Horribly Entertaining

By Ben M.

            I think part of what makes "Carrie" by Stephen King so amazing is that even though it is a horror book, it can relate to so many people. Sadly Carrie is not loved by her Mom or anyone really. Her mother is crazy. The kids at school are horribly mean. She has no friends and no life. She is isolated and miserable. She is an outcast who can see that people have loving families, homes and friends but is trapped in her awful life.

So really the worst thing you could do is give this girl a glimpse of what love is and then take it away from her. Offer her hope and then throw it on the rocks. Just the concept itself is heartbreaking the realization of it for Carrie was horrific. And all the more so because we know how mean kids in school are especially high school. Bash him in at any moment. A retelling of Lord of the Flies? So like any good campfire story, this book is so frightening because it has a touch of supernatural. It's really genius when you think about it.