Carrie

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Summary: "...and she was smiling! My God, the smile on her face..."
Review: What an excellent book! I saw the movie, when my parents told me that it was originally a Stephen King novel. So, I borrowed it off my friend. I could not put it down! I, personally, think the movie should have depended more heavily on the novel. But, both were good. This makes me want to read more of Mr. King's books...

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Summary: I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN
Review: I think this book is one of Stephen Kings finest work. I could not put this book down, it had me in stiches until I finished it. To any fan of horror or a good Stephen King novel this book is diffinatly for you.

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Summary: HYPNOTIC
Review: This is one of the shorter but better King books.

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Summary: Creepy
Review: I loved it! it was horrible how carrie was treated. But it was great how she got back. The ending was shocking. The one in the movie was kind of korny.

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Summary: Sort of spooky and sad
Review: This book was really really good! I enjoyed it a lot. I think a movie should be made based purely on the book. In the movie we don't actually find out that Sue and Tommy were not in the *Pig blood* prank. Sue wanted Tommy to go to the prom with Carrie as a sort of atonement for her earlier actions (she made fun of Carrie along with everyone else). There is also the fact that Tommy had actually started to like Carrie. This is one of the most important things. And it is what makes Tommy & Sue such great characters. I was very sorry for Carrie in the end and also sorry that Tommy dies. Carrie was basically not a bad person but circumstances made her snap. I think the articles given in between from "The shadow exploded" and "The white case committee" made this book even more chilling. So everyone...do read this book. If nothing else, it tells us how people can just snap when they're subjected to extreme torture and cheap pranks. At least it will teach you to be kind to any "mortimer snurd" or misfit.

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Summary: Oddly peiced together... still, good plot
Review: One of the few SK books that I didn't like. The plot was good, an abused teenage girl goes beserk on the fam and classmates when she figures out that she has "super" powers. However, i found it difficult to follow(with all of the newspaper clippings and court interviews, etc. The only really poignant and at the same time worthwhile was the final "fight scene" with the mother. Nonetheless, if you are a "true" SK fan, you should read this merely because it is "the book that made him famous."

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Summary: excellent
Review: The book Carrie by: Stepen King was very good. It was sad the way Carrie White was treated. But there were good things that happened later in the book. I thought that reading this book it kept me thinking about what else could happen or what was going to go wrong the next time.

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Summary: Excellent book
Review: Good narrative, Excellent storyline and gripping from beginning to en

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Summary: I'm glad that Stephen King is a writer but...
Review: I read this book after reading more notorious works by the author such as "The Stand", "The Shining", and "'Salem's Lot" and it was my first disappointment by Mr. King. But I am glad that it was published if for nothing more than that more of his "better" books were published. The only scene in the novel that really impressed me was the death of Carrie's mom. Even the pig blood thing wasn't very affecting. At least it was short. This just goes to show that even your favorite author can cook some bad eggs, but at least eggs come in packs of a dozen and they can't all be bad.

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Summary: Ovreall rating=B+
Review: This is King's first book and although not quite on par w/ Dead Zone or Shining is still very good. I was impressed w/ the religious overtones and bizarre imagery it evoked. The movie by Brian dePalma is really good as well.