Carrie (latino)

Escrito por Stephen King

Narrado por Jane Santos

Ya puedes escuchar el escalofriante caso de Carrie, una joven de apariencia insignificante que se transformó en un ser de poderes anormales, sembrando el terror en toda la ciudad.

Con pulso mágico para mantener la tensión a lo largo de todo el libro, Stephen King narra la atormentada adolescencia de Carrie, y nos envuelve en una atmósfera sobrecogedora cuando la muchacha realiza una serie de descubrimientos hasta llegar al terrible momento de la venganza. Escucha su historia en audiolibro.

Carrie fue llevada al cine con un inmenso éxito de público y crítica.

Reseñas:
«Un libro que te encantará leer, por su lectura tan fácil, amena y que te mete de lleno en la historia. Por algo es el rey del terror».
Jennifer a través de Amazon

«Yo le daría el Premio Nobel a Stephen King».
Mariana Enriquez

«Un maestro de la narración».
Los Angeles Times

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Penguin Random House Audio
• Traductor: Gregorio Vlastelica y Carlos Milla Soler
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 18 jul 2019
• ISBN: 9788401024207

Stephen King

Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes Never Flinch, the short story collection You Like It Darker (a New York Times Book Review top ten horror book of 2024), Holly (a New York Times Notable Book of 2023), Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, 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 a television series streaming on Peacock). 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, Doctor Sleep, and Firestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, 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. 

Comentarios para Carrie (latino)

[whitewavedarling · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I read Carrie in middle school--it was probably my fourth Stephen King book, after It and Night Shift and Eyes of the Dragon--and although I enjoyed it, this second read made me realize that much of the nuance and impact went over my head. Back then, I didn't have a real understanding of extremist religion or the impact of bullying. Carrie herself was so naive that she as a character felt unbelievable because she was so outside my experience, and I didn't understand how sheltered an extremist parent *could* keep their child if they so desired. It was the same with the religion--it was so extreme, so outside my experience, it felt unbelievable. Thirty years later, reading this book as an adult who's well aware of all of these factors and how painfully believable the character and situation are, telekinesis aside, made for a very different read, even when I went in knowing what to expect. The sheer power of the everyday horror, of the bullying and extremism and lack of love even between family, has such an impact, and although I felt the hatred in the story as a child reading the book, it hits much differently now.

I think this is probably a book everyone should read, to be honest, horror lover or not. There's a power to the story and to the humanity of it that goes beyond the story, uncomfortable as it may be.

[aadyer · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

A brilliant debut from the master of horror who set Carrie in a main high school during the 1970s. This multilayer novel has elements that make for difficult reading these days. The description of emotional abuse and physical abuse by various protagonists is difficult to read and certainly Probably should come with some trigger warnings. However, that said if you’d like horror, and in particular if you like Stephen king’s brand of this and this is a must read.

[thebooksofwrath · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

(I mentioned in my Matilda review the similarity between Dahl's book and Carrie, and I'd like to proceed in this vein, as if the latter were a sequel to the former). Miss Honey has died a miserable death and now Miss Trunchbull, a.k.a. Margaret White, has adopted Carrie, née Matilda, and they now hate each other more than ever. But it's not a game anymore of ghostly spirits and chalkboards: Carrie has just had her first period, and all the energy and bloodlust that she has had to bury inside all these years is ready to come rushing out. Margaret White, however, is not the only one in danger, because all the other children are growing up too and resent Carrie of her differences. Carrie has always had a stalwart heart, but everyone has a breaking point. Such a divine creation like a telekinetic girl can only have a disastrous ending.

[tapestry100 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

My friend Wendy, my sister, and I decided to do a Stephen King readathon, working our way through his catalogue chronologically. Looking back on a lot of his earlier books, I realized I’d missed reading several of them, his first published book, CARRIE (1974), being one of those.

I’ve seen both film versions of the book, so was familiar going in with what to expect, but I still found it interesting to see so many familiar SK storytelling techniques in their infancy. Also, the way he sprinkles in reports from scientific journals, interviews, and memoirs from the victims throughout the narrative was interesting, so even though the reader knows how the story ends from fairly early on, it’s not presented as spoilers so much as foreshadowing of things to come.

