by Stephen King
First published 1974
Carrie White, a shy, abused teenager, discovers she has the power to move objects with her mind. When her religious fanatic mother and cruel classmates push Carrie too far, her pent-up anger explodes at the senior prom, unleashing a fiery, telekinetic rampage that leaves her small town in ruins.
Genres: fiction, horror, supernatural, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: pent-up-anger, revenge, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Chamberlain, Maine, Appalachia
336 pages · Paperback · Vintage (Penguin)
Content warnings: abuse, violence