Carrie by Stephen King

I have been a fan of Stephen King for a long time and as part of my original blog, I attempted to read/reread all of his work and look at how it developed over time. Eventually, I had to scrap this project because King wrote so many books and I found I was missing out on a lot of other authors. Also, while I will always be a fan, I will also be the first to admit that I don't enjoy ALL of his books and I didn't want to spend time forcing my way through books I didn't want to read when there are so many I do want to read. I thought that since Stephen King is a major influence in my life and my writing, that it would be appropriate to kick off this new blog by republishing my original review of Carrie , Stephen King's first published novel. Original Review: Blood. From the opening scene where Carrie gets her first period at the late age of sixteen, through the prank she suffers at the prom that everyone knows about, to the aftermath where Carrie has her r...