I did it. I finished It. I feel accomplished. And I'm super glad I didn't give up entirely and just took occasional breaks, because I wound up really liking it. Except that one scene, where (view spoiler)[six eleven year old boys had sex with one eleven year old girl...'cause I really didn't think that was necessary. ever. (hide spoiler)] So it loses a star for that. 
 But overall, it was creeptastic and intriguing. 
 The thing about King is he likes the details. This doesn't always work in his favor - I plan on trying Cell again sometime, and I'll go more in depth on that when I do - but with It I think it does. It has a slow, steady build, interweaving the septet's childhood and the sextet's reunion, giving back story when it fits in with the remembrances of the adults. 
 I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, because when I think of horror I tend to think of the sudden shock, like in a slasher film. I'm not fond of the sudden shock. But It is much more subtle than I expected, more insidious. And that's the kind of creepy I like to read. 
 Solid 4 stars from me for sheer creepiness and good storytelling.