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lavieenrose'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? It's complicated
4.25
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
- 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
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
mollykat3b621's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
stormwise's review against another edition
4.0
At no point does Carrie ever abuse a position of trust to harm anyone; it's everyone else who abuses her trust, ultimately leading to the horrific climax of this novel.
It's always exciting to experience a famous piece of media for the first time - you know what happens but you don't know HOW. I'm yet to watch any film adaptation of Carrie so this was my first foray into the story, armed only with the knowledge of the iconic prom scene.
King uses an epistolary structure, weaving excerpts from news reports, scientific studies and personal accounts into the narrative, foreshadowing the horror to come - somewhat ironically, considering how widely known the story now is almost 50 years later. I still enjoyed how the tension was built leading up to the climax and it was an effective way of showing the impact of Carrie's actions.
As for Carrie White herself...I can't see her as a villain.
Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Child death, Rape, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Bullying, Body shaming, and Blood
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Miscarriage
ahalexont's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, and Violence
writtenontheflyleaves's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
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Going for a spookier vibe for the pic today in honour of my first Stephen King read! Carrie totally surprised me and was a great way to kick off my October reading.
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👑 The plot: Carrie White has always been an outcast. Born to a fanatical Christian mother, she is victimised throughout her life both at home and at school, until a traumatic event in a senior year gym class changes everything. The torment she receives at the hands of her classmates - and the repercussions it has for them - sets in motion a chain of events that ends in bloody disaster as Carrie discovers the latent supernatural power that has been brewing inside of her for years.
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Not having lived under a rock my whole life, I was familiar going in with the general concept of “Carrie”. At least, I knew there was a prom night and lots of blood. I thought knowing this would dull my reading experience, but I was pleasantly surprised to find it didn’t at all!
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Carrie is told through a mixture of found documents (interviews, book excerpts, newspaper reports) and more straightforward storytelling as King pieces together the events leading up to Prom Night, the infamous event when Carrie’s powers are unleashed. The novel makes clear almost from the outset that something terrible is going to happen, and that its goal is to bring this terror slowly into focus. This was great news for me, because it meant that my imprecise knowledge of the story not only matched but enhanced the storytelling style.
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I was definitely gripped by this book, but if you’re looking for something scary I’m not sure this is it. “Carrie” left me feeling more melancholy than anything else - sad at how realistically cruel Carrie White’s tormentors were, how inescapable humiliation feels when you’re a teenager.
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🔥 Read it if you like the storytelling style of The Handmaid’s Tale, and stories that unpick the ugly and cruel aspects of humanity. Or if you super hate teenagers because they do not get a good rap in this one!!
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🚫 Avoid it if you don’t like blood or violence, or if you think that reading about bullying would seriously depress you. Ngl lads it gets bleak af.
Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Death
briartherose's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement