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Carrie

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
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Summary

Carrie White is no ordinary girl. Carrie White has the gift of telekinesis. To be invited to Prom Night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie – the first step towards social acceptance by high school colleagues. But events will take a decidedly macabre turn on that horrifying and endless night as she is forced to exercise her terrible gift on the town that mocks and loathes her...

©1974 Stephen King (P)2005 Simon & Schuster Inc. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

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"One of the few horror writers who can truly make the flesh creep." ( Sunday Express)

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Fantastic book!

As soon as i started listening i didn't stop until it was over. The charactures were so real. I've never ciried so much during a book.

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King is the King

I have always loved Stephen King and have read 76 of his books but have only recently discovered Audible. I was very excited to find that Sissy Spacek (the original Carrie White) was the narrator and she was a delight. My only reason for giving a 4 star rating on the book is that King has a number of better works.

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best stephen king book ever

What did you like most about Carrie?

the way that Stephen king wrote carrie

What was one of the most memorable moments of Carrie?

the prom scene

What does Sissy Spacek bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

because she played carrie in 1976 she was the best person to read carrie

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I felt sorry for carrie as I was bullied in high school

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Carrie

I thoroughly enjoyed this, beautifully narrated. I found the book thrilling, thought provoking and very difficult to put down.

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Just magnificent

Everyone should read this. Who knows what the consequences of our actions on others might be? Perhaps if we took the time to think on that, the world would be a much better place.

Loved the narration by Sissy Spacek.

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much better than the film.

it takes you to places only Seven King can reach, deeply thrilling. You won't want to stop listening.

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Great story

I really enjoyed the book especially being narrated by Carrie herself aka Sissey Spacek. the downside of this audio book is the quality of the recording. It felt you was listening to an old tape format. Highly recommend and it is not scary so don't be afraid to listen.

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Great book

I'm a big fan of the movie so it was such to treat to find out it was Sissy Spacek narrating this. She does a great job and I found it really fun to listen to.

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incredible read

I absolutely loved hearing this book and it's narration by sissy spacek. it really did cover a whole lot of carries story and it made you think twice before messing with the school weirdo.

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Undecided

I've just finished this book and I struggled with it I have to admit. Firstly the narration was amazing and the only reason I finished it I think.
My main issue with it is it switches perspective far too often and to me that interrupts the flow of the story. I can kind of understand what SK was trying to do by adding these "extras" (such as court documents etc) but it really didn't work for me and I found myself sometimes struggling to know who I was listening to at times. I wonder if it might have been easier and worked better had you been reading the physical book but when you are listening, going straight from Carrie's to Sue's perspective could be a bit confusing sometimes.
I'm a bit disappointed I didn't enjoy this one more I have to admit as I really enjoyed both IT and The Shining.

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