It Age Rating: What Age Is It Right For?

Recommended Age:
18
+
Best for mature adult readers who engage with sprawling, psychologically intense horror that interweaves childhood and adult timelines.

About the Book

A group of childhood friends reunite as adults to confront an ancient evil that terrorized their small town decades earlier and has returned to kill again.

Content Ratings

❤️
Moderate Romance
References to adult romantic relationships and one disturbing sexual scene involving minors.
💡
Intense Themes
Sustained themes of childhood trauma, abuse, fear, and the psychological weight of confronting deeply repressed memories.
⚔️
High Violence
Sustained graphic violence including child murder, mutilation, and horror sequences described with significant physical detail.
It by Stephen King Book Cover
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Author:
Stephen King
Genre:
Horror
Published:
1986
Page Count:
1138
Ages:
18
+

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