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Catching up on a classic
Feb. 22nd, 2017 09:45 pmRight now I am (very slowly) reading my way through It for the first time. Don't judge; I've only been on this planet for twenty-nine years and only twenty-five of those are literate ones. There's a huge backlog of good books to work through!
So far I like it a lot, and the structure of the narrative is interesting and working for me. The only problem is that now I'm pretty sure I will be thinking of evil clowns when we go to visit the in-laws who live in teeny tiny town, Wisconsin. I have definitely gotten the idea from stories told to me that it has its share of Bad Things what happened in the past. And it has a little river that runs next to downtown. Bwugh.
In any case, it seems to be making a metaphor for the darknesses that run under the patina of good old fashioned small-town family values, which is timely enough for the current political climate. It's a reminder to guard against feeling righteous in the appearance of goodness while ignoring the call to actually do good things.
So far I like it a lot, and the structure of the narrative is interesting and working for me. The only problem is that now I'm pretty sure I will be thinking of evil clowns when we go to visit the in-laws who live in teeny tiny town, Wisconsin. I have definitely gotten the idea from stories told to me that it has its share of Bad Things what happened in the past. And it has a little river that runs next to downtown. Bwugh.
In any case, it seems to be making a metaphor for the darknesses that run under the patina of good old fashioned small-town family values, which is timely enough for the current political climate. It's a reminder to guard against feeling righteous in the appearance of goodness while ignoring the call to actually do good things.
