Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

15 reviews

corpseparty's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

My favorite horror novel so far! A disturbing read, so beautifully written. ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Body horror, Medical content, Murder, Cursing, and Religious bigotry

slugmilk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Violence

ghostface's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Was an interesting read, less about demonic possession and more about the struggles of religion 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, and Vomit

hannahsreadingspot's review

dark fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Vomit

kat1124's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’ve read the exorcist a few times.  It’s a great book.  The characters are well written and you feel their pain and fear.  The book can be a bit slow at times, but overall a great classic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Mental illness