While I wouldn’t consider this so much horror as dark scifi, there were definitely creepy aspects to the book. Carrie’s mother’s religious fervor is wildly unsettling, and the events that take place at the prom are obviously horrifying.

Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed it. We’re starting ‘SALEM’S LOT next, and I’m looking forward to reading that for the first time, as well.

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[familiar_diversions · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Sixteen-year-old Carrie White gets her first period while in the girls' showers at her high school. Her classmates, particularly Christine Hargensen, are cruel about it, making fun of her and pelting her with tampons. Carrie, whose ultra-religious mother never told her about menstruation, thinks she's dying. The whole thing is understandably traumatic for her, and unfortunately it only gets worse.

King alternates between sections from various characters' viewpoints as the events are occurring and sections from works discussing the "Carrie White" incident after the fact. Readers are aware, well in advance, that Carrie has telekinetic powers that are awakened and significantly boosted after her first period, that things will go badly for her, and that she'll end up killing a lot of people.

This was my first time reading Carrie - I'd never even seen one of the movie adaptations before. I hadn't realized it was such a short book. Even so, I have to admit I spent a good chunk of the story wondering when King would finally get to the "incident." Considering how many people were around afterward to talk about it all, I expected Carrie's explosion, when it happened, to be more limited to the high school. I was unprepared for the amount of destruction King crammed into the ending.

What stuck with me the most, though, was how deeply sad it was. Not just Carrie and everything that happened to her, but all the other scars left behind as well.

(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)

[zare_3 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

This was a very interesting and unexpectedly good read. Having watched the movie from 1970's starring Sissy Spacek I knew what to expect but here we have situation of a very good book and movie telling a similar but not exactly the same story. While I like the movie my honest opinion is that book is way better.

Told from the perspectives of Carrie herself, her mother, various scientists and historians writing about the bloody prom night and finally first account testaments by the few prom survivors we are given details about the horrendous and bloody events that claimed not only lives of so many students but almost entire city.

Story itself is as old as time - bullying of a girl that is socially awkward takes a turn when we learn that that very girl harbors in herself exquisitely strong power. Living in constant fear, constantly terrorized and reined in by her mother and her friends, never expecting anything good from her life, Carrie will finally break and decide to teach her tormentors a lesson. Power surging through her takes its toll but for Carrie letting it all out is means to reach the ultimate freedom. Finally acknowledging what she is Carrie lets out and decides to punish all that did her wrong.

Story is a cautionary tale - never push people over the edge unless ready to live with consequences. When pushed to the wall every person will reach for the most drastic measures because they simply have nothing to lose. While we are always ready to call people like Carrie ah those unfit to live in the every day society question is who is true "patient" here - Carrie or ordinary people that don't even try to know her but join the true psychopaths (and these are always people high on social ladder in every King's novel) in tormenting those who cannot defend themselves (Sue Snell being representative here - and being one of the rare few that finally comes to understanding they are doing the wrong thing)? Only story that comes very close to depicting how easily person can snap and cause mayhem is a fantastic movie "Falling Down".

What I like here is also the way King treats telekinesis through scientific approach, through various excerpts from books and articles about the bloody event. For me this makes it much more effective, very much like true X-Man-horror story and for me has a much bigger punch than the usual Evil-doers plot.

Excellent novel, short and to the point, told in a manner that I would expect from the author like Michael Crichton rather than Stephen King (and I mean this in truly good, positive way).

Highly recommended.

[ianmoyes-578299 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

My first Stephen King book. Simple and brilliant.

[briars_reviews · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I have always wanted to pick up Carrie and I finally was able to find a copy of it.

Since I saw many film adaptions of this book first, it was kind of weird reading the different viewpoints of the novel - but it worked. I enjoyed reading the different perspectives within the novel, it gave a special insight into the minds of everyone else, something many books lack.

I definitely didn't find it scary. It made me feel horrible for the treatment of the girl, and it made me understand why she was so evil, but I wasn't scared. The films left me a lot more horrified then the book did (and books have left me scared before. The first Temperance Brennan book did just that).

It was well written - the writing style was strange at times, but it's easy to follow.

