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weepingstones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Suicide, Bullying, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Self harm, and Religious bigotry
meeklovestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Genocide, Murder, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Cursing, and Death
Minor: Racism, Self harm, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry
remuslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming
Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Racism, Miscarriage, and Rape
taviarz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Car accident, Racism, Murder, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Blood, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Grief, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Rape, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Child death, Bullying, Mental illness, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail
directorpurry's review against another edition
Graphic: Suicide, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Bullying
sylvester749's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Child abuse, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Violence, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Bullying
Moderate: Rape, Car accident, Sexism, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Minor: Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief
heyfernance's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Bullying, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
selimhannah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Child abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, and Death
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
nnnightime's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
All the characters, even Carrie were not likeable, I found Carrie to be kind of pathetic and only slightly less as the book went on. I guess Sue was okay, even though she's basically the reason all the shit went down. But I suppose that's what King is getting at, that people are awful and even good people can be awful, on purpose or not. The ending was both interesting and not, with the reveal of another girl being noted with telekinetic powers, but I'm not sure if it was supposed to leave the reader scared or with a sense of "oh no it could happen again!" Because I kinda don't really care, sure a lot of the town were bystanders but they all knew or had a pretty good idea that Carrie was being abused by her mother and/or bullied at school and did nothing to help her. So I find it difficult to feel sorry for most of them.
I thought it was interesting that we knew what was going to happen the whole time, jumping from past to the present and the future it was pretty well done and easy to follow. But I'm not sure if knowing what would happen took some of the mystery and excitement away.
I don't think I'll ever read it again and the only reason I'd recommend it to someone would be if they wanted to see how well King rights awful people, and because it's short. I'm genuinely interested I why some people rate this book 5 stars, other than the kind of person who just rates everything 4 or 5 stars, I can't really understand anyone finishing the book with any other response other than being mildly happy that you'd completed a book and everything ended the way the book told you it would at the beginning.
Ugh I sound super harsh, it wasn't a terrible book, I probably wouldn't have finished it if it was, but it just wasn't all that interesting either.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Gore
Minor: Miscarriage
Probably just don't read this book if you're sensitive to anything.grave_liminal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
If you removed every single female description and sex scene from this book, it would’ve been a solid 4 stars. The repetition of the “breast” descriptions were so frequent that it seemed like a joke, a book written by a 12 year old boy. Disappointed that this was my first experience reading a King novel, and it left a bad taste in my mouth. Would never reread it, and would barely recommend it other than the purpose of being able to say you’ve read a horror classic.
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death and Fatphobia
Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Miscarriage