A sheltered girl with telekinetic powers is bullied, leading to a horrific, bloody incident due to her domineering mother’s influence.
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Carrie’s world cracks open after her father’s death, and she is jolted from the confines of her quaint home for the first time to attend high school. Though she is stunningly uninformed about the most basic things, Carrie is eager, open and curious. But she quickly learns that society delights in destroying purity and innocence. Flanagan’s “Carrie” puts its own stamp on King’s narrative while examining the peculiarities of the social media age.
“Carrie” returns the agency to the young women at the center of the story. Carrie is fighting to achieve the life she desperately desires. Sue must decide whether she can stomach losing her closest friend to stand up for what’s right.
