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Eh. I decided to give this a try because I heard the audiobook was amazing, and I started it around Halloween so I was looking for something spooky. I had just finished Misery which I thought was great, and revitalized my interest in Stephen King novels.

On the plus side, the narrator is great! But also, the audiobook is 40 hours long! So you really have to be committed, or like me, scale the speed to 1.75. There was a lot I enjoyed about the novel, the main characters are wonderful. I enjoyed the way the adult and child perspectives coincided throughout the novel, as opposed to parts one and two of the movie where they are separate. The themes of friendship and banding together against adversary were wonderful.

IT's many personifications were appropriately terrifying, but gets a little repetitive. Here's another reference to a giant bird, or eyeballs, or leprotic hobos. Henry Bowers, budding psychopath, was terrifying. But by far the award for the scariest thing in the book goes to Eddie's mother. The one who tells him he's frail and has asthma even though his aspirator is full of water. The way the narrator does her voice is chilling.

And yeah, the notorious child orgy scene was weird, unnecessary and gross.

Also, does Stephen King really think women are hyper aware of their nipples at all times? You shouldn't described Beverly's emotional state by describing what her nipples are doing.