I've wanted to read this book for years. I thought of all the Stephen King books this would be the one that affected me the most considering I'm such a fangirl. I was totally wrong. The "it" creature in the novel was a total joke. Seriously, a wasp-bear god like being. Really? I don't know what I expected the plot to be, but I had this image of a fangirl who thrived off the idea of her hero while lost in the woods. While this is somewhat true to the book, the strength drawn from Tom wasn't as clearly written as I had hoped (except for the girl's final gesture). I imagined myself becoming caught up in the fandom of Tom Gordon and connecting with Trisha because of my own fandom, but that didn't happen. Incredibly disappointed. This is the second King book I've read and I'm sorry to report that I enjoyed The Cell more than I enjoyed this book. I hope the older King classics will win me over.
On another note, I saw Source Code. FAIL. So stupid. It was like an extended episode of The Outer Limits, only with the beautiful Maggie Gyllenhaal. Of course, having it star Torri Higginson like a real episode of The Outer Limits would have been more awesome. I'm off to play some Bingo on Facebook before finally crashing. Saturday shall be filled with homework, Stargate Atlantis (Torri <3), and rereading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone!
As much as I worship at the altar of Stephen King, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon was just okay for me. I'm not a huge baseball fan for one, and two, I really barely remember the book. It's not like It or The Stand or The Eyes of the Dragon, or even Dolores Claiborne, which I can read again and again!
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