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adrienne_rennie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Sexual content, Cursing, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Car accident
sleepyochre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Genocide, Sexual content, Blood, Sexism, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Car accident
suchsweetsorrow89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Fatphobia, and Blood
cowboyaj's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, Body horror, Blood, and Emotional abuse
hellandhogwarts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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: Child abuse, Bullying, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Child death, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Rape, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts
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
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.iloponis'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: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Racial slurs, and Rape
maria_vkl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Toxic relationship