It

I'm happy to report that I've finished my second reading of IT! This is still my favorite King thing (of the 20 odd King things I've read so far) and likely my favorite novel period, but this reread took me ages. I started on Stephen King's birthday in late September, devoured the first half in a week or so, and then life decided to drag my mental health deep into the gutters to visit Pennywise for a good, long stay. Not quite 27 years, but there were days when it felt like it would be! Through it all, I chipped away at this very slow and painfully unsteady reread for months; it's now early April and I've been feeling much better lately, allowing me to finally lurch across the finish line. I'm glad I got there.

I honestly think that I fell back into this story at a time when my brain somehow knew I would need it the most? The first time around I found the Losers Club and their brutal, seemingly endless heroes' journey to be super inspirational. I felt that it really changed me for the better as a reader and even just as a person on some levels? I needed to feel those feelings again and I was immensely grateful that when I slipped so far down into the depths of my mind I already had the Losers waiting around in there to help me keep on keeping on when I really, truly needed it.

Beep beep, Richie.