Carrie by Stephen King
A young high school girl with telekinetic abilities is mercilessly bullied and isolated by her classmates and religious fanatic mother. After a particularly humiliating incident at her senior prom, she uses her powers in a fit of rage and despair, leading to a terrifying and catastrophic event that devastates her small town.
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- Published
- 1974
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 199
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
- None
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- 9th on PEOPLE Picks the Best Books From the 1970s (PEOPLE Magazine)
- 222nd on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 375th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 421st on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 100 Main Fantasy and Science-Fiction Books (www.mirf.ru (Russian))
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- 50 Books That Defined Their Era (Guardian)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)