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Carrie

An iconic chiller from the No. 1 bestseller, soon to be a TV series

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Carrie

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
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The Sunday Times bestseller is now a New Original Series from visionary showrunner Mike Flanagan, coming soon to Prime Video.

Carrie is Stephen King's legendary debut, the bestselling smash hit that put him on the map as a global icon.
In a world where bullies rule, one girl holds a secret power.

Unpopular and tormented, Carrie White's life takes a terrifying turn when her hidden abilities become a weapon of horror.

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Carrie White is no ordinary girl.

Carrie White has the gift of telekinesis.

To be invited to Prom Night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie - the first
step towards social acceptance by her high school colleagues.

But events will take a decidedly macabre turn on that horrifying and endless night as she
is forced to exercise her terrible gift on the town that mocks and loathes her . . .©1974 Stephen King Coming of Age Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Horror Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Fiction Scary
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Critic reviews

[A] genius for storytelling (Daily Mirror)
One of the few horror writers who can truly make the flesh creep (Sunday Express)
Guaranteed to chill you
How can it be that it was published 50 years ago? Even though it was written in an age before smartphones and social media, the specific teenage-girl pain of the novel feels fresh and stinging . . . Carrie reads like a book written without fear, the calling card of a writer with immense storytelling power . . . One of my favourite things about the novel is its unusual scrapbook effect. Interspersing the story with snippets and clippings from fictionalised articles about the "Carrie phenomenon", King creates a sense of foreboding . . . a great work: haunting, hard to stop reading, close to the bone. And still exhilarating, half a century later
King is telling us something about the alienation of the outsider, and the cruelty of those who keep them out. But morality aside, it's a revenge fantasy. That's the enduring appeal of Carrie. When King was first conceptualising Carrie, a character he said was inspired by a few tortured and abused girls he knew in his childhood and in his adult life as a teacher, he could never have known how powerful of an archetype he was articulating in her... This is a thriving narrative, but before there was that Texan star Pearl and that Promising Young Woman, there was the girl who could move things with her mind. There was Carrie
[A] genius for storytelling
One of the few horror writers who can truly make the flesh creep
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I had quite high expectations for this book, that's probably why I was a little disappointed. The story is, without a doubt, original and a bit addictive, but it didn't give me the chills. I hoped for a good old horror story, but it was more a description of a tragedy with quotes from different books about telekinesis.
But don't get me wrong, it was worth the listen! I love King, but it wasn't as horrifying as some of his other stories.

Good story, but not so horrifying

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I would recommend other King books such as 'Shining' because this story is a bit too basic and there aren't really any high stakes or but Stephen King makes up for this with amazing characters and makes you feel like you are a student or a journalist inside this High School. The narrator was great and a perfect voice and brings a good vibe to the story

Worth a read but!!!

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Where does Carrie rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top five out of all audiobook listened to so far.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Carrie herself. trapped in the body of an adolescent girl, tortured by her estranged mother and school friends who as we all know can be horrible in themselves.

What does Sissy Spacek bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Excellent choice of narrator. Sissy brought out all the feeling behind the characters portrayed in the book. Obviously seeing Sissy as Carrie in the film helped however Sissy brought to the book a professionalism that was believable.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The point where Carrie prepares for the Prom attends the dance and naturally fits in until the events that brought forward the catastrophe.

Any additional comments?

Definitely worth listening to this book. The story brings to the reader the tale of a young girl persecuted for the way she was brought up through no fault of her own and then takes matters into her own hands in a devastating manner.

Much better than the film.

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I've been a huge Stephen King since my early teens have seen the film many times nut my first time reading and wow it was absolutely brilliant!!! I couldn't stop listening much more horrific than the film it was that good I read it again straight after!

shocking!

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Great listen. always love Mr. Kings brainchilds.
looking forward to the next one. book is better then the movie.

Great book, reccomended

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