IT by Stephen King (1986): I Don't Want to Grow Up
"Oh Christ," Bill groaned to himself, "if this is the stuff grownups have to think about I never want to grow up.""I am the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and fries," Stephen King famously said back in the Eighties, as a comment on, and perhaps a defense of, his rising popularity, which was heading right into the stratosphere. It's a cute, self-deprecating line that defends against the
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Great review. Makes me want to pick up that tome and take the journey yet again.
Dustin wrote: "Great review. Makes me want to pick up that tome and take the journey yet again."Thanks, Dustin, I'll say many of my reviews are meant to get people to reread their favorites!
John wrote: "Great review, I always enjoy reading your takes on the classics of the genre, and IT is certainly at of near the top of the horror fiction mountain. I agree with most of your criticisms of The St..."
Thanks, John, IT is definitely a defining book of the 1980s!
I agree with most of your criticisms of The Stand but still love it myself, imperfections and all. I’ve always felt the shorter, original version is superior. But while The Stand has always been a personal favorite of mine, there’s no denying imo that IT is just a better book.