The Carrie Diaries

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The Carrie Diaries
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First edition cover
Author Candace Bushnell
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Young adult fiction
PublishedApril 27, 2010
Publisher HarperCollins
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback)
e-Book (Kindle)
Audiobook (CD)
Pages400 (hardcover)
416 (paperback)
ISBN 0-06-172891-8
Followed by Summer and the City  

The Carrie Diaries is a young adult novel, the first in a series of the same name by American author Candace Bushnell. The series is a prequel to Bushnell's 1997 collection Sex and the City , and follows the character of Carrie Bradshaw during her senior year of high school during the early 1980s and part of her life in New York City working as a writer. The Los Angeles Times described it as "[a]n addictive, ingenious origin story." [1]

Contents

Plot summary

The Carrie Diaries focuses on Carrie Bradshaw, a high-school student who lives in Castleberry, Connecticut. Carrie is followed through high-school starting her junior year, continuing through the summer, and ending at senior year graduation. Carrie, her friends, and family are shown going through many different trials during this time.

Carrie handles these well, including having a few boyfriends along the way. She and her dad have disagreements but do not come to blows until the end of the book. Carrie's final decision to not attend Brown University contributes to her living with her eventual lifelong friend Samantha Jones. This sets up Carrie as the precedent of a main character in Sex and the City .

Characters

Reception

The Carrie Diaries received generally favorable reviews. Joel Ryan of the Los Angeles Times gave the novel a positive review, calling it "[a]n addictive, ingenious origin story", while asserting that the brilliance of the book is that "sex is really beside the point." [1] Sabrina Rojas Weiss of MTV's Hollywood Crush also gave it a positive review, stating, "All that plot is great and keeps you glued to the page until the end, but what sticks with you later are Carrie's internal musings." [2] Meeta Agrawal of Entertainment Weekly rated the book A− and wrote, "It would have been easy to write a coming-of-age story about Carrie Bradshaw that ham-fistedly foreshadows everything fans of the franchise know will come to pass. But Bushnell nails something harder: telling another chapter in the story of a cherished character that stands on its own." [3]

Television adaptation

In September 2011, it was officially announced that The CW was moving forward with a television series as a prequel to the original series, based on The Carrie Diaries. The project was developed by Gossip Girl producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Former Sex and the City writer Amy B. Harris was tapped to pen the adaptation. [4] On January 18, 2012, The CW network ordered a pilot of The Carrie Diaries. The project was helmed by executive producers Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Len Goldstein, and Bushnell. [5]

On February 15, 2012, the series' first role was cast when Stefania Owen landed the part of Carrie Bradshaw's 14-year-old sister Dorrit. [6] On February 27, 2012, it was announced that AnnaSophia Robb had won the role of the young Carrie. [7]

The series was formally picked up by The CW on May 11, 2012, and premiered on January 14, 2013. [8] It was renewed for a second season on May 9, 2013. [9] It was canceled on May 8, 2014. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ryan, Joal (May 15, 2010). "Book review: 'The Carrie Diaries' by Candace Bushnell". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ Weiss, Sabrina Rojas (April 27, 2010). "'The Carrie Diaries' Review: We See Big Things In Your Future, Carrie Bradshaw". Hollywood Crush. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ Agrawal, Meeta (April 14, 2010). "The Carrie Diaries". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 11, 2011). "'The Carrie Diaries' Now Officially At CW With 'Gossip Girl' Producers On Board". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ Hibberd, James (January 18, 2012). "'CW Orders 'Sex and the City' Prequel Pilot, More". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ Hibberd, James (February 15, 2012). "'Carrie Diaries' casting scoop: Bradshaw's sister is... -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  7. ↑ Oldenburg, Ann (February 27, 2012). "AnnaSophia Robb lands role as young Carrie Bradshaw". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
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