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Carrie (Novel); By Stephen King
Topic Started: Mar 2 2014, 11:21 PM (994 Views)
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Carrie is an American epistolary novel and author Stephen King's first published novel, released on April 5, 1974, with an approximate first print-run of 30,000 copies. Set in the then-future year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous Carrietta N. "Carrie" White, a shy high school girl who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who tease her—in the process, causing one of the worst disasters in American history. King has commented that he finds the work to be "raw" and "with a surprising power to hurt and horrify." It is one of the most frequently banned books in United States schools. Much of the book is written in an epistolary structure, using newspaper clippings, magazine articles, letters, and excerpts from books to tell how Carrie destroyed the fictional town of Chamberlain, Maine while exacting revenge on her bullying classmates.
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My second favorite book of all-time. Beautifully written and the structure and description is fantastic. Dated but it still holds up well.
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WOO! Fourtieth anniversary is coming up (love) I'll probably be rereading it in the next month or so.
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Wow. 40 years?! O_O Yeah it's a MIRACLE that it holds up so well.
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I never understood that cover. At all
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Mar 3 2014, 11:32 PM
I never understood that cover. At all
It looks like Carrie is peeking her head through the closet.
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Whoa, I had no idea this book was forty years old!

I love this book but it's a little hard to get through/keep up with sometimes, mainly because of all of the jumping around. But it's still an amazing book!
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Maybe its supposed to be crazy ass Margaret. *Shrug*
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Mar 4 2014, 01:50 AM
Maybe its supposed to be crazy ass Margaret. *Shrug*
I don't know why they would put Maragret on the cover right next to the title CARRIE. *shrugs* I just always assumed it was Carrie.
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Why is she wearing an asian bathrobe though?
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This looks like a cheesy Fear Street cover (lol)
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Lol ok lets stop bashing Sai King.


But seriously...asian bathrobe wtf


Anyway, I prefer this to any of the movies.
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Nah I'm not bashing HIM. I'm bashing the cover lol. The book is amazing.
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This was the first Stephen King book I read. I think I was 10 years old. Anyway, I loved it right away. Sure, its a bit sloppy here and there, especially concerning Carries age, but still great.
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Yeah some sloppiness is expected since it was his first novel.
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Yeah I agree about the sloppiness. Like how after the dump it talks about a girl and her Disney play set and how it switches to parts of Sue's book. But it's a fantastic read nonetheless.
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Derek do you enjoy any of the book characters better?

Wasn't book Margarette described as a really big and sturdy woman? Kinda put me in the mind of a religious Annie Wilkes. Creepy
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Nah not really Twis. All were fine but I prefer the movie versions.
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Happy Birthday Carrie! Such an amazing book.
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Happy Birthday Carrie<3.

Lulz, I bet Stephen King feels old as fuck.
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