Carrie

Name: Carrie
Rating: 3.989429235458374 (473 reviews)

Stephen King

May 2007 · Hachette UK

4.0

473 reviews

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Now with a stunning new cover look for the 50th Anniversary comes Stephen King's legendary debut.

Carrie White is no ordinary girl.

Carrie White has the gift of telekinesis.

To be invited to Prom Night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie - the first
step towards social acceptance by her high school colleagues.

But events will take a decidedly macabre turn on that horrifying and endless night as she
is forced to exercise her terrible gift on the town that mocks and loathes her . . .

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4.0

473 reviews

Sally Craft

October 7, 2024

This was my first foray into the bizarre world of Stephen King and wow, what an introduction it was. This book draws you in completely and you soon find yourself totally encompassed in the dark, twisted world in which Carrie lives. As if it's not bad enough for her having to live with her deranged, god fearing mother, she also has go to school and deal with constant bullying there too. It's hard to believe that any teenage girls behaviour was ever as vile and hateful as it is in this book.

Zion Whakaruru

December 19, 2013

Before I read this book I had heard of the movie. I first had become interested in Carrie and her story. I had to get the book, and when I started to read it. Meeh, it was alright, though the movie was very graphical and frightening, I didn't really see the scary ness through the book. The amount of P.O.Vs that it had really got me confused with the book, the pig splash didn't really have a lot of description to it. Though the way Carrie died really got to me, nearly made me cry a bit. 4.5/5 amazing book.

8 people found this review helpful

Margie Phillips

September 2, 2016

I found this a very quick read; not as long-winded as other novels by King, but it doesn't lack in any quality or value. There's a reason why they've made multiple film versions of this book.

4 people found this review helpful

About the author

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His crime thrillers featuring Holly Gibney include Mr Mercedes, winner of the Edgar Award for best novel, and The Outsider, both of which were adapted into successful TV series, as well as Finders Keepers, End of Watch and the title story from If It Bleeds.

Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures including IT, Stand By Me (adapted from The Body) and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time.

King is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

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