Finished Carrie by Stephen King. This is part of my great Stephen King Re-Read of 2013.
References to other books: None.
I couldn’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve read this book. I started reading him when I was in elementary school and while Misery was my first book of his, I’m pretty sure that Carrie wasn’t that far behind. I’m pretty sure that most girls can relate, at least a little, to Carrie. While yes, most of us don’t have mothers that are completely insane, I think most people do know how it feels to be bullied even though hopefully most of us don’t ever experience it to that extent.
While this is characterized as horror, as are all the movies based on it (the original, a sequel, one remake and another set to hit theaters later this year), I’ve always seen it more as a tragedy than anything else.
All Carrie wanted was to fit in. Or probably even more accurately, to just be left alone. And instead of that, she was ridiculed literally every day of her life. And unfortunately for everyone she had the power to fight back.
This is one of my favorites of Stephen King’s novels, although you can definitely tell that it’s his first book. Even so, it’s a good one. I’m excited to see the remake when it comes out.
Chloe Grace Moretz is an awesome actress, and I bet she’ll be an amazing Carrie. Your review brought to mind one odd thought: people remake movies all the time. Why don’t we ever have a new author rewrite a book? Think how different a story “Carrie” would be if rewritten by John Green or Darby Karchut. (I shall pose this to my FB peeps)
Can you imagine the outcry on literary remakes?
Interesting fact, though—did you know you can’t copyright titles? You could write a book called Gone With the Wind and it’d be totally legal.
People do actually re-imagine books. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, right? And there have been Sherlock Holmes stories reset in modern times, and other things of the like. It is really interesting when it happens.
I’d end up either sued or pursued by assassins. Sadly, I’d be the easiest person ever for assassins to smite, because I never leave my house if I can help it. *doorbell* “Oh. Must be the Chinese delivery guy. ” (smite)