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Carrie

Stephen King

Start date: October 1, 2024

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Dec 16, 2017 Jen from Quebec :0) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: king, horror-aff-tbr-challenge-books, school, buddy-reads, aty-challenge, childhood-reads, re-read, reading-challenge-books

A quick re-read of a book that I have read too many times (and used as a classroom novel in the English classes that I teach FAR too many times) to be able to give a proper opinion anymore. As always, I enjoyed my re-read of this book, and am glad that my group here on the site read it this month. --Jen from Quebec :0)

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May 14, 2021 Ashley W rated it liked it

Shelves: 0stand-alone, genre-horror, author-king, 201-300-pages

First, did not care for the format. I just don't like jumping accounts. Though it definitely added to the uniqueness of the book, it just didn't do it for me.
Now that's done.
Honestly, I don't blame Carrie one bit. No one in that town cared to check on her at all, knowing full well that her mother was loony. No one. At least the gym teacher, principal, and Sue defended her, but too little too late.
People may disagree but I think Chris was the real villain of the story. Margaret was crazy but Chri ...more

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Oct 21, 2016 Fernanda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

It is not enough, these days, to say that Chamberlain will never be the same. It may be closer to the truth to say that Chamberlain will simply never again be.

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Sep 07, 2018 Brandy rated it really liked it

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I had previously watched the movies. I really liked this book and for it to be written in the 70s before school shootings were prevelant in society it sure reminded me of a tragedy happening in current times but in a much bigger supernatural way. I like that this book emphasizes what happens when these kids are treated the way they are being bullied ect.

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