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.
The 980th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1974
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 199
- Words
- 60,000
- Original Language
- English
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- 375th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 421st on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 459th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- 100 Main Fantasy and Science-Fiction Books (www.mirf.ru (Russian))