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A review by maxiesnook
Carrie by Stephen King
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
after getting into a pretty bad reading slump I asked a friend for a short recommendation that would satisfy my needs for a kind of "fucked up" story and some bits of unnerving moments.
this book successfully filled this brief and i was greatly surprised by actually how much i enjoyed reading this book, even though its a rough thing to say i enjoyed it. i especially liked the writing style, having multiple perspectives and articles sewn within the story. What was more surprising was reading a third person kind of styled novel and feeling so much. I haven't read a lot of third person in a while so this was a great rekindling to my liking of the writing style.
while obviously aware of the ending, i was surprised how it was written and how much character i had gotten throughout the novel and how much this bad sort of feeling stuck throughout.
this book successfully filled this brief and i was greatly surprised by actually how much i enjoyed reading this book, even though its a rough thing to say i enjoyed it. i especially liked the writing style, having multiple perspectives and articles sewn within the story. What was more surprising was reading a third person kind of styled novel and feeling so much. I haven't read a lot of third person in a while so this was a great rekindling to my liking of the writing style.
while obviously aware of the ending, i was surprised how it was written and how much character i had gotten throughout the novel and how much this bad sort of feeling stuck throughout.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Religious bigotry