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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
I've made it a tradition to read this book every year during the fall time. I highly recommend the audio book because William Peter Blatty puts his heart and soul into the narration! 10/10
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Almost exactly what I expected and hoped for. Sinister, vulgar, blasphemous, and very creepy. My only gripe is that I wish the actual exorcism portion of the story were longer. There was so much build-up, and it makes sense that every other medical condition would be ruled out before considering demonic possession, but still. I wanted the actual exorcism to be more lengthy and intense with more of a theological reckoning.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The movie is one of my favorites and I was interested to see what got cut to make it work for film.
The movie is an excellent adaptation that gets the story across in a way concise way where I didn't realize I was missing any context until I read the book. That being said I really enjoyed the book because it fleshes out the characters and their motivations in a way I found engaging.
I did think some sections were a little slow, and Blatty spends a little too long trying to nail down what's wrong with Regan until Karras sees the stigmata forming on her body and Merrin gets called to perform the exorcism , but overall I really enjoyed reading the book version.
Made me want to read the second book in the series and watch The Exorcist 3!
The movie is an excellent adaptation that gets the story across in a way concise way where I didn't realize I was missing any context until I read the book. That being said I really enjoyed the book because it fleshes out the characters and their motivations in a way I found engaging.
I did think some sections were a little slow, and Blatty spends a little too long trying to nail down what's wrong with Regan until
Made me want to read the second book in the series and watch The Exorcist 3!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit
Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma
Minor: Murder
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is a strange experience. The story is gripping (despite everyone knowing the plot at this point) and kept me interested throughout.
A little odd that the title character is barely in the book, really, and his end is quite underwhelming, but overall a fascinating read and executed very well.
A little odd that the title character is barely in the book, really, and his end is quite underwhelming, but overall a fascinating read and executed very well.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced