CARRIE (RIESSUE)

The book about a girl, I guess. She's in high-school and treated horribly. She's an unusual girl, and the daughter of a extremely religious mother who thinks of menstruation as a curse/punishment by God, and breasts as "dirtypillows". In school, she's pranked and teased and laughed at until you're not surprised that she has a psychotic break. And a psychotic break she does have, near the end when she kills a lot of people with her telekinetic abilities. And that's not a spoiler. We find out pretty early on that Carrie kills many people in her highschool. The specific circumstances and what really broke her, not to mention the extent of the harm, is more or less hidden but we get a general idea of what will happen. That's what I was talking about with the format. About a third of the book (maybe more) is in the form of reports, interviews, stories or analysis of the incident. The fact that this is set in the normal world in which telekinetic abilities are not supposed to exist is a topic of major discussion. And I really liked the format. Most of the time, I'm wary of books that use different formats because it's often used as a gimmick rather that something that contributes to the story (like in Everything Everything). But here, the discussions and reports regarding the incident were very interesting. They not only gave us a good study on how people would react to such a thing, but also created a sense of dread, which I'm guessing was the purpose. The story of what happened with Carrie White is a big deal and it was treated that way, but the reports never seemed to keep in mind the fact that Carrie was just a young girl, a human being, and not a thing that happened to people. That's exactly how stuff goes down in real life and I like that King understood and portrayed that. Also, Carrie's perspective was definitely enlightening. That and the reports and stuff I mentioned were my favourite part of the novel. The rest, the perspectives from other people, I couldn't really get in to. Especially Chris, who you could call the "villain" of the story. Her character just didn't click with me. Another thing I didn't love about the book was the street and shop names. I get that, with King, the towns his stories are set in are just as important as the people, but the constant telling of what avenue or street we were on got confusing and became a hassle. I also thing King may have overdone it with the extent of bullying that goes on in school, even with teachers involved; though I did like the principal. But maybe the severity was necessary for the end result. Also, I don't know what went down in American school in the 70s so... I can't really say for sure. Overall, this was a book that was very different from what I was expecting. It was very interesting. I liked seeing the different angles from which the incident was viewed. And the fact that this was King's first novel... safe to say that I'm looking forward to read more.

First few pages were quite difficult to follow as it’s one of the classics, am used to the newer/recent writers styles. But after few pages, I could feel the chills. Also my heart goes out to Carrie, kinda sad. Ufff her mum 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’ve watched both old & remake Carrie movies, but this novel is more descriptive & the characters are emphasised. My first Stephen King’s Novel. Added few more to my collections, can’t wait to explore of his stories. Finished in one sitting, although re-read the pages, fast-paced thriller.

Carrie is Steve King's first published novel and it's hard to believe that it is one of his earliest works due to it's content and the quality of writing. Carrie White, the lead character is among my favourite King creation and I love it how King worked well on the character development aspect in the novel. Carrie, a socially outcast girl, is often bullied at school, probably because of her family background. Apart from getting bullied at school, she had to face her over protective mother Margaret White's torture (be it mental or physical) who is an extreme religious fanatic forcing her conservative, irrational and absurd beliefs on her. .Following her rampage and her going on killing spree to all the wrong doers with the power of telekinesis. I really do have all my empathy for Carrie for the things she faced that were truly unfair and mean. This novel is horrifying and amusing, but more than that it is depressing.

Cover of the book I received is different from what is shown in the web site. It is beautiful but it is not what I was looking for.

The cover is absolutely gorgeous. The paper quality is also good. The text size is big( bigger than the font size in introduction) . This makes it easier to read. The novel is relatively short. Photos don’t do justice to how beautiful this book is. It arrived undamaged also.

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I have no doubt no matter how many you make on this book, no movie will show what happened at Prom night with expected intensity the way King has described in the book. I could imagine the color and sounds of every event written, as if king was haunted by the god of writting when he was writting this book. I read it in 2 days and still don't know when I reached that last page. There are pages towards the end of book where you are not at your normal self and everything is racing inside you to know what happens next or how exactly it happened.