Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

4 reviews

bearystarry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very similar to the movie, which isn't a bad thing. The antisemitism was ... gratuitous and unneeded. Other than that and a few other brief things I enjoyed this a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexism, Incest, Medical content, Sexual violence, Addiction, Antisemitism, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Gore, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, Vomit, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Rape

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racism

socialpsysteph's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Given how creepy and iconic The Exorcist movie is, I was excited to pick this one up in October as part of my spooky reads. This is definitely not the norm for me, but I would 100% recommend the movie over the book. There were large chunks of the book that felt totally unnecessary and drawn out (I would even go so far as to say it was boring in parts). The main part of the story is exactly as depicted in the movie just without the boring parts so it's definitely the way to go here. Not much else to say because if you've seen the movie, you know exactly what happens in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Drug abuse and Racism

bibliophilecrocodile's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A very trigger heavy, disturbing read. Well written, creepy and unforgettable. Lots of cursing, obscenities and gore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism

theremightbecupcakes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia