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Carrie - Anyone actually read it?
Posted on 12/4/20 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 12/4/20 at 9:08 pm
I'm a pretty big Stephen King fan and my new job affords me time to listen to audiobooks. I'd never read Carrie, despite it's popularity, so I thought I'd give it a listen as it's very short (under 8 hours).
Usually after reading a King book, even with some of his more thematic stuff, I come away with the sense that I read a horror book. This was not the case with Carrie. Yeah, there was death and a killing, but boy this book was just fricking sad.
Not to even get into how crazy it was that he successfully wrote from the POV of a teenage girl, but the scene at the end where Carrie asks why they keep playing tricks on her and then eventually asks Sue why they didn't leave her alone is heartbreaking. The entirety of the prom scene is also pretty tough, as they build her up and build her up until she actually believes that they like her, just to have the rug pulled out from under her one last time.
Brutal book. IMO, one of his better ones (I know plenty don't think so), but fricking brutal.
Usually after reading a King book, even with some of his more thematic stuff, I come away with the sense that I read a horror book. This was not the case with Carrie. Yeah, there was death and a killing, but boy this book was just fricking sad.
Not to even get into how crazy it was that he successfully wrote from the POV of a teenage girl, but the scene at the end where Carrie asks why they keep playing tricks on her and then eventually asks Sue why they didn't leave her alone is heartbreaking. The entirety of the prom scene is also pretty tough, as they build her up and build her up until she actually believes that they like her, just to have the rug pulled out from under her one last time.
Brutal book. IMO, one of his better ones (I know plenty don't think so), but fricking brutal.
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Posted on 12/5/20 at 1:05 am to Odysseus32
Yeah, and the movie stayed pretty close to the book. I thought it was more sad than horror.
Posted on 12/5/20 at 7:46 pm to Odysseus32
yes, 45 or so years ago
Posted on 12/5/20 at 8:49 pm to r3lay3r
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yes, 45 or so years ago
Crazy it was written mid-70s and it really doesn't seem that old. It has some old references, but it still touched pretty adeptly on human nature. That's not changing any time soon.
Posted on 12/5/20 at 10:49 pm to Odysseus32
Read it a long time ago, it’s biggest problem is that every other book he published in the 70s is better.
Posted on 12/6/20 at 12:21 am to Philzilla2k
I still have a lot of his to read.
I don't want to get worn out, though, so I think I will mix in a few different authors.
I'd like to physically read but I don't have the time. I know the audiobook vs physical book is heavily debated, and I think I side with the physical book side because I miss a lot on audiobook. So much that I sometimes must rewind. But it's a viable alternative for now.
I don't want to get worn out, though, so I think I will mix in a few different authors.
I'd like to physically read but I don't have the time. I know the audiobook vs physical book is heavily debated, and I think I side with the physical book side because I miss a lot on audiobook. So much that I sometimes must rewind. But it's a viable alternative for now.
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