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bigtextozier'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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Mental illness, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, and Violence
house_of_hannah's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I think just about everyone has heard of the movie The Exorcist. I watched it several years back, and it messed me up for three days after. Since then I've been interested in checking out the book and seeing what the differences are.
Right off the bat I would have to say that this book is more about the people around Regan rather than Regan herself, which was really interesting to me. There even seemed to be a side plot going on in the beginning, but that is cast aside, and not really mentioned in the second half of the book.
If you are going into this for scares, then I'd steer you away. There was only one scene that creeped me out, and everthing else was more on the disturbing side. I thought the book would keep with the escalation of what was happening, but it turns out the climax of that is half way to 3/4 into the book.
There is one character that I really wish we had learned more about. He is in the prologue, but then is only in a few pages before the book ends. It surprised me, and made the ending feel really rushed. I remember I felt the same way about the ending in the movie, and that it seemed really sudden. I'm starting to be convinced that I just don't really like any ending of a book. Haha.
Overall I enjoyed the way the story was told, liked the larger cast of characters, and appreciated the more scientific approach to possession. Unfortunately, the scares I was looking for weren't there. It's still a great book though !
Right off the bat I would have to say that this book is more about the people around Regan rather than Regan herself, which was really interesting to me. There even seemed to be a side plot going on in the beginning, but that is cast aside, and not really mentioned in the second half of the book.
If you are going into this for scares, then I'd steer you away. There was only one scene that creeped me out, and everthing else was more on the disturbing side. I thought the book would keep with the escalation of what was happening, but it turns out the climax of that is half way to 3/4 into the book.
There is one character that I really wish we had learned more about. He is in the prologue, but then is only in a few pages before the book ends. It surprised me, and made the ending feel really rushed. I remember I felt the same way about the ending in the movie, and that it seemed really sudden. I'm starting to be convinced that I just don't really like any ending of a book. Haha.
Overall I enjoyed the way the story was told, liked the larger cast of characters, and appreciated the more scientific approach to possession. Unfortunately, the scares I was looking for weren't there. It's still a great book though !
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Excrement
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