Stephen King's Classic Horror Double Feature: Carrie & Carrie 2

Sebastian Erfurth: I have already finished around 25 Kings by now, but I haven't considered Carrie until now. Mostly because I already knew the plot from the 2 movie adaptations.

How little did I know...
Even while knowing the plot and the end of the story, the book was so unbelievably thrilling!

His first and maybe still one of the best Kings out there.

Germany on Sep 23, 2023

Amazon Customer: Excellent

United Kingdom on Sep 06, 2023

Kim: I bought this a while ago and when I loaded it up it was actually doctor sleep. I’ve since deleted it and repurchased. And the same thing has happened again it’s doctor sleep. So confused

United Kingdom on Sep 05, 2023

C. Danese: The novel Carrie by Stephen King is centered around a sixteen year old girl, Carrie White. Her whole life she has been pushed around by both her mother, Margret, and her classmates, especially Chris. Margret is an extremely religious individual and forces that apon Carrie. Chris is one of the most popular girls in their high school, and has an unprovoked hatred towards Carrie. As a result of these things, Carrie is made fun of in school. Everyone believes she is a freak and plays jokes on her. After having no independence from her mother, and constantly being harassed at school, she reaches her breaking point. This happens at the school prom when Chris decides to sabotage Carrie’s night and goes too far. Carrie is finally pushed over the edge and chaos erupts.

While reading, I was able to connect to Carrie White. Throughout my life, I have never been popular at school and have been made fun of. This could be frustrating and sometimes made me angry. Though it was not the best choice, at times I would fire back at the people teasing me. Being as Carrie made the same decision, I was able to reach a deeper understanding of the book. I truly knew where Carrie was coming from...

United States on Mar 18, 2022

Justin MeyerJustin Meyer: Spoilers ahead:

As a huge fan of the 1976 film "Carrie," I decided to buy the book to read the story as first told. I figured a movie that made me feel so sad had needed to be looked into a little further to seek to understand it a little better. Maybe this way, I wouldn't feel as sad about Carrie's tragic life and ultimate end. However, the book made me feel just about as sad.

Carrie White is a student at Ewen High School. She is an outsider who is constantly bullied by her peers due to her unappealing appearance, her shyness, and her mother's erratic behavior. She also discovers that she has the incredible power of telekinesis. When she has her first period in the showers, her classmates mock her by telling her to "plug it up!" and by throwing sanitary towels and tampons at her rather than helping her. The terrified girl has no idea about what a woman's menstruation is and believes she is dying, as no one taught her about it. Her gym teacher Miss Desjardin helps Carrie through this and punishes the girls for their behavior, which is one week's detention with her. Chris Hargensen, who is the ringleader of the bullies, leaves detention early and is suspended, and...

United States on Aug 19, 2019

Audrey B: Étant fan inconditionnelle de S.King devant l'éternel et possédant tous ses livres, je me devais de me relancer un jour depuis le début mais en VO cette fois, à présent que je maîtrise la langue de Check Spear (un ancêtre à Britney?).

Je suis donc en train de refaire toute ma collection (bonjour le porte monnaie!) dans l'ordre chronologique, exception faite de la tour sombre que je lirai à part. Mais revenons à nos moutons:

Déjà je tiens à dire que se dire fan de S.King et traiter Carrie d'arnaque mal écrite et lourdingue excusez-moi mais ça me fait rire (non cette attaque pleine de fiel n'est destinée à aucun commentaire en particulier!).
Carrie est le tout premier roman d'un écrivain qui a tout juste 26 ans, qui sort de la fac et qui n'a pour le moment publié que quelques histoires courtes dans des revues diverses alors bien sur que ce n'est pas le chef d'oeuvre de King (d'ailleurs je ne lui mets que 4 étoiles) mais c'est tout de même un bon roman.
Bien sur également que l'intrigue est pleine d'erreurs de jeunesse. Par exemple King nous annonce systématiquement à l'avance tout ce qui va se passer... ou en tout cas il en dit plus qu'il...

France on Nov 23, 2013

Sky: Die Rache heißt Carrie
Carrie hat wahrlich kein leichtes Leben. Aufgewachsen bei einer Mutter, die sich ihrem religiösen Wahn hingebt und versucht ihre Tochter zur Unschuld der Welt zu erziehen, geradezu fanatisch und gespenstisch alles als Sünde abstraft, fällt sie bei ihren Mitschülern schnell auf. Sie wird Opfer von verschiedenen Hänseleien, die immer grausamer werden, die ihr Leben zur Hölle machen. Vor allem, als sie beim Duschen nach dem Sportunterricht aufgrund ihrer ersten Periode in Panik ausbricht, versucht ihr keiner klar zu machen, was das Blut zwischen ihren Beinen bedeutet, dass sie zur Verzweiflung treibt. Im Glauben, sie verblutet, bewerfen sie ihre Mitschüler mit Tampons und anderen Dingen, ziehen sie auf und lassen sie mit ihrer Todesangst kämpfen. Schließlich greift die Sportlehrerin ein und beendet die grausame Szene, bei der auch eine Lampe plötzlich zu Bruch ging.
Es war nicht der erste ungewöhnliche Fall dieser Art, der die telekinetische Kräfte in Carrie weckt. Sie lernt mit dieser schlummernden Kraft umzugehen, sie zu kontrollieren und beginnt damit Gegenstände schweben zu lassen. Ein kleines bisschen Trost in ihrem sonst bescheidenen...

Germany on Nov 05, 2013