Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

13 reviews

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

4 stars. I wasn't expecting that ending whatsoever but i think it worked well. This book was a little slow-paced for me personally but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I'd never watched or read any content related to The Exorcist prior to this read so I wasn't expecting such crude horror scenes. I wish it had taken it further as the horror did feel as though it plateaued, not really reaching its full potential in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism

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

ktrecs's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Vomit