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Carrie

Carrie

Paperback Published on: 31/05/2007
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Carrie
Puberty blues
Though many of the themes explored in King's first novel - the onset of puberty, teen angst, peer pressure and marginalisation - are developed further in n... READ MORE
Tim Mowbray at London Wall
Carrie
Intruiging
A darkly intruiging book, bringing back nostalgia of school days... It follows the story of Carrie and the slow destruction of her and everyone around her'... READ MORE
Katie Taylor
Carrie
Impeccable
Honestly one of the best Stephen King books I’ve read! The gradual build up in tension to the horrific conclusion is masterful, the prose scattered with me... READ MORE
Kirsten

Synopsis

Stephen King's legendary debut, about a teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her classmates, is a Classic. Carrie is the novel which set him on the road to the Number One bestselling author King is today.

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 firststep 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.

Known to many as the father of modern horror writing, Stephen King is the voice of the underbelly of small-town America for a generation of readers. Making his name as the author of cult classics (with an equally strong legacy of film adaptations) including Carrie, The Shining, The Green Mile, IT, The Stand, Pet Sematary, Under the Dome and The Tommyknockers as well as the bestselling Dark Tower series.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9781444720693
  • Number of pages: 272
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 24 mm
  • Weight: 192g
  • Languages: English

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Carrie
Where It All Started.
For any Stephen King fan, Carrie is a fabulous book to see where the work started. It truly is a great piece of work leaving you in no doubt as to why he i... READ MORE
SiobhanC
Carrie
Half decent
It's the epistolary style which ruins this otherwise good novel. The letters/newspaper clippings don't really add to the plot or give further insight into ... READ MORE
Grayson123
Carrie
Carrie
The iconic story by Stephen King is a short but bloody read. For me, though, the way it is written ruined the story. The main story is interspersed with ex... READ MORE
kendrafortune
Carrie
Janet Anne Mitchell
Carrie
Welcome to my gateway book
My TBR pile is currently grumbling fairly loudly at me but I couldn’t let the 50th anniversary of Carrie’s introduction to the world pass without a reread.... READ MORE
Schizanthus Nerd
Carrie
Dark and twisted
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 yo... READ MORE
Sally Craft
Carrie
Good
I bought this book to see how similar it was to the movie (I prefer the movie) but the book is still pretty good. Stephen King is one of my favourite aut... READ MORE
Laura JH
Carrie
One of his best books
Carrie was one of his first books and personally Is my favourite. Id recommend to anyone starting to read Stephen King. Her story is so sad and is written ... READ MORE
Alice
Carrie
Beautiful but just short of outstanding
Lovely copy of Carrie and looks beautiful amongst my King collection. The cover is just gorgeous. That said, I was a little disappointed there was nothing ... READ MORE
Tara Roche
Carrie
My first Stephen King read!
I’ve been wanting to read Stephen King’s works for a while now so I started with his first book and I’m so glad I did. I really enjoyed this book however I... READ MORE
Amy Thomas
Carrie
Welcome to my gateway book
My TBR pile is currently grumbling fairly loudly at me but I couldn’t let the 50th anniversary of Carrie’s introduction to the world pass without a reread.... READ MORE
Schizanthus Nerd
Carrie
CAN’T BELIEVE HIS FIRST BOOK WAS THIS GOOD
Probably saying nothing new here, but Carrie was great, and having watched the film a few times, I’m happy to say that I think I prefer the book now having... READ MORE
Sam Nicholson
Carrie
Carrie was a 4/5
Good story and a amazing and cruel ending. Only issue was it became a bit confusing at some points with the frequent perspective and time changes. Other th... READ MORE
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