Carrie - Comments

I don't know why it surprised me that this book was by King, I can now see how this, something so....bizarre would come from him.

Exactly what [b]reckless[/b] said, you went through it so fast that you never had time to understand what you read. Carrie is a great book, sure it may be gory and it may not have a happy ending, but thats Stephen's way of writing.

I agree with [b]asteroid[/b]; you were all over the place in terms of opinion and criticism. Did you or didn't you like it? I can't tell at all. I also agree that it sounded as though you were showing off how fast you can read. I had to do a double take with that section of the review. Is it really THAT big of a deal that you can read 300 pages in so little a time? That is not only irrelevant but makes me believe that you didn't absorb what substance there is to the story. Nobody can possibly read that fast and take the time to sit back and think about what they've read, which then renders the review unhelpful to those who haven't read the book yet.

Yes CARRIE is an AWESOME BOOK!!

I read it when I was like 10...I still love it!

I saw the movie, didn't like it one bit. Is the book really as bad as you seem to make it? You say you reccomend it because it's a short read. I agree with [b]Criminal Mind. [/b]

i've yet to read Carrie. I don't really understand your article either. it seemed like it started off strong then abruptly stopped and changed to sole opinion. Never call a book a waste of time and them recommend it. that doesn't make sense. And i agree with the person that said you were just showing off your ability to read quickly.

Who needs consistency? I liked the article, because it's compelling me to go read the book to make an opinion on my own and not rely upon another person's. The movie was awesome, and I love Stephen King.

Poor Carrie... I liked your review, because it had a mix of opinions, which I approve. It makes it less biased, in my opinion.

This didn't convince me at all. Your opinions are all over the place in this review- first you say in the description that it's a signature work of Stephen King, but your comments about it make it seem bland. It's full of your own views that contradict that. Parallelism between the description and the review is important.

Your word choice is also contradictory, like when you call it a 'good waste of time'. A waste of time is never good, so I don't understand what you're trying to say.

I don't mean to seem rude here, but it also feels like you (whether intentionally or not) showed off your own reading abilities in the article. Saying that you can read 300 pages in a half an hour is not relevant to the review at all (although if that is true, it is impressive, but that's not the point of this). If you want to prove that it's a short book, simply say the number of pages.

...Wait. So the only reason you'd reccomend it is because it's a short book? Right...

This is what confused me. Did you give this a good review or a bad one?
I mean, you kind of complimented it, but then you said it was a waste.

I've never read the book but the movie was good maybe I'll read it now :)

i agree, my bookshelf is overflowing and i plan to buy more!