A review by dannilmp
Carrie by Stephen King

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

For the start of my reading Stephen King in the order it was published TBR, Carrie is an excellent start. Here we follow a young girl through her most traumatic years (teenage years!) as she struggles both to fit in at school and at home while battling what she doesn't yet know to be her latent psychic abilities. Will she learn to control them or will they control her?

For being only a novella length book, Carrie really packs a punch in such a short number of pages. The use of mixed media from excepts, transcripts and newspaper clippings was a nice touch. Introduced before the reader has too much knowledge which helps to keep you on your toes just wondering how such catastrophic events come to be toward the end of the book. I am so glad that King's wife made him finish writing this novella. 

Bullying is a topic close to my heart so I must admit some scenes made me quite uncomfortable but this didn't stop me from finishing the book. But boy, King sure does love his
child murder
doesn't he?
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