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An edition of It (1986)

It

1st Signet printing (16)

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  • ★★★★ 4.1 (487 ratings)
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Derry: A small city in Maine, place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown, only in Derry the haunting is real...

They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But none of them can withstand the force that has drawn them back to Derry to face the nightmare without an end, and the evil without a name...
--back cover

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coming of age, thrillers, suspense, horror, Schwinn bicycles, catatonia, homosexuality, blood oaths, Omniscience, mummies, lepers, ghosts, we, clownrewolves, nonlinear narrative, third-person, Open Library Staff Picks, Fiction, Good and evil, horror stories, horror tales, Horror fiction, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2017-09-03, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, horror, American literature, Monsters, Clowns, Literary

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Derry, Maine, Barrens, Macroverse, Earth, England, Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Nebraska, Atlanta, Georgia

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1957, 1958, 1984, 1985
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First Sentence

"The terror, which would not end for another twenty-eight years-if it ever did end-began, so far as I know or can tell, with a boat made from a sheet of newspaper floating down a gutter swollen with rain."

Edition Notes

Published in
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Copyright Date
1986

The Physical Object

Format
mass market paperback
Number of pages
1090

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7572658M
ISBN 10
0451159276
ISBN 13
9780451159274

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL81613W

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Work Description

"It" is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. "It" was his 22nd book and his 17th novel written under his own name. The story follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an evil entity that exploits the fears of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey. "It" primarily appears in the form of Pennywise the Dancing Clown to attract its preferred prey of young children.

The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1987, and received nominations for the Locus and World Fantasy Awards that same year.

In 2003, "It" was listed at number 144 on the BBC's The Big Read poll.


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The terror, which would not end for another twenty-eight years--if it ever did end--began, so far as I know or can tell, with a boat made from a sheet of newspaper floating down a gutter swollen with rain.
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Pace 3 Medium paced 100% Enjoyability 4 Exciting 50% Engaging 50% Clarity 3 Well organized 50% Confusing 25% Clearly written 25% Difficulty 3 Intermediate 66% Advanced 33% Breadth 1 Shallow 33% Comprehensive 33% Introductory 33% Genres 2 Mystery 50% Horror 50% Mood 2 Tense 50% Fearful 25% Suspenseful 25% Impressions 3 Highly recommend 33% Recommend 33% Best in class 16% Original 16% Length 2 Long 100% Credibility 1 Evergreen 100% Content Warnings 1 Adult themes 50% Offensive language 50% Style 1 Technical 100% Purpose 3 Entertainment 100%

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