Reviews

Carrie by Stephen King

monbebebae's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.5

chsmile's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

zironmp5's review against another edition

dark 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

janagaton's review against another edition

2.0

Why did 181 pages take me 3 days

dogandear's review against another edition

4.0

Stupidly original and mind-bendingly creative.

misterjones's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

bookishly_laura9813's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

lilacullen's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

christin3vans's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

aj_humphreys's review against another edition

4.0

My favorite thing about this book is how it was written. There are no chapters only scenes. There are natural breaking points but King had the foresight to realize that this story isn't as gripping from just one perspective, but across a multitude of them spanning time. We can live in the moment of a handful of characters, experiencing this paranormal event without any understanding. But also seeing the series of events in hindsight as the world tries to understand the supernatural events of "The Black Prom" over the days and years to come is incredibly interesting!

Carrie is an easy read told in such a unique way that it is definitely worth the read. It's not scary like the zeitgeist would have you believe, but it is thrilling and quite well written. Glad King's wife pulled it out of the trash and made him pursue it.