who else really likes stephen king's...?

Question

It? i really like the story and it really scares me because i've got a thing for clowns, i dont know, clowns are wicked! i preffer the book, but anybody else love the story of It?

Answer 1

Yes, I really enjoyed "IT" as well as many of King's books and stories. I do not have a problem with clowns, lol, but I know a lot of younger kids who do. But "IT" was not about clowns anyway, that was simply symbolic. "IT"s premise is that the things that we fear are those we create in our own minds. We design our own monsters.

Answer 2

It's my favorite of his books.

Those who actually read the novel SHOULD know, it is more than just a novel about a homicidal clown. It's a story about the town of Derry which is a microcosm of the World and it's evils: homophobia (Andrew Mellon), spousal abuse (Tom and Beverly), infanticide (Georgie), racism (The Black Spot), anti-semitism (Patty Uris), organized crime (the Bradley Gang). I think it also serves to show how humans co-exist with evil everyday, and it appears as if no-one seems to notice or care.

Who can fail to see that the clown is but a spectator and participant of what WAS ALREADY HAPPENING IN THE TOWN?? Wasn't he there when those rednecks threw Andrew Mellon off the bridge, beaten? Wasn't he there when the whole town got together to gun down the Bradley Gang? Or when the men set fire to the Black Spot?

The only downside to the novel, however, is that it must be read as part of the Dark Tower series, otherwise, the Turtle issue and Bill Denbrough's "trip" near the end seem a little unexpected and out of place. At least, to me it seemed that way the first time I read it.

Answer 3

I love Stephen King's books, and just reread "It" since it's been a few years. Great book, probably one of my favorites by King, second possibly to "The Stand". It's great because it hits you on such a fundamental level... these gruesome murders of children are going on and the ever present good versus evil theme comes out in full force. There are a lot of connections between King's books, most tied in to the Dark Tower series which I finished about a month ago.

Answer 4

The novel is great fun - and the characters are well-rounded. The film is good, too, but doesn't get all the depth. In my eyes, there's very little that Stephen King can do wrong. The highlight of my holiday in New England last autumn was going past his old house in Bangor!

Answer 5

When I was younger, I never saw the whole movie through. Now that I'm older, I just watched the whole thing and I was very disappointed with the ending of the movie. So I'm going to get the book and I hope the ending of the book is different than the ending of the movie.

Answer 6

The book was better than the movie. It reminded me of all the things that really scared me as a kid. I have never liked clowns and storm drains. Glad to know I'm not the only one.

Answer 7

I just love it although the film was not half as scary as the book, Tim Curry who played the clown was not at all as I had envisaged in my mind when reading the book.

Have you noticed with his books how all of his characters and places tend to intermingle in other stories?

Answer 8

IT was the first stephen king book i read at the age of 13 and loved it, it got me into reading all his other books which are great

Answer 9

Me, but like some have already said, the book is way better than the film, The best adaptation of his work on film has to be The Green Mile....
I have all of his books and seen all the films and im sorry but if i had to go without one it would have to be the film, books are so much better.

Answer 10

I wasn't scared of clowns, untill I saw that film now they just freak me out a little. For a film to that must mean it's good!