Getting through “CHAPTER 3 Six Phone Calls (1985)”

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Gerald White

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Is it just me or ever since the first time I read It (I have read It 5-6 times) I always struggle to get through “CHAPTER 3 Six Phone Calls (1985)”. I understand the importance of this to the book and to the character development, but I find myself trying to race through this chapter to get into the real meat of the book. Maybe its the placement, with the first two chapters having your first introduction to Pennywise both in the past and current time, anyone else have any thoughts on this?
 

Doc Creed

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Is it just me or ever since the first time I read It (I have read It 5-6 times) I always struggle to get through “CHAPTER 3 Six Phone Calls (1985)”. I understand the importance of this to the book and to the character development, but I find myself trying to race through this chapter to get into the real meat of the book. Maybe its the placement, with the first two chapters having your first introduction to Pennywise both in the past and current time, anyone else have any thoughts on this?
Six Phone Calls is my favorite part. :a28::cower::encouragement:
 

recitador

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i agree with the posters above - it was a good way to get to know the characters (with the possible exception of stan, but let's be honest, we didn't get any very many direct looks into stan's perspective, probably on purpose, considering what happened to him).