Read this when
It
It's really about the friends who made childhood survivable, and what happens when you forget them. 🎈
Who it's for
It is King's huge novel about seven misfit kids (the Losers' Club) who face bullies, neglectful or abusive parents, and a monster that takes the shape of their worst fears, then must return as adults when it comes back.
Feelings it meets
What it is
It is Stephen King's 1986 horror novel set in the fictional town of Derry, Maine. Seven outcast children, who call themselves the Losers' Club, confront an ancient shape-shifting entity that wakes about every 27 years to prey on children, usually as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. After their first battle in the late 1950s, they swear a blood oath to return if it ever comes back.
Where to find it
In print; widely available from libraries (Libby/Hoopla), and as an audiobook. Still in copyright.
Before you start
Heads up: Suicide and child sexual abuse.
Age: Adult (18+)
And if it is a fear you would dispel, the seat of that fear is in your heart and not in the hand of the feared.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Freedom”
