It Paperback - 2017 - 01st Edition
by Stephen King
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- Title It
- Author Stephen King
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 01st
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Fine
- Pages 1166
- Language ENG
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Publication date 2017
- Bookseller's Inventory # 9632
- ISBN 9781473666948
- Quantity available 1
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About this book
IT weaves a supernatural tale of seven socially outcast kids who find themselves brought together one summer to battle an ancient and deadly shape-shifter known as IT. IT emerges from the sewers once every 27 years, using it's polymorphic abilities to terrify and prey upon children in the rural town of Derry, Maine - often in the form of the demonic Pennywise the Clown. IT was made into a television mini-series in 1990, starring Tim Curry and more recently as a blockbuster film (2017).
Reader reviews for It
Review summary
Readers widely praised Stephen King’s It for its epic scope, richly drawn characters, and the way its dual timelines fuse coming?of?age tenderness with sustained dread in a vividly realized small town. Pennywise’s set pieces and the novel’s engagement with bullying, racism, and domestic abuse were often cited as memorable, with many calling it a modern horror classic and among King’s best. Criticism centered on the book’s extreme length, repetitive detours, dense mythology, and a handful of controversial scenes, with the ending and certain depictions viewed by some as misjudged or sexist. Overall, consensus deems it an ambitious, immersive, and emotionally resonant landmark of horror—powerful but polarizing.
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First edition identification
Stephen King's 22nd book, IT was published in 1986 by Viking, with an initial print run of 800,000 copies. It has black boards and a grey and black jacket with IT emblazoned across the front in stark red letters. The dust jacket inner flap has a price of $22.95. The copyright page states "First Published in 1986 by Viking Penguin, Inc.". Owing to it's recent popularity, prices for a first edition are rather volatile, but tend to be in the $200-300 range.
