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faeriekit's review
dark
informative
medium-paced
2.0
The tone was oddly condescending, and was more about the show and less about the sympathy when discussing any symptoms the victims displayed; the information given seems highly biased at several points, and the author is definitely pushing his own point of view as to the veracity of the possessions mentioned (and possessions in general). A large portion of this book was taken up by exorcisms that had little or nothing to do with the one mentioned in the title, which was, ostensibly, meant to be the subject of the book. Pretty sure I DNF'd this before I gave it back to the library, but wowza. Not worth it if it's not local history to your area. The pomp and allure of deaths related to exorcisms doesn't exactly make a comprehensive, informational book.
wtfwincho's review
4.0
3.5/5
I really enjoy when a book that deals with conspiracy or the supernatural really has a problem with its identity between being a full-out scary story as it was originally intended to be told and being this sober, factual piece of journalistic research. This book does exactly that. I also found entertaining how the author wanted to protect the identity of the victim and yet managed to fully list out every single detail including photos, addresses, dates, priests involved, mental health institutions, and even a high school yearbook picture. I find that funny. Other than that considering the notoriety of the case it's a very interesting read.
I really enjoy when a book that deals with conspiracy or the supernatural really has a problem with its identity between being a full-out scary story as it was originally intended to be told and being this sober, factual piece of journalistic research. This book does exactly that. I also found entertaining how the author wanted to protect the identity of the victim and yet managed to fully list out every single detail including photos, addresses, dates, priests involved, mental health institutions, and even a high school yearbook picture. I find that funny. Other than that considering the notoriety of the case it's a very interesting read.
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