Reviews

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

the_dave_harmon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

jenniferip's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

alliebilawchuk's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

big_mom's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

tayytheisen's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

5.0

mariomelancolico's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

_mox_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

kate_kd's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

hannahreadsawholelot's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad slow-paced

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

1.0

This novel is was pretty anticlimatic, not very scary, and more of a philosophical debate between the Catholic Church handling of demonic possession and medical explanations for the same phenomenon. I kept waiting for something to happen and nothing did. 

errski's review against another edition

5.0

Don't be fooled by the rating, I wouldn't call this a favorite, but I thought it was a great read. Really DISTURBING scenes and probably not for everyone but the writing is really good. I saw the movie once in HS, and only remember the iconic bits and pieces of it, so the ending was a bit of a shock. The characters are all thought out, and due to the nature of the story, their flaws and issues can be fleshed out and even supporting characters have a history. If you like horror, this book is light and quick, but I don't mean that the content is light but the reading is easy/fast-paced.