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Carrie by Stephen King

20 reviews

catsy2022's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Death, Child death, Sexual assault, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

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

aviery's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Violence, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

roadesntoades's review

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion, Car accident, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

carrietta's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is my favorite book. I literally carry a copy with me and annotate it when I have spare time. It's something incredibly personal, and at the same time, everyone knows what it's about. I first read Carrie at 16, after a huge fight with my mother. It was like looking in a mirror. Two years later and away from my mother, it still rings true. Some caveats- I do NOT like the way women are described in this book. It's also hard to tell what's supposed to be a character saying something to make you dislike them, and what's SK's own bigotry on occasion. This was very very written in the 70s. Also, it's written in multiple POVs, including news articles and biographies, which might put off readers coming from the movies. Other than that all I have to say is to go watch the 1988 musical adaptation if you haven't.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Bullying, and Rape

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

Minor: Antisemitism and Cancer

maybeiamnotchurchyenough's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Body shaming, Self harm, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Car accident

maria_vkl's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

seawarrior's review

Maybe I'll try to finish this some other time... but I truly hated reading it. King has a talent for describing the mundane viscerally to impart a sense of disgust and discomfort, but weaponized it to such an extent that I quickly lost interest in finishing the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, and Blood

A teenage girl's nudity is described in detail.

lavieenrose's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Abortion

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Excrement, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Alcohol

frogcake_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Torture, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Rape, Ableism, and Antisemitism