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viljesvag's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I really wish the formatting was better, though. I don’t think there is a single published version of this book (I looked at both digital and printed copies) where the intermingled excerpts from in-universe books/newspapers/etc are easily discernible from the "normal" narrative parts.
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Sexual assault
icfasntw's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
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: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Religious bigotry
megj23's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Racial slurs
isadorawonder's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Also lowkey listened to the musical while reading the end ✨✨
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this book is just okay on my scale. my rating is low because i like the musical better and find the male gaze perspective to be really wack in the book. the characterization is weird, the descriptions are off, the pacing is slow, and the n-word is dropped twice so randomly. i do still like the big events that do occur in the book and the conclusions some of our characters meet. fun fact: the audiobook is narrated by the actress who played Carrie in the original movie
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Blood