Weber clearly gives each character its own voice and brings the story to life without the need for visuals. However, 5 minutes in, I realized I was listening to a ingenius and chilling performance. The first time I listened to the book, I was skeptical at the thought of the audiobook being better or even comparable to the movie (crazy right?). Steven Weber's performance is one that left me shaken to the core. It truly is amazing how far this novel reaches. The TV movie can't even begin to touch the depth that King has given this story. The book is nearly 45 hours and has no dragging parts because every word is essential for the understanding of the story. No character can be deemed insignificant in this novel. You will learn so much about all of the characters, and it will help understand and empathize all of the characters for what drives their behavior. The real beauty is in the character development that takes place in these time jumps. The novel goes back and forth between different point of Derry's history in order to set the stage for what has been going on in Derry, Maine long before the town was even there. The additional perspectives given only adds to the depth of the intricate story that King molds. The story is told in various character perspectives, however it's heavily centered around the 7 main characters voices and experiences. Because the victims of Pennywise are children, one must listen at their own caution because Stephen King does not shy away from any grizzly and provocative detail that is needed to make this story as powerful and shocking as it is. The novel is, in my opinion, the most graphic, brutal, and original novel that Stephen King has ever written. The performance will give you chills! The story of It is a dark one that must not be listened to lightly. If you thought Tim Curry was the best Pennywise you had ever seen, wait until you see what Steven Weber can do with only his voice. The book is beautiful, and the performance by Steven Weber is only worthy of praise. If you're like me who saw the TV movie before reading the book, you will be shocked by how different the book is! The details of the novel makes you feel as if you have lived in Derry all of your life and live next door to all of the characters. It's captivating and sucks you into Derry, a town with a dark history, a scary present, and an uncertain future. I first would like to start off with saying that I have listened to Stephen King's It four times already, and I still can't get enough of it! Stephen King is a mastermind (like always) with the beautiful attention to detail he gives for every single character's background and inner thoughts. “It will overwhelm you…to be read in a well-lit room only.” ( Los Angeles Times). It reappears in many of his books, including Bag of Bones, Hearts in Atlantis, and 11/22/63. Readers of Stephen King know that Derry, Maine, is a place with a deep, dark hold on the author. Now, children are being murdered again, and their repressed memories of that terrifying summer return as they prepare to once again battle the monster lurking in Derry’s sewers. But the promise they made 28 years ago calls them reunite in the same place where, as teenagers, they battled an evil creature that preyed on the city’s children. Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Stephen King’s terrifying, classic number one New York Times best seller, “a landmark in American literature” ( Chicago Sun-Times) - about seven adults who return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they had first stumbled on as teenagers…an evil without a name: It. It: Chapter Two - soon to be a major motion picture in 2019!
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