Carrie

Stephen King

Jun 2008 · Sold by Vintage

About this eBook

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY MARGARET ATWOOD •  Stephen King's legendary debut, the bestselling smash hit that put him on the map as one of America's favorite writers • 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.

"Stephen King’s first novel changed the trajectory of horror fiction forever. Fifty years later, authors say it’s still challenging and guiding the genre."  —Esquire
 
“A master storyteller.” —The Los Angeles Times • “Guaranteed to chill you.” —The New York Times • "Gory and horrifying. . . . You can't put it down." —Chicago Tribune
 
Unpopular at school and subjected to her mother's religious fanaticism at home, Carrie White does not have it easy. But while she may be picked on by her classmates, she has a gift she's kept secret since she was a little girl: she can move things with her mind. Doors lock. Candles fall. Her ability has been both a power and a problem. And when she finds herself the recipient of a sudden act of kindness, Carrie feels like she's finally been given a chance to be normal. She hopes that the nightmare of her classmates' vicious taunts is over . . . but an unexpected and cruel prank turns her gift into a weapon of horror so destructive that the town may never recover.

Ratings and reviews

SO I bought the book, but I somehow got the 144 page version, and not the original 199 page version Like I thought I had. Mine has the cover from the 2013 movie remake. Well I thought the book was okay, I didn't like the back and fourth with many lines starting and ending in parenthesis. I thought it was a distraction, and I thought the transitions from character to character was a little annoying. I thought he could have segued better. I also found some typos too, and I'd give it around a 75 out of a 100. I might find it better to read the additional pages that I don't have. Maybe they would make it better.

Book is great and must read. One star is because of Google Play Store not the book. Why is the books in playstore is more expensive then kindle? Aren't they the same ebooks? This one here is about $7 and kindle is selling it at about $4. Similar difference I have seen for many other books. Now that Google launched the books I thought I will migrate to Google from Kindle but I don't think with such cost difference.

As my first book that I read from Stephen King - I simply love Stephen's horror. We see Carrie's fate in the end, and how it was portrayed, with her relationship with Sue Snell. Damn... it was really touching. We don't only see why she was doing all of the things she did, but also how her mind deteriorated gradually. A great piece by a great author.

About the author

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and an AT&T Audience Network original television series). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, and Doctor Sleep are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.