I was definitely amazed at the idea behind this book. How did Stephen King think this up? That thought went through my mind numerous times while reading. It's a wonderful idea and he did it justice.

Overall, it was a good story and I want to read more by Stephen King. He's quite the genius!

Four out of five stars.

[sweetiegherkin · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

After being teased by her classmates when she gets her first menstrual cycle, Carrie White remembers and strengthens her telekinetic powers -- with deadly consequences when the bullying continues on prom night.

I did not realize until I had finished reading it that this was Stephen King's debut novel. I knew it was an earlier one and recognized themes and ideas that he's continued to play with and refine over the years, including telekinesis in minors, deadly fires, small towns upended by traumatic events, and -- most importantly -- that the true horror is not the supernatural, but people themselves. In this case, that takes the form of abusive religious zealotry and small-minded teens that won't stop teasing/pranking no matter how much harm they commit. Like the character of Sue Snell, I found myself pitying Carrie more than anything else. Yes, her reaction is outsized and she takes out innocent people alongside those who did her wrong, but she never really had a chance -- especially with her dangerously unwell mother.

The novel is a mix of typical narrative and bits of other (fictional) materials, such as court testimony and survivor memoirs. It makes for an interesting read that builds tension; you know something bad is coming as referenced by these materials. It's the kind of foreshadowing that King does so well. Even with a story as massively popular as this one that I knew most of the plot beforehand, I still felt the anticipation of waiting for the big 'reveal' of what would happen.

For the audiobook, Sissy Spacek does an excellent job as reader. There are parts of the book that haven't aged super great, but that's to be expected with an older title. Overall, it's still a good read worth the time.

[carolesrandomlife · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I really enjoyed this one! I am a bit surprised by just how much I liked it and am kicking myself for waiting so long to read this book. I think that I have seen pieces of the movie but have never sat down to watch the whole thing so I wasn’t overly familiar with the story. I have only read a handful of King’s work and I thought it would be interesting to go back and read his debut novel. I have to say that his talent was evident from the beginning.

I felt bad for Carrie right from the start. Her home life was absolutely horrible and the way that she was treated at school only made things worse. Carrie lives with her extremely religious mother and is forced to follow a harsh set of rules. After an incident in the high school locker room, Carrie is ready to push back against her mother. Things reach a climax at the high school prom when Carrie is crowned queen. She has recently rediscovered her telekinetic power and she has had enough. By the time the night is over, it will be a night the town will never forget.

I thought that Sissy Spacek did a fantastic job with the narration. This isn’t the first time that Ms. Spacek has brought this character to life and I thought that she was the ideal choice to voice this audiobook. I thought that she was able to add just the right amount of emotion and excitement to her reading. I do believe that her performance added to my overall enjoyment of this story.

I would not hesitate to recommend this book to others. This is one of King’s shorter works but it packs a big punch. I ended up listening to this book in a single day simply because I didn’t want to put it down. I cannot wait to read more of this author’s work.

[anniik_1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

This was a very creepy book. As someone who was relentlessly bullied in high school, I could relate to Carrie in a lot of ways which made her final humiliation absolutely heart-rending and emotional to me. It’s a heart-breaking book where it’s hard to know who’s in the right and where there are really no good guys.

[mazda502001 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

This is one of the first Stephen King books I ever read. The book is about high school girl Carrie White and her extraordinary telekinetic powers. I am just running out of superlatives to give to Mr King…..suffice to say that, apart from a meagre few books that were not to my taste, they are all wonderful.

[dairyqueen84 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I read this many years ago, when I was in high school I think. I can't remember whether I read it before or after seeing the movie with Sissy Spacek. I remember the book and the movie both scaring the bejeebers out of me. I don't want to give any spoilers away.

Anyway, I listened to the book this time and Sissy Spacek narrated it, which I thought was an interesting choice. The book takes place in Maine and I kept having to remind myself of that with Spacek's very slight southern drawl.

I enjoyed listening but I had forgotten about the various reports or published stories after the fact of the incidents on prom night in Chamberlain, ME that were interspersed in the narrative. I also kept forgetting what I had read in the book and seen in the movie so long ago. The end of the movie was very different than the end of the book. The racial and gender slurs in the book were jarring by today's standards. But it is just vintage Stephen King.

