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Carrie by Stephen King

205 reviews

vagrantheather's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

That opening scene was a little too scandalously upsetting for me. A good read though, and I liked the epistolary format. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

madsrosehea's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I’ve always wanted to read this and I’m so glad I did. Such a thrilling, frightening story, Stephen King is the master storyteller 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

ashwatever98's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Car accident, and Pregnancy

I've been wanting to read this book for a long time and I am happy I did. The overall story was solid and it shows how you should never underestimate someone. Such an absolute classic.

skysbooknook's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

httpscl0d4gh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

witchintherain's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Read this with my partner for Halloween 🎃 First Stephen King book! Glad I got to finally read this classic horror novel. I enjoyed the different perspectives and article clippings in the novel and chilling writing. However, found the sexist and fatphobic descriptions of characters and racist language frustrating to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Stephen King’s first novel, Carrie, was one of my spooky reads for 2024 and it did not disappoint. I have been meaning to read Carrie for a long time, and for one reason or another had just never gotten around to it. I’ve loved other novels by King (as I think we all do) and this one was no different. I thought that it was succinct, with a level of horror that didn’t need to overdo it to spark unease. I liked the perspective changes and inclusion of news clippings for reference points as well, even though this is something I don’t normally enjoy. While I didn’t love Carrie as much as I loved Misery (still my favorite King novel to date), this book is absolutely worth the read, and will leave you on the edge of your seat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

hotel_romeo_bravo92's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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? No

4.0

I've watched the movies and I can't believe I didn't read the book sooner.  

I'm little sad about the ending and that Carrie really never got the happy life she truly deserved.  But as for the people who tormented her, they had it coming and I love that for Carrie.  

Moral of the story, be nice to people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

weebspec's review against another edition

dark emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Violence, and Blood

royalrainboww's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse