My impression

[Truman]

I've just finished reading Carrie. Don't consider it one of King's best works but what I like is the form that the author chose: excerpts from newspapers, books written about that event and at the end very well shaped hearing. The documentary form works here pretty well although there is something why I don't consider it a 5* work...don't know how to describe it.
Where do you put Carrie in the King's universe? Average, below average or top work?

 

[mal]

I was playing with the grandkids play-dough the other day and pushed my bobble head of the King of Rock and Roll into the lump of clay. That was my Elvis impression.

Above average for Carrie, but who am I to judge?

 

[Neesy]

I've just finished reading Carrie. Don't consider it one of King's best works but what I like is the form that the author chose: excerpts from newspapers, books written about that event and at the end very well shaped hearing. The documentary form works here pretty well although there is something why I don't consider it a 5* work...don't know how to describe it.
Where do you put Carrie in the King's universe? Average, below average or top work?

While maybe not his best work (it was the first book that he published that did well in sales) I think it helped that it was made into a movie and therefore more people were introduced to his writing [I hope!] - what would you consider to be one of his best books? (Welcome by the way!)

 

[Notaro]

I don't do impressions but I did like Carrie, definitely above average as far as I'm concerned.

 

[GNTLGNT]

.....considering it's such an early work, I consider both the format and writing well above average.....

 

[kingricefan]

It's better than anything I've ever written.

 

[GNTLGNT]

It's better than anything I've ever written.

 

[Kurben]

Not his nest but pretty darn good!!!

 

[Neesy]

I've just finished reading Carrie. Don't consider it one of King's best works but what I like is the form that the author chose: excerpts from newspapers, books written about that event and at the end very well shaped hearing. The documentary form works here pretty well although there is something why I don't consider it a 5* work...don't know how to describe it.
Where do you put Carrie in the King's universe? Average, below average or top work?

Bump

(you were asking why you couldn't reply to your own thread this past weekend)

 

[Truman]

To mention that my favorite King's work so far is Pet Sematary. But The Stand is still awaiting...