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Book Review of It

It
It
Author: Stephen King
Genre: Horror
Book Type: Hardcover
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Stephen King can write a story in a genre that can (and has been) extremely tacky when done by other authors, but in this case comes off as an epic adventure with horrific undertones. The story begins with a group of children that are mere steps from becoming adults and progresses through middle age. They are the "good". The "evil" is an entity known as "IT" and "Pennywise" the clown. Pennywise is not what you think he is. As usual, Mr. King is the consumate storyteller who creates vivid and believable characters in a story that some call horror, but I call it a great story set in one of his favorite fictional locations, Derry, Maine.