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May 10, 2021 11:45AM
I am planning on reading IT fully for the first time. I have picked it up many times but never got past a couple hundred pages. Is anyone else planning on reading/rereading it?
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I'm planning on rereading it at some point in the year, it's my favorite by King!!
I started it last week. I’m not too far into it but loving it so far. I need to pick up a copy with larger font though or I’ll be blind by the time I finish.
Domhnall wrote: "I started it last week. I’m not too far into it but loving it so far. I need to pick up a copy with larger font though or I’ll be blind by the time I finish."I can't read it in paperback for this reason! Oddly, one of my very favorite photos of myself as a teen is all dressed up from some school dance or other, leaning on my mom's car, reading the paperback of this.
The length of this book is intimidating, I also have issues reading small fonts. I have wanted to finish this book for many years now. This one, and The Stand.
Kandice wrote: "Domhnall wrote: "I started it last week. I’m not too far into it but loving it so far. I need to pick up a copy with larger font though or I’ll be blind by the time I finish."I can't read it in p..."
I have IT in paperback and I remember it being tough with the small print. The Stand was the same way.
i started it, and good going so far in the past i kept reading first 200 pages over and over again now gonna finish it
i was reading it.. stucked on 350 odd page.. since people are starting.. i am also now planning to initiate..
I’ve decided I’m going to fork out the extra money for a hardback edition as the font seems a little bigger in the one I have my eye on. The size of the font in my book is actually making me dread picking it up. Ha ha!
Hey, Domhnall - that's why you need to get e-books or if you don't want to spend of a Kindle or iPad get the app and read it on your phone. You can make the text enormous on a phone and it's easy to read. Seriously, the app is free, and e-books cost much less than paperbacks.
And to add to the benefits that Nick listed, you can walk around with literally thousands of books in your pocket!
I definitely agree that ebooks have great flexibility in setting font size, but Stephen King's ebook prices are crazy high, about the same as the paperbacks (e.g, Later, If It Bleeds), sometimes even more (e.g., The Institute).It's pretty cool that you can put many shelves of King books on one tiny device.
Michael wrote: "I definitely agree that ebooks have great flexibility in setting font size, but Stephen King's ebook prices are crazy high, about the same as the paperbacks (e.g, Later, If It Bleeds), sometimes ev..."Most ebooks are pretty expensive upon release, but I know from experience that if you watch Amazon for Kindle books and Barnes & Noble for Nook books, you can usually get them for less that $5 if you wait a bit. That's one advantage that new King readers have. They can go back and buy the books for much less.
Also, if you like audiobooks, Chirp has been my source for them. All of the King audiobooks I own (that aren't CDs or tapes) have come from there, and I never paid more than $5 each.
Michael wrote: "You might be right for ebooks in general. Unfortunately, King's ebooks haven't dropped under $5. Even his oldest ones are running $7.99, $8.99, and up. Many are $11.99. Years ago, a title or two have gone on sale for a couple of days, but that was extremely rare...."You have to watch for them to be on sale. I know they are generally not, but I subscribe to a few email lists that notify you of e-book sales, and they DO go on sale, but usually only for a few days. It's a pain, but I keep an eye on it because I find it easier to read an e-book nowadays and already own them all in book form (and pre-order physical books as they are released) and don't want to pay full price for a duplicate e-book.
Michael wrote: "Kandice wrote: "Most ebooks are pretty expensive upon release, but I know from experience that if you watch Amazon for Kindle books and Barnes & Noble for Nook books, you can usually get them for l..."It is really annoying that they are so expensive, considering that they have been out for such a long time.
Amelia wrote: "It is really annoying that they are so expensive, considering that they have been out for such a long time. "And here's something crazy: They've been splitting the novella collections into separate ebooks. The stories in Different Seasons, for example, run from $9.99 to $10.99. But you can get Different Seasons with all four for $11.99.
Michael wrote: "Amelia wrote: "It is really annoying that they are so expensive, considering that they have been out for such a long time. "And here's something crazy: They've been splitting the novella collecti..."
They call that MARKETING. Pretty sad.
Well, I’m nearing the 500 page mark at last, which is farther than I’ve ever gotten with It and I think I have a solid chance of actually finishing this book in October. I was delighted by the brief appearance of Dick Hallorann, I can now see the appeal to reading the novels chronologically, at least for those little Easter eggs.
Amelia wrote: "Well, I’m nearing the 500 page mark at last, which is farther than I’ve ever gotten with It and I think I have a solid chance of actually finishing this book in October. I was delighted by the brie..."It's really quite a thrill when you find one. As he has gotten older, those Easter eggs have become more of the "name dropping" variety, as if characters exist on multiple levels of the beam, as opposed to actually appearing in more stories. Reinforces the "twin" aspect of The Talisman,
If you like the book, you will enjoy the audiobook. It is amazing. I have read it, listened to it, and watched the movie. 😂
I'm currently reading IT. Would anyone like to Buddy read?
I read IT last year… it was the best novel and possibly best story I have ever experienced.
