Carrie

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Summary: Extremely well written
Review: I thought Carrie was both an awesome movie and an awesome book. I loved the way the book was written, the reports from after the events of the story introducing you into each next section. I wouldn't give this book a full 10, because I didn't think it had enough sub-plots like in the book "IT" and therefore cannot qualify as one of King's best books. It was short and straight-forward.

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Summary: I enjoyed this book, but it freaked me out!
Review: This book is totally incredible. Even though you think things like this could never happen, King portrays the characters well enough to be believable. I recommend this book for anyone who has never read any of King's books or if they didn't like his other books. Personally, I think that this book was the most interesting to teenagers and easier to read than some of his other works.

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Summary: This book isn't that great.
Review: This was the first Stephen King book I read an prbably the worst. A bad storyline and the cover says it is gruesome, but, apart from when the guy gets hit by a wire and the Hargensen crash, no descriptions of death

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Summary: Predictable
Review: No one said Stephen King is a literary writer, and this novel, like all his others, proves that point aptly.

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Summary: Slow at first, but a super scary story
Review: This is perhaps one of the best books I've read. You couldn't help but feal sorry for Carrie. The reasons it didn't grab that one extra point? It was a little slow at first, but when you get to the prom, don't expect to go to bed that night. It was a little distracting when he added so many magazine articles, but some of them added to the story. In summary, READ IT

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Summary: A good book and movie!
Review: This was a story about a teenage girl, with a religous fanatic for a mom, that was an outcast. She soon found that she had telepathic powers. While her fellow h.s. students were planning to destroy her at the prom, she was convinced the school's most popular boy really cared about her and wanted to take her to prom. The ending was the best part and you have to read the book to experience it! Enjoy

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Summary: A girl with telekenatic powers brings hell on her hometown.
Review: Carrie, a teenage girl, is always laughed at and abused by her religously crazy mother. After finding out she has telekanetik powers she destroys the city in a fit of rage

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Summary: I read half this book, then watched the movie. BAD MISTAKE!
Review: I read this book, and then watched the movie one night. I loved the book, but after I saw the movie I realized that the movie actually was better than the book. This is a real first. I loved this book, but The Shining was better. If you want a scare, read The Shining. I do, however, think this book can be described in about 3 phrases. Gory and horrifying...you can't put it down! Shivering, shuddery, macabre evil! Eerie and haunting-sheer terror! Read this book, it's good. Although King could have done ALOT BETTER! Oh yeah, my name is Carrie

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Summary: A very scary book indeed
Review: If you haven't been living in a hole for the last decade, you would know about the master of horror novels, Stephen King. "Carrie" is one of his best. There are some good and bad points of the book, but most are good. When I read this book, I was on the edge of my seat most of the time. There were many outrageous and frightening parts of the book, especially when Carrie locked everyone in the gym, and you knew that everyone in there was going to die. I also liked how King portrayed the beliefs of Carrie's mother through her actions, such as locking Carrie in the closet to pray. This shows how Carrie came to be so evil. The only part that I didn't find that great was the resolution of the book, I had to read it twice to figure out what was happening. King was a bit vague on the ending. That was the only thing that bothered me. Other than that, a very scary book indeed

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Summary: Okay, but there's a lot of room for improvement.
Review: There isn't anything about this novel that sets it apart from others. The plot line is rather ordinary and plain, and not much is revealed about any character with the exception of Carrie. Also, the excerpts from other books and magazines, such as The Shadow Exploded and written works by Carrie's classmates;it interrupts the storytelling. Carrie is barely readable until the prom night. I give this novel a 5 because I probably wouldn't have even bothered to finish it if it was any longer than it was