Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Carrie by Stephen King

6 reviews

kamrynharned's review

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I figured that starting at the beginning was a fair way to initiate myself to Steven King, but now I’m wondering if that wasn’t such a good idea.  I’m sure his novels have improved much since this book, but it also could be that I’m just not a Steven King fan.  I appreciate that there was no paranormal activity responsibly for the violence in this book, but the religious mania aspect (of Carrie but especially Carrie’s mother) still felt a little too real to be anything but distasteful.  The female characters were so obviously written by a man, which is something I hope has improved in his writing.  To be fair, there were lines that I appreciated as well-written, and so I did see his potential.  I thought it was interesting how he tied in news reports, book excerpts, and court proceedings to tell the story- it would have been exhausting to hear the whole thing just in third person. I’m thankful it was short, and I’m unsure whether I’ll pick up another one of his books any time soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Violence

sylvester749's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• 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

 king's writing style was there from the get go (if you ignore the many other non-published non-novel writing he did before this), and its interesting to see how confident his prose is right away (including his less than savory ways of describing people). really liked the epistolary structure of it - the build up to the actual event was incredibly tense and well paced, especially since it lived up to the hype. overall very strong, very sad, and very engrossing! 

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Content Warnings

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

macabrebookwitch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

I haven’t read really any horror novels before, so thus begins my goal of reading every stephen king book in release order. As it’s the first book, I was a little underwhelmed. I also didn’t expect to feel so bad for Carrie,

honestly like getting me to think the town deserved it. Or at least, her bullies and mother did.

I want to watch the movies now, but I’m cutting King some slack since I know its the first one. The religious trauma is strong in this one. I also feel like there are some questionable phrases and themes in this book (although I know it takes place and was written in the 70s, its not much excuse). But I trek ever onward through King’s bibliography. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Mental illness, Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Toxic relationship, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Abortion, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

gizley0420's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Mass/school shootings

minapaige's review

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Sexual content, Sexism, Mass/school shootings, Fatphobia, and Confinement

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, and Antisemitism

lucimolri's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Chupito cada vez que se diga "bultos cochinos". Es lo primero que leo de Stephen King y la verdad es que me ha gustado mucho, no se me ha hecho nada denso. Lo único que me incomoda, son las descripciones de los personajes femeninos, ya que las sexualiza mucho (y son menores, por lo que incómodo x1000).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence