how do Ben and Beverly hook up after that? It doesn't add up, and doesn't make for a satisfying end.
Graphic: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Torture, Sexual assault, Gore, Death, Grief, Suicide, Blood, Child abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Antisemitism, Cancer, Death of parent, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Alcoholism, and Vomit
craighead_the_wolf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Racism, Death, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Cursing, Bullying, and Body shaming
haileyeh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Death, Rape, Toxic relationship, Child death, Grief, Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Animal death
Moderate: Medical trauma, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism
Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Drug use, Infertility, Death of parent, Infidelity, Cancer, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Alcohol
kiwifay's review against another edition
I think I’ll take my copy camping and use it as fire starter.
Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Bullying, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
danibee123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Hate crime, Gore, Child death, Child abuse, Violence, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Homophobia, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Animal death
Minor: Antisemitism
shannonleestrouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Blood, and Child death
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Racial slurs, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Violence, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Gore, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Self harm, Animal death, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse
sommarborne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Cursing, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Incest, Infidelity, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Homophobia, Drug use, and Rape