
It began for the Losers on a day in June of 1958, the day school let out for the summer. That was the day Henry Bowers carved the first letter of his name on Ben Hanscom's belly and chased him into the Barrens, the day Henry and his Neanderthal friends beat up on Stuttering Bill Denbrough and Eddie Kaspbrak, the day Stuttering Bill had to save Eddie from his worst asthma attack ever by riding his bike to beat the devil.
The Losers' Club consisted of Mike Hanlon, Stan Uris, Richie Tozier, Ben Hanscom, Beverly Rogan, Eddie Kaspbrak, and Bill Denbrough. Each faced IT alone in 1958. Later that year, they face IT together. They thought the nightmare was over. The Losers' Club thought they defeated the evil creature. The evil preying on Derry was far from over, though.
The six men and one woman have forgotten their childhoods, have forgotten the time when they were Losers...but an unremembered promise draws them back, the present begins to rhyme dreadfully with the past, and when the Losers reunite, the wheels of fate lock together and roll them towards the ultimate terror.

What makes IT the quintessential coming-of-age book is the characters. Stephen King has created two groups of characters that everyone can relate to – the Loser's Club and Henry Bower's gang. Not only do the members of the Loser's Club have to face Henry Bower's and his gang, they also have to face Pennywise the Dancing Clown and his various forms. Pennywise feeds on the kid's fears, so he transforms into their worst nightmares in order to prey on them.
The group's bond grows stronger with each passing day. Once they reunite, it's like they had never left. Old habits begin anew. They must find the creature's lair. They must face the beast one final time. They have to rely on one another to survive.

The Losers ring true and the bullies are equally compelling. I feel like I was right there with each of the characters as they experience paralyzing confrontations with Pennywise the Dancing Clown and It's other forms. That's when you start getting goosebumps. The book has so many more monstrosities than the movies. To me, the source material is better because of it. The book is also better because it contains more details and more substance. There are scenes in the book that aren't in the movies.
I don't know if it ever names the narrator, but I think you can tell it's Mike Hanlon. I loved this narrator. I thought he fit perfectly in this book. Stephen King even deals with racial and social issues in this book.

I can't say enough about this book, guys! Don't wait any longer. Read this book now. You won't regret it for a second.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
5/5 stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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