Loved itBut man, I just I love the courage. I love the inventiveness of his brand of horror that he reveals here. He's willing to go places that, you know, a lot of a lot of people might take it a little safer than he did, but man, Carrie is great.
Carrie (1974)
Others: Mostly positive The story of misfit high-school girl, Carrie White, who gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Repressed by a domineering, ultra-religious mother and tormented by her peers at school, her efforts to fit in lead to a dramatic confrontation during the senior prom.
- ISBN:
- 9781399731294
- Length:
- 245 pages
Genres: science fiction, horror, thriller, classics
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Loved it
Loved itCarrie amazed me because it was King's very first book and you could see his style even in his very first book.
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Loved itI just think the structure of it is really fun. There are horrifying experiences she has at home. , and there's a lot of bullying that she encounters at school. It's objectively horror because of all those things beyond just like what she does on prom night.
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Loved itthis one it just surprised me it was a pleasant surprise well I won't say Pleasant do this book is horrible in its content but in its just delivery it is so incredibly good
Not a fani just felt like stephen king did a terrible job writing a young woman and i just had huge problems with it and i just could not get past the beginning of the story quite honestly