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Probably one of King's best novels, it's also one of his earliest. Rare for having a female protagonist, it's infamous for the early scene where Carrie begins her period in the group shower at high school. Raised by a religious extremist mama, Carrie has no idea what the blood means, and she's scared out of her mind. The other girls ignore her pleas for help and gleefully begin to chant, "Plug it up! plug it up!" while pelting her with tampons. Wowee. That's a visceral scene. Few male ...more
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Read in September, 2008
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KCrecommends it for: Lost fans!
Naturally, the first selection of the MEFB Book Club!!
I've seen the movie, but never read the book. I remember Carrie's mum vividly - "they're all gonna laugh at you!" Not the best movie ever. But the books seems much more promising!
I've seen the movie, but never read the book. I remember Carrie's mum vividly - "they're all gonna laugh at you!" Not the best movie ever. But the books seems much more promising!
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Read in September, 2007
I read this because of its connection to the TV show Lost. I did find it quite interesting, but not the type of thing I want to read all the time.
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Read in November, 2006
