Book · 1986 · coming of age
It
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Stephen King is by far my favorite author and it is my absolute favorite of his novels! Highly recommend!
What they say about it
- Read at a young age“when I was probably too young”4
- Favorite novel by Stephen King“absolute favorite of his novels”2
- Compared with the film adaptation“most people have only seen the movie”2
The best things said about it
I was around 10 or 11 when I read his sprawling novel, It, and it kicked off a lifelong love of horror as a genre and of King as a writer.
But I think my favorite just for the Nostalgia is it I'll never not be I'll never not be living in it I feel like and what is it I've it's a quite a large book it's over a, PES.
It, for instance, most people have only seen the movie. They don't know that for seemingly no reason after the children their children defeat the evil clown they are like he literally it's it's nuts. It's like the imagine the story is written like this. They defeated the clown and they cheered. Let's all go home and celebrate. What a.
I feel I read Stephen King's It when I was probably too young.
Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
6 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
It by Stephen King is a sprawling horror novel that chronicles a group of childhood friends facing an evil entity in their hometown, sparking generations of terror and nostalgia. A listener writing into Stuff You Should Know named the novel as their absolute favorite by their favorite author, while another listener, Mike Sanders, recommended it during the listener mail segment. Steven Graham Jones praised the book on The Book Review as his nostalgic favorite, noting its massive size and the feeling of living inside its world. Gilbert Cruz also mentioned on The Book Review that reading the massive novel at age ten or eleven kicked off his lifelong love for horror and for King's writing. Conversely, Phil on Timcast IRL brought up the book while discussing controversial statements made by the author regarding the Epstein files. Tim Pool also mentioned the novel on Timcast IRL, critiquing its controversial content and the author's recent political statements. Additionally, the hosts of Stuff You Should Know discussed how the novel's themes compare to modern adaptations and other popular media properties.
Every mention
Steven Graham Jones but I think my favorite just for the Nostalgia is it I'll never not be I'll never not be living in it I fee… 1
Recommended
“but I think my favorite just for the Nostalgia is it I'll never not be I'll never not be living in it I feel like and what is it I've it's a quite a large book it's over a, PES”
Gilbert Cruz I was around 10 or 11 when I read his sprawling novel, It, and it kicked off a lifelong love of horror as a… 3
Discussed
“I was around 10 or 11 when I read his sprawling novel, It, and it kicked off a lifelong love of horror as a genre and of King as a writer.”
Discussed
“I think if you look at a book like it which was made into to an incredibly successful movie last year”
Discussed
“I think I was 12 and I think it was it which is one of his longest books”
Mark Manson probably like Middle School I remember I read Stephen King's it okay and I remember when I started I think… 1
Discussed
“probably like Middle School I remember I read Stephen King's it okay and I remember when I started I think it was sixth grade”
Paul Bloom so you know I'm I'm reading a Stephen King novel now the Institute and a lot of those this boy who's trappe… 1
Discussed
“so you know I'm I'm reading a Stephen King novel now the Institute and a lot of those this boy who's trapped up he's been kidnapped”
Robert Evans I feel I read Stephen King's It when I was probably too young. Book for a kid. 1
Discussed
“I feel I read Stephen King's It when I was probably too young. Book for a kid.”
Tim Pool It, for instance, most people have only seen the movie. They don't know that for seemingly no reason after… 1
Critiqued
“It, for instance, most people have only seen the movie. They don't know that for seemingly no reason after the children their children defeat the evil clown they are like he literally it's it's nuts. It's like the imagine the story is written like this. They defeated the clown and they cheered. Let's all go home and celebrate. What a”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker5
Critiqued
“Anyway, I think he described the Epstein files in his book, It um Yeah, Stephen King is a freaky guy.”
Discussed
“And like the book It, for instance, most people have only seen the movie.”
Recommended
“Stephen King is by far my favorite author and it is my absolute favorite of his novels highly recommend”
Recommended
“I've always wanted to write in, but just hadn't found the right topic until the 'It' stranger things script retooling debate during emojis. Stephen King is by far my favorite author and it is my absolute favorite of his novels! Highly recommend!”
Discussed
“My whole point has been that they played up the same things that Stranger Things was known for and that you wouldn't find in the book It, and that they plumped up that stuff because of Stranger Things! That's my assertion!”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (16: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“The Institute, which I argue no one has heard of because it's on MGM Plus, and then HBO's Welcome to Dair, which is a prequel to the It Story.”
Passing
“So, Stand by Me, 1986. It came out in theaters one month after Maximum Overdrive and several months before he released his novel It.”
Passing
“We are living in a post It Chapter 1 world, a movie that came out in 2017, which I adored 20% because the kids just do so much cursing. And it is the biggest horror movie of all time at the box office.”
Plugged
“and you see men real men do that so for example one of the things I talk about in my book we who wrestle with God is the symbolic image of the Shepherd in the Old Testament so you know Moses is a shepherd and Abel is a shepherd and King David is a shepherd”
Passing
“No, everybody knows it's from the Nephilim in the book of Enoch, the Jewish giants used to roam the earth and that the Smithsonian are hiding.”
Passing
“Somebody gave me a copy of that book that he wrote if I did it and my wife threw it out”
Passing
“And let's see, this is titled It, I can't tell if that's supposed to be It or if it's actually It. It's It, Stephen King!”
Passing
“as a reader I think I picked up it one of his longest books the one about you know Penny Wiis a clown when I was 10 years or so”
Passing
“It's also mentioned in the X-Men in the comic... It's mentioned in the novel it”
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Passing
“and I'm with you there Noel I uh I remember being baffled that I could read Stephen King's It at such a young age with no problems”
Passing
“I feel I read Stephen King's it when I was probably too young not ideal”
Passing
“And let's see, this is capital I-T, I can't tell if that's supposed to be it or if it's actually I-T. It's it, Stephen King.”
Passing
“It's based on a Stephen King book so it's really well written and it's incredible”
Passing
“Stephen King's It And also was in the stand I was in the scene series The Stand playing Harold louder”
Passing
“and and when you hear what he says [ __ ] he wrote that book behold the pale white horse”
Plugged
“yeah I I wrote an entire chapter my book on this because Fox is one of the most dangerous forces facing the American democracy”