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Book Review of It

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Author: Stephen King
Genre: Horror
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Although it's known as "that scary clown story," this tale is much better described as one being about childhood demons and the innate resiliency in children. The horror passages come at just the right frequency and with just the right amount of chills. The method of telling the childhood story and the return to Derry, Maine 27 years later simultaneously is engaging and intriguing. Additionally, there are wonderful allusions to the Dark Tower series. A book I will surely return to again and again.

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