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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
dark
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I gave this book five stars when I first read it, but it was kinda boring this time. It definitely picked up in the second half though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Death of parent
Robert bloch tiene ese maravilloso don para escribir historias de este estilo, un clasico definitivamente<3
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this!! Psycho is one of my favorite movies, Hitchcock is a genius. The book was great at giving an inner dialogue to Norman Bates. Even though I had seen the movie, the description of finding Norma was still shocking. This story is timeless, 60 years after being written and this still gave me chills.
5 stars
So the story is a little dated in the setting, but this was very good. I wish I could habe gone into this blind, but having seen the movie years ago, I knew what was coming although the details were fuzzy.
So the story is a little dated in the setting, but this was very good. I wish I could habe gone into this blind, but having seen the movie years ago, I knew what was coming although the details were fuzzy.
dark
fast-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:
Yes
this was great, but i still like the movie better. sorry abthony perkins simply got it
***Minor Spoiler Warnings***
I already knew when I got this that it would be different from the classic Alfred Hitchcock adaptation, which I've seen hundreds of times and is one of my favourite films of all time. I've always wanted to read the book, but just couldn't find it anywhere. So when I found the paperback on Amazon for 99c, I bought it without hesitating. The book is very similar to the movie, but different enough that it is it's own story all together (I know that Bloch and Universal went their separate ways when it came to the sequels, so that makes sense). I never thought I'd ever say this, but Psycho by Robert Bloch is better than Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock! The story in the book goes much deeper than in the movie. Not only is Norman older and creepier, but you learn more about Sam, who I always felt was a 2-dimensional character in the film. You even learn more about Fairville in this book. However, one of the few things I didn't like about it, and kind of threw me off, is that Marian in the movie lives in Phoenix and Sam (and Norman) live in/outside of Fairville, which in the movie is in California. To me, that fit the feel of the movie, and I loved it. In the book, however, Mary (another thing I didn't like) lives in Fort Worth and drives to Fairville, which in the book is in Oklahoma. It's a small thing to most people, but changing the location really threw me off. Other than that, and a few tiny other things (like the name change I just mentioned), this book is a classic that any fan of the film should read.
I already knew when I got this that it would be different from the classic Alfred Hitchcock adaptation, which I've seen hundreds of times and is one of my favourite films of all time. I've always wanted to read the book, but just couldn't find it anywhere. So when I found the paperback on Amazon for 99c, I bought it without hesitating. The book is very similar to the movie, but different enough that it is it's own story all together (I know that Bloch and Universal went their separate ways when it came to the sequels, so that makes sense). I never thought I'd ever say this, but Psycho by Robert Bloch is better than Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock! The story in the book goes much deeper than in the movie. Not only is Norman older and creepier, but you learn more about Sam, who I always felt was a 2-dimensional character in the film. You even learn more about Fairville in this book. However, one of the few things I didn't like about it, and kind of threw me off, is that Marian in the movie lives in Phoenix and Sam (and Norman) live in/outside of Fairville, which in the movie is in California. To me, that fit the feel of the movie, and I loved it. In the book, however, Mary (another thing I didn't like) lives in Fort Worth and drives to Fairville, which in the book is in Oklahoma. It's a small thing to most people, but changing the location really threw me off. Other than that, and a few tiny other things (like the name change I just mentioned), this book is a classic that any fan of the film should read.
Short (200 pages!) and honestly, psychotically brilliant— I rate this book like I do Stephen King’s “Carrie,” four stars for a gripping tale that’s just a smidge too dark for a raving five stars. Also, for the record, Alfred Hitchcock adapted this story incredibly well; shot for shot, he brilliantly captured the tormented Norman Bates, the unlucky Mary Crane, and the dogged determination of Sam Loomis and Lila Crane to uncover what actually happened at the Bates Motel. And now I need to watch it again.