Carrie (Mass Market Paperback)

by Stephen King (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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Chicago Tribune

Gory and horrifying...you can't put it down.

New York Times

Guaranteed to chill you.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Shivering, shuddery, macabre evil!

Publishers Weekly

Eerie and haunting -- sheer terror!

Product Description

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

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416524304
• ISBN-13: 978-1416524304
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #110,987 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't just watch the movie - READ A BOOK, April 17, 2007

By	Laura A. Krause (Chicagoland, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As with most, this book is hugely better than the movie. Although the movie is quite good. Carrie's inner voice is creepy, her Mom is downright frightening and the girls at school are the Original mean girls. It's a short, great book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Carrie, March 20, 2009

By	Jaydn - See all my reviews

This is an amazing book. You'll never be able to forget Carrie.
Impossible to put down and very well written. Creates an image in your mind and is horrific. I highly reccomend reading it!

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bad and The Innocent., June 19, 2009

By	Jan Dierckx (Belgium, Turnhout) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Raised by a very religious mother, Carietta White finds out that she has strong telekinetic abilities. Against the advice of her mother, Carrie - as a young college student - tries to be accepted by the society of football players and cheer-leaders. But unfortunately she will discover that she isn't accepted at all. Being the victim of a cruel mockery, she want's revenge.

What I admire in Stephen King is his ability to show his readers that Evil comes from within us. In "Carrie" the cruel 'joke' makes her raving mad and she's responsible for all the sadistic violence that ensues (for the psychologists among you, is Stephen King responsible for the cruelty of his personage? In other words: is there really such a difference between fantasy and reality?). I think that an experienced writer like Stephen King is capable to draw a line between his world and the world of his novels. Anyway, Stephen King knows that our subconscious is not a nice old lady on a tea-garden visit but a nasty little devil.

It's a cruel world out there and were are the innocent?