[et.carole · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

This was an extremely well-written book, and did much to evoke the horror it promised. Its main result was leaving me depressed for the duration of my reading it.

[akbouterse · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I really enjoyed this book. This is my first Stephen King book and I really liked his writing style. I really haven't read any horror books and I know that this isn't King's most terrifying book out there, but I think it was a good book to get me introduced to that genre as well as an introduction to his writing. That being said, I know that this is the first King book and I don't know if his writing in later books changes in style or further develops but I definitely want to read more of his books and find out. Carrie was not a very long book, only 250 pages or so, but I think that was a good amount for this story. It took me a while to get used to the narrative of the story occasionally being interrupted to talk about the aftermath of the story, but once I did get used to it, I really enjoyed those bits. I think King did I really good job rooting this story in reality. I found myself really believing that this was a story that could have been true and could have happened in this world. I also thought King did an amazing job when it came to building tension. although I have never read this book before or seen either of the movie adaptions, this story is infamous enough that I did have some idea about what the outcome of this book was going to be, but even with having an idea about the ending of the book I was still on the edge of my seat while reading it. The last few pages of this book where a mom is writing a letter to someone about her daughter who clearly has Carrie's skills left me so intrigued and I wish I could know how she turned out. If she had a happy life or if she went a little crazy like Carrie did Overall I really enjoyed this read. I've really been wanting to get into the horror genre lately and I think this was a great introduction. I own four other Stephen King books and I know the I definitely want to pick those up and read them soon. I found Carrie to be very approachable as a story of King's and I would enchorage anyone who wants to read a book by him to check this one out.

[seriousgrace · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

The absolute scariest thing about most Stephen King novels is that they are only slightly out of the realm of impossible. With a little twist of science and magic any of his stories could be reality. Take Carrie: could a girl with telekinesis powers; one who is bullied relentlessly at home and school, be pushed to the point of a colossal psychotic break; one which causes her to go more than a little berserk? Well, sure. Especially if this same said girl has an overly devout yet highly paranoid mother who loves her to the point of fanatic torture. Most definitely.
Carietta "Carrie" White was bullied and tortured all through grade, middle, and high school. For her schoolmates she was an easy target with her abundance of acne, weird ill-fitting clothes, severe lack of hygiene, and apparently absent communication skills. Her uncomprehending grunts and blank stares only fueled their taunts. Unfortunately, there is one classmate who wants to make it up to Carrie.
What makes Carrie so scary is how King intersperses the story with snippets from psychological papers regarding Carrie and her telekinesis. These interruptions give a sense of reality to the horror.

[francesanngray · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Well-written and suspenseful, but not my cup of tea.

[drfuriosa · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Carrie is a fascinating story about the dark power of female adolescence and bullying. Stephen King tells a great story, though the writing is not great at all.

[david_masumba · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I don't know which pack more the book or the movie, but it does have a great explanation of human ignorance as Carrie grows into a woman and discovers that she id not just a woman - she is something else.

[kodermike · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Having watched the Sissy Spacek movie all my life, I thought I knew this story. Sure, I knew the highlights, but the book was so much better.

[charrlygirl · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

5.30.18 Third re-read review.

I finished my third read of Carrie on Sunday. I wanted my thoughts on it to be fresh for an in-person book group meeting at the end of this month. (It is prom season after all!)

I still love this style of story-telling which includes snippets from newspaper articles, different (fictional) books and journals, and several eye-witness accounts. I still find myself feeling for Carrie, and mostly those feelings consist of pity and sadness. I think every American schoolkid has been where she was. I wonder if Carrie would be a school shooter these days instead of a telekinetic time bomb? That may be a crazy thought, but having just re-read RAGE last month, (not to mention seeing the daily news here in America), I think it's natural for such a thing to cross my mind.

Lastly, reading this book while also reading King's latest, THE OUTSIDER, presented the chance for comparison. King was lean and mean in writing Carrie, in fact, I wished for more. THE OUTSIDER, while good, is a bit bloated and not as focused. Is that just his writing style changing over the years? Is it the fact that editing guidelines were different, and tighter back in the day? Whatever it is, there's a definite difference between the two, and despite King's tendency to ramble on? I think some of his largest books will still remain among my favorites of all time.
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8.21.2012:I just finished a re-read of this book. It was a bit different than I remembered.

