Book Review of Stephen Kings 'It'.

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STEPHEN KING'S BEST SELLER, IT

Another long book of Stephen Kings', and widely acclaimed as one of King's best.

The book is set in two time periods - one in 1958, and one in 1985. Both time frames have the same main characters - 7 children/adults and IT. Also, the book is set in Derry (Maine), for most of both periods. Derry has a bleak history - its murder rate is higher than it should be.

The children meet up in the summer of '58, forming the Loser's Club. A wave of freak murders hits Derry, and each of the children has a supernatural encounter with what turns out to be the killer - IT. IT usually manifests itself as a clown, lures its victim into a private place, and murders them. IT usually kills children, as it relies on their imaginations it usually lures the children with a colourful balloon.

All of the children survive their first encounters with IT, but are reticent to tell any adults because of course, the adults wouldn't believe that a killer imaginary clown is on the loose. They do have the courage to tell each other though, and gradually