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Posted on April 5, 2024 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Stephen King's horror classic Carrie turns fifty years old today.
And the literary world spent the weeks leading up to the event reflecting on its legacy.
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Author Margaret Atwood theorizes why Carrie is still horrifyingly relevant, decades after its release (The New York Times).
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Author George R.R. Martin and many other creatives describe the effect that King has had on their lives (The New York Times).
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King is indisputably popular and influential, but is his work actually great literature? (NPR)
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Book Review editor Gilbert Cruz explains where to start with King's huge body of work (The New York Times).
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Or, alternatively, listeners shared which King novels are their favorites (NPR).
Categories: Today in Books