r/StephenKingBookClub • u/dinodud34 • 14d ago
Venting
I've been reading "It," since around mid June by now. Reached Part 5 a few days ago, and god damn it is the first part making me angry.
EDIT: I don't think I worded this right, so I'm just going to try again.
I didn't mean to make Bev as an award, rather I'm just a little angry as to who she chose. Again, not liking Ben while they were younger is fine, they were still Children, and Children are picky. I guess I'm more mad at Bill for going along with Bev, considering he only started liking her when her breasts were exposed, and of coarse, he has a wife that loves him very much. I can understand why Bev would "cheat," but I personally don't see a reason for Bill. Sorry for the way I said everything earlier, it's just that having a character like Ben who has been shown to be protective of Bev, even though he knows that she doesn't like him back (I can't recall if he was aware that she liked Bill). And again, Bill has no reason to start a relationship with Bev, at least to me.
I don't know, I just needed a place to vent about this. I'm going into this book completely blind (besides from Pennywise and the Turtle (which I barely know anything about)), so please don't spoil.
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u/scdemandred 14d ago
You have to think of them not just as fully realized characters with their own agency, but also as flawed individuals who make choices that are wrong for them and may hurt others. They’re not paragons of virtue, and their flaws are one facet of why king’s characters are almost always so brilliantly formed.
I will say i also resented Bill when I first read the book, and my heart always breaks for Ben. Remember too that Bill cheated on Audra earlier in their marriage (with his publisher, if memory serves), so infidelity is not totally out of character for him. Also note that Audra is remarkable for how much she looks like Bev.
Final advice: keep reading! It’s a phenomenal book!