I think I took a lot more away from it this time than I did the first. Perhaps it's in light of the current problems regarding bullying amongst teenagers, or perhaps it's just that more than 20 years have passed since I last read it, and I am viewing it from a different perspective. Whichever it is, I enjoyed revisiting the town of Chamberlain and all its residents.

I also enjoyed (very much) how the story was related. Little bits from the White Commission (the investigatory body formed to discern the truth about what happened in Chamberlain), fake AP news articles, and tidbits from books later written about the Carrie White case.

The only thing I would've have liked would be a little more meat to the story. Not something I would normally say in regards to Mr. King! : )

All in all, I'm very glad I re-read this book.

[sandrabrower · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

The genius of the format of Kings novel had me flabbergasted. The biographies, the medical journals, the newspaper alerts... Such a brilliant way to tell a story.

The parenthesis between lines... my type of writing. I Loved it all.

It completely broke my heart what Carrie went through. I literally wanted to strangle her mother myself. It's hard enough to deal with a parent like that, but then the be the butt of the student's jokes and cruelty. Horrendous.

It didn't surprise me when Carrie went postal
with her telekinesis. Secretly. I was cheering her on, until masses of people dying started piling up.

The descriptive details down to the throwing of the feminine products and the girls screaming, "plug it up,"; to her mother's first slap whipped me back to the struggles girls have with the "in group".

The snapping of power lines, the struggle she had taking off the bolts on the fire hydrants was like being right there in the middle of the chaos.

I could smell the gas after the explosions and hear the crackling of the wooden houses.

Just think- This was his FIRST book.

Kuddos, Mr. King, kuddos.

[pamkaye · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

How far is too far when pulling a prank? How much can one person take when she seems to always be the joke? And is the power that Carrie has a blessing or a curse?

Carrie White has the power to move things with her mind But her mamma is extremely religious, and raises Carrie to be an outcast with her classmates. When the tricks being played on her go too far, Carrie breaks. She uses her powers to retaliate to the extreme.
Stephen King's first novel will definitely set the path for the greatness to come from him. It is slightly terrifying, exciting, and a very powerful read. I thought I read this many years ago, but I realized while reading it that I had only seen the movie and never read the book itself. I'm glad I decided to read it.

[haloedrain · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I enjoyed the story overall, but the retrospective newspaper clippings and articles, while an interesting technique, broke up the sense of immersion and suspense.

[etxgardener · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I read this book for a book group that usually reads classics, so I'm not quite sure why this book was selected. Stephen King's horror story about a young girl with telekinesis powers who is raised by a religious fanatic of a mother, taught that everything about boys and sex is sinful, and who is tormented by her classmates has had a hold on readers since it was published 45 years ago. At my local Half-Priced Books, I was told it was one of their perennially best selling books.

King knows how to write page-turners, and this book told in a semi-epistolary format is certainly that. When Carrie destroys the whole town in revenge for the horrible prom night prank played upon her, I couldn't help but cheer her on.

[angelarenea-1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

This review is posted on my blog

What happens when you mix high school, crazy, and supernatural powers? Carrie, that's what! This was my first venture into the world of Stephen King. I know what you're thinking how did this girl escape Stephen King for 25 years? Surely she's encountered it and just doesn't know it! Well my friends, you would be wrong. I was busy reading and re-reading, The Hobbit, and Harry Potter, and perusing the forums for fan theories. So now, years past when I should have been exposed to things everyone knows about, I'm trying to catch up. A wonderful woman I work with suggested to me that I start with Carrie so I did.

The first thing that struck me about this book was that it was wonderfully written. Even the sporadic writing style of jumping from narrative, to documents and back again oddly worked. The only thing I knew about Stephen King was that he's 'that horror guy with a million books' so I was under the impression that someone with that many books could not possibly be that high quality. Boy was I wrong!

While I didn't find this scary, I thought it was a brutal view of a tortured high school student with exaggerated consequences. The frank discomfort that this book gives the reader is so effective in getting it's message across.

