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TieDyeDude
Carrie | Stephen King
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this. I see what he was going for with the excerpts from news reports and hearings, but I don't think it was very effective, since it didn't really add much to the story and the subplot of trying to bury the story didn't really lead anywhere. I also didn't love the choppy editing to insert these asides. The story was solid, though, and the buildup was very tense. #losersclub @BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead Not bad for a first novel, but I totally agree! 1mo
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Roary47
Carrie | Stephen King
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Mehso-so

3✨ Going in with a few spoilers I expected bullying, and telekinesis. I did not expect it to hit my feels as much as it did. Typically every girl gets her period around the age of 12. I know for me it was a difficult transition, but for Carrie it was so much worse! This plays on real feels of mine as a kid, and the worst bullies on the face of the planet. It has me thinking who was the real “monster”. #LosersClub

BarkingMadRead The bullying in this is insane! She maybe took it a little too far… 1mo
Roary47 @BarkingMadRead yes, she was led up to this point but the teacher wanted to help her, and get her help. 1mo
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BookBoggart
Carrie | Stephen King
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Adding some feminine rage to my Kindle back. 🥰
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#tiffanyvalentine #carrie #thenun #scream #boystears #clarice #sydney #spookyvibed #13

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TieDyeDude
Carrie | Stephen King
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A little late posting my #bookspinbingo board, but here we are!

#bookspin @thearomaofbooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 2mo
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JessClark78
Carrie | Stephen King
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Found one word in Carrie.

The Exorcist▪️
Season of the Witch🔸
Asylum🔻
The Woman In Black▫️
Night Things🔺
My Best Friend‘s Exorcism 🍬
Ring 👁
Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe 🥧
Of Saints and Shadows 🎚
Carrie 🔥

#HauntedShelf #WordSearch

+16 points #FrightClub

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JessClark78
Carrie | Stephen King
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Pickpick

‘This is a novel about the other world in this world. It is the chilling story of a girl and her strange power.‘

No matter how many times I read this I never get tired of it. A story about a girl with a special power, pushed beyond her limits.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#LosersClub #KingFromTheBeginning #Witchathon
#31by31 #SpookOWeen #SupernaturalBookBingo
#ReadAway2024 #HauntedShelf #OtherRead +10

+11 points #FrightClub

BarkingMadRead Every bullied kid‘s dream 🤣 2mo
DieAReader Great!! 2mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 2mo
OutsmartYourShelf Marvellous! 2mo
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BarkingMadRead
Carrie | Stephen King
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Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #Carrie
 Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!
#StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

TieDyeDude My reading for the second half of October has been slow and my library still doesn't have copies of this available. I think the announcement of the new series probably had an effect on availability. I'm going to try to read this in November, since I read Salem's Lot recently. I did see an article about the new show and a hope that they cast a full-figure lead since Carrie is supposed to be heavier. 2mo
5feet.of.fury @TieDyeDude I‘m having that issue finding Salem‘s Lot with the new adaptation 😩 2mo
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5feet.of.fury I liked Carrie, soooooo to the point compared to newer King, still good character studies just shortened. I liked the way the story was kind of bookended. 🩸 2mo
BookwormAHN I'm also on a 10 wk wait for Salem's Lot but it is a reread for me. I think I enjoyed Carrie more this go round. This also may be the only King book where he really stays with this story and we don't get everyone on the planet's backstory 😸 2mo
Bookwormjillk @BookwormAHN yes! He was a lot more concise in this book! And add me to the list of people having trouble getting a copy of Salem‘s Lot. 2mo
Balibee146 This was my first read of Carrie and I was surprised how short it was. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would as exposure to bits of the films meant it didn't hugely appeal to me. I think the writing style with the patchwork of voices /reporting style lifted an otherwise "by the numbers" plot progression. 2mo
Balibee146 Oh and I didn't spot any mentions of a character wearing a "sportcoat" in this one. Over the course of reading my first few King novels that kept getting mentioned and it isn't a terminology we use in the UK so I noticed it.... Then got a bit obsessed with it being mentioned often ..... I shall be annoying you all with "Spoartcoat" Spotting as the months go by... Sorry! 2mo
BarkingMadRead @Balibee146 uh oh now I‘m gonna be on the lookout for sport coats! 2mo
Balibee146 @BarkingMadRead you can't unsee them.... I think there's fewer in th later novels.... Maybe we could have a tag for #sportcoatspotting 2mo
BarkingMadRead @Balibee146 I‘m all about the hashtags! 2mo
BarkingMadRead @Balibee146 also, check out pics of Stephen king, he wears them a lot 🤣 2mo
Balibee146 @BarkingMadRead as I said.... It's a bit of an obsession of mine so.... Many hashtaggings to come. Yeah when I googled "Sport Coat Stephen King" I saw that ??? 2mo
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Sace
Carrie | Stephen King
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Pickpick

4/4⭐️

I haven‘t read a lot of Stephen King, but of the books I have read this one is my favorite. I think this is the third time I‘ve read it.

Gigi didn‘t appreciate being bothered.

Ruthiella 😻😻😻 2mo
rubyslippersreads If looks could kill. 😹 2mo
dabbe 😂🖤🐾🖤😂 2mo
AnnCrystal 😍💕😻💝. 2mo
KadaGul 😻🐈😻😻 2mo
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OutsmartYourShelf
Carrie | Stephen King
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Mehso-so

You don't really need a synopsis for this book do you? OK, how about bullied teenager uses telekinetic powers to get revenge at the prom.

After reading several of King's other books & not liking them, I decided to finally read one of his books that most people seem to rave about (to see if the problem was the particular books I'd read before) & it was.....ok. It wasn't bad but it wasn't earth-shatteringly good either.

OutsmartYourShelf It was mercifully quite short (I read The Stand & that was tough going) so the author didn't have quite as much time to go all around the houses instead of getting to the point. I skipped the pig killing scene. 3⭐

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6936359474
Read 19th-20th Oct 2024

#Flerken #HauntedShelf 471 points
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Librarybelle I‘m not a King reader, but I‘m not a horror reader either…I have way too vivid of an imagination! 2mo
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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2mo
PuddleJumper 🧡🖤🧡 2mo
The_Book_Ninja I‘m not a fan of his books. Way too much waffle 2mo
Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🧡 2mo
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Fortifiedbybooks
Carrie | Stephen King
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Pickpick

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐This was my #DoubleSpin for this month as well as one of my #CastTheDie books and this month's book for #LosersClub. I'm so glad I finally read it, and I only wish I had read it years ago! #HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew #FrightFall #RIPXIX #Spookoween #SomethingWickedFall