I just finished reading 'Carrie' and I believe it's one of those books you have to read. Not only is it full of vivid description, realistic characters, and contains Stephan King's fantastic lilt into fantasy, it's also a very heartbreaking read.
The story pulls you into the life of a mistreated and trampled down young girl, who also has telekinesis.
My first introduction to the book was a friend of mine telling me how I would enjoy this book.
He told me the plot line, how it was written to jump back and forth between 'news articles' and 'statements' then the story, what he didn't tell me about was how gripping the story would be. He didn't tell me how it would make you feel like you were living inside the book and experience yourself the pain and the thrill of being Carrie.
The book isn't very long, only 86 pages long, well not very long compared to other works of by King.
The only 'issue' I'd say that bothers me, is the portrayal of Christians. Carrie's mother is a Christian, but is portrayed as a 'freak' and easily on the mental side. As a Christian, it's kind of insulting how they would twist Bible scripture, and depict Christ as being scary, the root of the problem, or why Carrie had issues.
Even then, I guess, there are bad apples in every barrel.
I'm so glad I was able to read this book, even if it wasn't in paperback (sitting down with a book is now a luxury), and it didn't lessen from the read. If ever you have spare time, and feel like reading something out of the ordinary, I'd recommend Carrie.
The story pulls you into the life of a mistreated and trampled down young girl, who also has telekinesis.
My first introduction to the book was a friend of mine telling me how I would enjoy this book.
He told me the plot line, how it was written to jump back and forth between 'news articles' and 'statements' then the story, what he didn't tell me about was how gripping the story would be. He didn't tell me how it would make you feel like you were living inside the book and experience yourself the pain and the thrill of being Carrie.
The book isn't very long, only 86 pages long, well not very long compared to other works of by King.
The only 'issue' I'd say that bothers me, is the portrayal of Christians. Carrie's mother is a Christian, but is portrayed as a 'freak' and easily on the mental side. As a Christian, it's kind of insulting how they would twist Bible scripture, and depict Christ as being scary, the root of the problem, or why Carrie had issues.
Even then, I guess, there are bad apples in every barrel.
I'm so glad I was able to read this book, even if it wasn't in paperback (sitting down with a book is now a luxury), and it didn't lessen from the read. If ever you have spare time, and feel like reading something out of the ordinary, I'd recommend Carrie.
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