The way this book is designed you know from the beginning it's not going to end well, but I still had that hope that if Carrie could just hang in there until after high school, things might be OK.

I was very excited to find that this is also the first novel that Mr. King wrote, and that I can continue through his books chronologically (I love chronological reading!) and see his writing progress!

I would absolutely recommend this book to every high school student. Perhaps if more students put themselves in the head of the 'losers' they would be a little nicer. I would also recommend this to almost anyone, as it is an excellent book.

[firewild · Calificación: 2 de 5 estrellas]

Highly disappointing. Narration style, composed of book excerpts/court proceedings/etc, felt chunky, awkward and highly annoying. Climax in the middle of the book just took all the interest out of the second half, which dragged on and on with unnecessary and boring details. I guess the idea was to make us imagine telekinesis as a real phenomenon in everyday life but easy story flow and readability were murdered in the process. The story itself was interesting enough but I felt that the narration style didn't let it shine through and you could only glimpse it here and there, lamenting a little story that could have been...

[addison_books · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Carrie is a book by the well-known author, Stephen King. The story follows a young girl, who we soon learn has telekinetic power. The story goes along just explaining Carries life, the torment of bullying she goes thru, and occasionally the story shifts to a different character point of view. In my opinion, I do recommend reading this book, but for those who like more fast-paced stories, this might not be the book for you, due to the exiting parts mostly at the end. Comment if you did, in fact, enjoy reading this book, or you have recommendations for better reads.

[kamoorephoto · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I have FINALLY read ‘Carrie’, Stephen King’s first book. Yes, it was his FIRST book!
Reading a book when you already know the story so well (from the movie) is such a different experience than reading the book and then watching the movie, but it’s even more different when it’s one like this. I’ve seen ‘Carrie’ so many times because it’s one of my favorite horror films (not talking about any stupid remake, despite the fact I happen to have the book copy that is the remake movie tie-in. Remakes of good films are blasphemy). The original movie is perfection with Piper Laurie and Sissy Spacek and when reading the book, is was VERY hard for me not to get their images out of my mind. It was brilliant casting, for a brilliant story.
When reading this pretty short book (it comes in at basically 300 pages, which is so short, when you compare it to the behemoths of IT and The Stand), you are transported to 1979 immediately by the language, the descriptions of the clothing, and even the comparative style of King’s writing. It’s kind of a treat and a bit of a time warp you are pulled into. It took a bit of getting used to, along with the way King uses different narrative styles; the reader is given reports of the main ‘incident’, as well as character accounts, and intersperses them into the main story. If you didn’t know the ending from seeing the movie, you would have a good idea about a lot of it from these accounts as you go through.
As for the dynamic between Carrie and her hellacious (sorry, have to say it) mother, the interactions are horrific and they make your blood boil and King has given all he can to make the dread and tension so vivid. By writing in Carrie’s ‘thoughts’ we get little peeks into what’s going on in her mind as her powers are getting stronger; you start rooting for the girl who is being bullied, dominated, threatened all her life. You just know that there is no other way for this story to end.
What is most interesting to me now is the contrast with what what acceptable in terms of what kids could get away with (in terms of bullying and hazing) at school, compared to now. That’s a whole other story.
Anyway, I’m glad I finally got to read it as part of a Litsy buddy read. I love the movie so much, and it’s amazing to think that this is where Stephen King’s book career started. With a short novel that had one of most memorable horror movies made out of it.
*Don’t ever bother with the remake though.

[seasonsoflove_1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Carrie tells the tragic tale of Carrie White, a teenager bullied mercilessly by her peers and abused by her mother. When a cruel prank turns a kindness on its head, it triggers a horror that takes over the town.

This is a truly terrifying book. The opening scenes of how Carrie is treated by those around her are horrifying enough, but the ending scenes are some of the scariest passages I have ever read. Even knowing where the story was going (having seen the movie quite a few years ago at a sleepover-and being absolutely terrified by it then) didn't make the book any less compelling or frightening-in fact, it might even have made it a scarier read.

I especially liked King's use of (fictional) mixed media, from book excerpts to over-the-wire reports and interviews. They brought another depth to the story and upped the suspense.

This is definitely not a light read (though it is a quick one), but it is a gripping one, a book you will not be able to put down.