Written by Stephen King

Publisher: Doubleday
Pages: 252
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Published: 1974-04-05
Original Language: English

A modern classic, Carrie introduced a distinctive new voice in American fiction -- Stephen King. The story of misunderstood high school girl Carrie White, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge, remains one of the most barrier-breaking and shocking novels of all time. Make a date with terror and live the nightmare that is...Carrie

Read from 2014-07-30 to 2014-07-31
Read in English
Rating: 4/5
Review: I did wonder whether Stephen King’s first published novel would be a mild, toe-in-the-water, version of what followed. It isn’t. Carrie is a full-on mixture of the elements of anger, fear, sadness, abuse and the supernatural that are found in his later books. And it’s a good mixture. Through various sources, retrospective and in-the-moment, we follow the story of Carrie. Carrie has always taken abuse from everyone around her, and at some point she will inevitably snap. As it happens, Carrie has some special powers which could easily make her snap something out of the ordinary.

This is a very well done “impending doom” story which meticulously builds up the various elements of the story before it reaches the conclusion. A very worthwhile and enjoyable read.