Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Carrie by Stephen King

44 reviews

honey_pages's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

My first book reviewed is the most renowned debut by the one and only Stephen King. Carrie is a remarkable book regarding a telekinetic girl who is the victim of a town’s bullying. The book dissects a fictional tragedy known as “Prom Night 1979,” when the world came to know this unremarkable small-town girl named Carriette (Carrie) White.

This book is incredible in its ability to shine a light on bullying and how detrimental it can be to humanity. Stephen King’s introduction carries a certain weight upon my heart as he refers to his ghosts that bear resemblance to Carrie White and the utterly deplorable reality of many children and adults at the hands of man-made cruelty that hides itself in almost every one of us, for even if we bear witness to it or participate, yet not intercept, we are no better or worse. The power of his writing is impeccable, procuring many interesting thoughts about where the truth can lie in such tragedies when magnified.

This book is not for the faint of heart, as many things can trigger even the boldest individual. Please look at the warnings before deciding if this book is what you want to read right now. Regardless, everyone must read this book, even in a clean, less graphic copy.

As a child of both bullying and abuse, this novel unravels painful thoughts and feelings that I doubted I could ever name, yet in Stephen King’s writing, they have come forth, and for that, I will always be grateful. Alongside Stephen King, I wish those who inspired this book were alive, for they made the greatest sacrifice to bring light upon bullying and its terrible extremities that bear no restraints on the livelihood of young teens.

☠️🩷 (4.8)☆☆☆☆/(5)☆☆☆☆☆🩷☠️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Animal cruelty, Death, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Car accident and Racial slurs

Minor: Vomit, Gun violence, and Alcohol

dalek_caan's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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

3.0

I felt like this was an interesting read from the lens of the book being a product of its time. While this may not be the view of the author himself, it is interesting that a lot of academics of the mid 20th century held that superpowers like telekinesis or the like was a plausible and almost inevitable latent human ability. I'm satisfied at having read it, but wouldn't qualify it as a must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Fatphobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Car accident, and Miscarriage

markedwithanm's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Blood, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, and Torture

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, and Self harm

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Miscarriage

adrienne_rennie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Sexual content, Cursing, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Car accident

emnime's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Gore, Blood, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Death, Car accident, Murder, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Violence, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

timedothwasteme's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Torture, Murder, Body shaming, Medical content, Violence, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Gore, Domestic abuse, Death, Bullying, and Blood

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Drug use and Animal cruelty

scip's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Sexism, Violence, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Fatphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Racism and Racial slurs

sleepyochre's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Genocide, Sexual content, Blood, Sexism, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Car accident

kay_ne's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

Not really sure what I was getting myself into other than girl with powers seeks revenge. 

Book turned out to be a much easier read than The Shining. Having chapters would have been easier for me imo to keep pace instead of stopping before/after an article or excerpt or a line break.

Ending was okay -

Spoiler

bruh he tied it back to periods bc of how the first chapter started 💀

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I tried to list the content warnings as best as I could - some may be incorrect.

Spoiler

what is up with SK and boobs bruh .-.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, Sexual content, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Miscarriage, and Fire/Fire injury