As a twelve-year old in 1990, I got my grubby little hands on Stephen King's It. Page after page, I could not put the book down, hooked from the beginning when little George has his arm ripped off by Pennywise the clown. This clown inspired generations of new coulrophobes, myself included. On top of that, It, as Pennywise is called by the Losers (the group of 7 friends the novel revolves around), are attacked by manifestations of their respective fears. There are several horrific murders in the town of Derry, Maine. And the Losers find out what's responsible. As a twelve-year-old reader, I was put off by the lengths Beverly went to with the group to maintain the bond necessary for fighting Pennywise; however I can never stay mad at the King, and he did his best to represent that scene as non-perverse (for lack of a better word) as possible. Ultimately, it's the friendship of the group that allows them to hurt Pennywise and escape....But that's just the first part of the story. 27 Years later, the group is contacted by Mike, the only one to remain in Derry, the murders have begun again. Weirdly, the group has no recollection of It but come home anyway, because of the promise they made as children. Long story short, some die, some live, but they reconnect and destroy It.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Long live the King
As a twelve-year old in 1990, I got my grubby little hands on Stephen King's It. Page after page, I could not put the book down, hooked from the beginning when little George has his arm ripped off by Pennywise the clown. This clown inspired generations of new coulrophobes, myself included. On top of that, It, as Pennywise is called by the Losers (the group of 7 friends the novel revolves around), are attacked by manifestations of their respective fears. There are several horrific murders in the town of Derry, Maine. And the Losers find out what's responsible. As a twelve-year-old reader, I was put off by the lengths Beverly went to with the group to maintain the bond necessary for fighting Pennywise; however I can never stay mad at the King, and he did his best to represent that scene as non-perverse (for lack of a better word) as possible. Ultimately, it's the friendship of the group that allows them to hurt Pennywise and escape....But that's just the first part of the story. 27 Years later, the group is contacted by Mike, the only one to remain in Derry, the murders have begun again. Weirdly, the group has no recollection of It but come home anyway, because of the promise they made as children. Long story short, some die, some live, but they reconnect and destroy It.
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I'm simply amazed that you read this when you were 12. You're freaking brave! I didn't even know there was a word for people who are afraid of clowns.
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