Stephen King’s legendary debut, about a teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her classmates. Carrie White may be picked on by her classmates, but she has a gift. She can move things with her mind. Doors lock. Candles fall. This is her power and her problem. Then, an act of kindness, as spontaneous as the vicious taunts of her classmates, offers Carrie a chance to be a normal…until an … normal…until an unexpected cruelty turns her gift into a weapon of horror and destruction that no one will ever forget.
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Don’t mess with quiet people.
Poor Carrie, all she wants is to be normal. Instead, she has telekinesis, a balls-on nuts mom, and a school full of bullies to deal with daily.
Her peers are hideous; particularly Tommy, who I picture as a douchebag who wears sunglasses inside, refers to girls as “bitties”, and has his wallet attached to his pants by a chain he bought at Hot Topic.
We all know the type.
His girlfriend sucks too but she seems more a product of horrible parenting and peer pressure. I don’t know, maybe I am going too easy on her…Carrie doesn’t. : )
Anyway, Carrie has had enough and flexes her new power in the Stephen Kingyest of ways.
It’s brilliant….every time I read it.
This time I had the pleasure of Sissy Spacek reading it to me as I ran around for the last two days.
This was the story that turned me on to Stephen King. I read it in one sitting, just couldn’t put it down. Then I heard how he had thrown the original manuscript in the bin because he didn’t think it was good enough! Unbelievable talent.
Love Stepen King books. Read this when it first came out and have read it a couple times since.
Many years ago, read Carriecwhen I was a teenager. It was the. I knew I would become a fan if Steven King.
This was the first Stephen King book I read. I was 14 years old & living in small town Texas. It absolutely changed my life. I began to read different kinds of books, especially Mr Kings books. I thank Tabitha every day for saving this book from the trash!
Okay, this novel to me had everything in it. So many characters in there you want dead, while you wish you could just hold Carrie in your arms and say, “It’s okay, sweetie. I’m here and I love you.” I can’t stand bullying and mental abuse. It’s something that wakes up the “Hulk” in me. I want to smash everything and everyone. So, yes, this book had me go through a roller-coaster of emotions. It’s a classic and I think everyone deserves a good time and read this book.
I thought the movie was better.
Love this cracked and twisted novel!
One of many thrillers I loved reading by one of the greatest story tellers of all time
I love Stephen King and this is one of my favorites!
Stephen King’s first published book!
Great
Grabs your attention
One of Stephen King’s bestselling books that you will read more than once.
What can I say Mr. King is my favorite!!
I absolutely loved this book. One of my all time favorites. The way Stephen King wrote about how horrible and mean high school girls can be was perfect. You feel so sorry for Carrie and hope she gets her happily ever after.
It was great .I love his books well written always researched
A must read for every King fan . It is the primer.
classic King