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yas_sezer's review against another edition
3.0
this book took me so long to read and it’s so short
3 stars is a perfect rating tbh - not a book i loved but definitely one i’m happy i read. mainly happy i read it because it’s a classic, and its stephen kings first book. in terms of the story though…
not my favourite, not the type of story where i was connected to the characters or the plot. was just there for the vibe, and i don’t even know how much i likes the vibe tbh.
i can see the thematic elements including suffering and pain that give value to this story, with carrie’s perception on the world and the psychological elements that influence her reactions and actions, and it’s interesting seeing it play out with telekinesis involved since it gives the story such intense great power. even thinking of the meaning blood, BOOBS, and animals was interesting, kinda felt like i was in high school again
but somewhere something just didn’t connect. i didn’t feel fully immersed into the story and like i was PART of the world
it might be the disruptions in the flow of the story with the excerpts and documents, but i actually enjoyed them so i am contradicting myself here. as much as it took away from me connecting with the story and characters, it gave it a new interesting feeling and insight. made it feel more real.
in terms of the characters, i like knowing that all perspectives were flawed and unreliable. sue snell, carrie, margaret white, billy, chris, everyone. but in terms of plot, i am wondering why stephen decided to make it originate from a period. coming full circle linking back to her getting her period and bleeding in front of everyone. is this because he deems this to be one of the most humiliating things for a girl? not sure, but definitely felt sorry for her in that situation.
overall, feel pretty meh, but happy i read it and officially started my stephen king journey. i hope it’ll only get better from here
summary for me: carrie white has a crazy jesus lover mother who is very anti everything. no boys no PERIOD because that means you’ve sinned. she is abusive and locks carrie up in a cupboard to think about her sins and repent, this is also due to carrie’s powers which her mother is shit scared of since seeing it in her mum back in the days and in carrie when she was a baby. carrie gets her period in front of everyone for the first time when she’s 16, everyone laughs and bullies her especially chris. sue feels super guilty later on and gives her boyfriend tommy to carrie to take to prom. chris wants punishment for carrie from the school and can’t get that so she gets super shitty and makes her boyfriend who is super weird (billy) to get revenge on her. he has his own motives, but him and his mates kill some pigs and get their blood to organise the whole elaborate prom night blood spilling situation. this happens at prom, and carrie loses it and kills lots of people and causes a shit ton of fires. she kills her mum and her mum kills her, tommy gets hit on the head with the bucket and dies, lots of people burn and get electrocuted.
3 stars is a perfect rating tbh - not a book i loved but definitely one i’m happy i read. mainly happy i read it because it’s a classic, and its stephen kings first book. in terms of the story though…
not my favourite, not the type of story where i was connected to the characters or the plot. was just there for the vibe, and i don’t even know how much i likes the vibe tbh.
i can see the thematic elements including suffering and pain that give value to this story, with carrie’s perception on the world and the psychological elements that influence her reactions and actions, and it’s interesting seeing it play out with telekinesis involved since it gives the story such intense great power. even thinking of the meaning blood, BOOBS, and animals was interesting, kinda felt like i was in high school again
but somewhere something just didn’t connect. i didn’t feel fully immersed into the story and like i was PART of the world
it might be the disruptions in the flow of the story with the excerpts and documents, but i actually enjoyed them so i am contradicting myself here. as much as it took away from me connecting with the story and characters, it gave it a new interesting feeling and insight. made it feel more real.
in terms of the characters, i like knowing that all perspectives were flawed and unreliable. sue snell, carrie, margaret white, billy, chris, everyone. but in terms of plot, i am wondering why stephen decided to make it originate from a period. coming full circle linking back to her getting her period and bleeding in front of everyone. is this because he deems this to be one of the most humiliating things for a girl? not sure, but definitely felt sorry for her in that situation.
overall, feel pretty meh, but happy i read it and officially started my stephen king journey. i hope it’ll only get better from here
summary for me: carrie white has a crazy jesus lover mother who is very anti everything. no boys no PERIOD because that means you’ve sinned. she is abusive and locks carrie up in a cupboard to think about her sins and repent, this is also due to carrie’s powers which her mother is shit scared of since seeing it in her mum back in the days and in carrie when she was a baby. carrie gets her period in front of everyone for the first time when she’s 16, everyone laughs and bullies her especially chris. sue feels super guilty later on and gives her boyfriend tommy to carrie to take to prom. chris wants punishment for carrie from the school and can’t get that so she gets super shitty and makes her boyfriend who is super weird (billy) to get revenge on her. he has his own motives, but him and his mates kill some pigs and get their blood to organise the whole elaborate prom night blood spilling situation. this happens at prom, and carrie loses it and kills lots of people and causes a shit ton of fires. she kills her mum and her mum kills her, tommy gets hit on the head with the bucket and dies, lots of people burn and get electrocuted.
emmaleanne's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
infernalreads's review against another edition
2.0
Torn between 2 and 3 stars, I don’t like the writing style (the putting thoughts in a bracket irks me)
Tommy was a good lad though
Tommy was a good lad though
viscountess_black's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
maximumgoblin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
readeranavi's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
alexandraslagle's review against another edition
5.0
I’ve never read any books by King before, but Carrie is one of my favorite horror movies. The book was very easy to read and honestly super interesting as it breaks up the story with excerpts from fictional books written about the incident after the fact. It also made me appreciate the movie so much more, De Palma made a really faithful adaptation!
grimdarkgrip's review against another edition
dark
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
4.0
adamwicks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0