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Carrie by Stephen King

37 reviews

heyfernance's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? No

3.5

I love Carrie, this book saved me in highschool. Unfortunately it's peppered with unnecessary racial slurs and strange misogynistic asides. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Bullying, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

hoey_girlboss_queen's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Blood, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming

pabi's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The hurt just always lingers and I understand why you did what you did Carrie. Yes it was pretty messed up and I wished you and Tommy ended up together but life was cruel to you and I get why you felt like you had to do worse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Bullying

Moderate: Blood

uhm_kai's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

classic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail

roadesntoades'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

4.75

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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

cammiem8's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

An iconic and well conceived story, but there are so many strange choices in the prose, format, and style that take you out of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Sexism

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Antisemitism

One use of the n word with the hard R that comes out of nowhere.

carrietta's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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

dpena139's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

miachimochi's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Self harm, Blood, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death