Sissy Spacek narrates "Carrie," a story that still resonates today

Carrie by Stephen King

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I actually listened to the new version of the audiobook, read by Sissy Spacek. As the actress who played Carrie in the original movie, her reading adds nuances to the story that perhaps could not be achieved by anyone else.

For some reason, I never read this book before, despite having read many Stephen King books. After reading his "On Writing" book and knowing the back story about the book's creation, it made me want to go back to it, along with other early King books that I missed along the way.

King has grown as a writer, for example, Doctor Sleep is a very different creature from Carrie. Yet, you see in Carrie, King's ability to spin a tale of horror that is fully supported by an intriguing and fleshed-out "how we got here" story.

This was enjoyable to listen to and still scary enough to raise goosebumps. In many respects it almost forsees current issues, when bullying, and the violent acts that some victims of bullying are driven to, are in the forefront of news. A supernatural story with roots in the very real horrors that many people still live in.



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