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01 August 2008
Yuck. :(
2 of 9 found this helpful REMEMBER!!! These are MY thoughts-not YOURS. If you don't like it, just remember it was YOUR CHOICE to read it.
Just so you know, I usually only write reviews of things I don't like so if you liked this book, this is NOT one of those glowing-OMG READ THIS BOOK!!!-reviews.
And so I sit here, staring at my keyboard, thinking of all the things that I hated about It.
First, and most importantly, I am a King fan. After reading this review you may question that, but I assure you I am! I'm still a devoted and avid reader.
Some of you may disagree, but, I really didn't care for the whole underage sex thing. Somehow, little kids getting it on in a sewer while being pursued by a clown spider monster thing just doesn't make a MUST READ for me. Sorry, but no thanks and enough said.
I really didn't care for how the book made Beverly out to be a major tramp. Does anyone else notice the prolific spousal infidelity in this and other King works?
As a happily married woman, I truly didn't like how Bill was banging his "good" friend while his wife, who hadn't cheated on him (that we know of), was being abducted, tortured, etc. If he had told her about his little affair I'm sure she wouldn't have come out of her coma so quickly or willingly.
I made the mistake of watching the movie before reading the book so whilst I was reading I was constantly thinking back to the movie. (I did the same thing with "Misery" but was amazed at how awesome both the book and movie were!) There have been very few times I've been disappointed by a book when comparing it with its film version, but It, I hate to say, (because I am a King fan) absolutely was not worth my time.
Do yourself a favor and watch the movie instead. Tim Curry plays Pennywise (the only interesting character, IMO) fantastically!
31 January 2009
SORELY disappointing...
2 of 2 found this helpful REMEMBER!!! These are MY thoughts-not YOURS. If you don't like it, just remember it was YOUR CHOICE to read it.
Just so you know, I usually only write reviews of things I don't like so if you liked this book, this is NOT one of those glowing-OMG READ THIS BOOK!!!-reviews.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix book review: SORELY disappointing pile of crap that shouldn't be read by anyone-not even hardcore fans!
After reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix I am left with a bitter taste in my mouth. That bitter taste, my friends, is the foul concoction more commonly known as selling-out. As I read I found myself disoriented and experiencing double vision/fever/projectile vomiting... or possibly the flu, but without a doubt this turd disguised as a book contributed to the general unpleasantness I was feeling at the time. Besides making me sick as a corpse that book also infuriated me beyond belief. Why? you ask. The pointless killing of Sirius Black without provocation or plausible reason. Surely I am not the only one who read those books just to find out more about Sirius. When he was killed off like so much defenseless cattle I nearly fainted in horror and astonishment, for I couldn't think of a rational explanation for his death (since the one provided by the book was obviously no more than a vain attempt at an apology to his countless fans). That's when it hit me: sell out. Yes, my friends, J.K. Rowling: author of the beloved Harry Potter series has finally sold out. What a tragedy, and yet not an unexpected one. I was seriously considering not reading the last two books of the series but have decided against that and will continue to read if for no other reason than that of hoping Sirius will make a greatly anticipated return from the dead.
In conclusion, reading that book was torture and finishing near impossible but I think the experience can be summed up perfectly by Eric Cartman, "OH! MY A**!"
UPDATE: It took me four years, but I finally read the sixth book and was sooooo disappointed that I wanted to tear my eyes and brain out and boil them to cleanse them of the crap I'd read. I expected so much more. Well, not much more, but more than I got out of wasting my time on that book. I am done. I mean it this time. I asked a friend what happened at the end of it all and now that I know Sirius isn't coming back FOR SURE so I absolutely refuse to spend anymore of my time on this series.