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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Glad I finally read this! There’s the intense scenes that you expect (if you’ve seen or heard of the movie) but also a lot of clinical psychological discussions. Religion and belief are also examined from various angles.
i had a little difficulty in starting the book, but i eventually fell into a comfortable pace. it didn't exactly frighten me. It unsettled me - so i thunk it's pretty darn good. im upset that father karras had died, he was one of my favorite characters next to detective kinderman. i just hope that karl gets told that his and willie's daughter is in a clinic.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
“What looked like morning was the beginning of endless night.”
4.5/5 - A rare finding of a novel that holds up to its genre standards of today. I was so surprised to see how on-par with the film it was (no wonder why it was Oscar-winning, a much-needed reminder of horror’s impact on art).
What I really loved about this book is that it wasn’t a homily of Christianity, in fact, our protagonists were atheists or questioning their belief like Father Karras (his reservations made his faith more powerful). Despite the horrors that Chris encountered, she walked away with a new perspective, not a rosary. Blatty just leaves the reader with an image of the eerie deep D.C. staircase, letting it be all up to interpretation, somehow making everything more haunting. It gave the black screen quiet ending of the “Red Wedding” for me once I turned the last page, allowing me a moment to take it all in.
& then there’s Regan/Pazuzu, one of the most formidable villains in horror history. Blatty excels at taking a picture-perfect image of innocence - a 12-year-old girl - and creates a clusterfuck of a climax.
Some brief notes on what brought about the -0.5: the slow burn at the beginning, unnecessary Chris acting deep-fives, the diluted dialogue of Lieutenant William F. Kinderman. Other than these minor callouts, The Exorcist deserves all of its devilish praise.
4.5/5 - A rare finding of a novel that holds up to its genre standards of today. I was so surprised to see how on-par with the film it was (no wonder why it was Oscar-winning, a much-needed reminder of horror’s impact on art).
What I really loved about this book is that it wasn’t a homily of Christianity, in fact, our protagonists were atheists or questioning their belief like Father Karras (his reservations made his faith more powerful). Despite the horrors that Chris encountered, she walked away with a new perspective, not a rosary. Blatty just leaves the reader with an image of the eerie deep D.C. staircase, letting it be all up to interpretation, somehow making everything more haunting. It gave the black screen quiet ending of the “Red Wedding” for me once I turned the last page, allowing me a moment to take it all in.
& then there’s Regan/Pazuzu, one of the most formidable villains in horror history. Blatty excels at taking a picture-perfect image of innocence - a 12-year-old girl - and creates a clusterfuck of a climax.
Some brief notes on what brought about the -0.5: the slow burn at the beginning, unnecessary Chris acting deep-fives, the diluted dialogue of Lieutenant William F. Kinderman. Other than these minor callouts, The Exorcist deserves all of its devilish praise.
2.5 rating
The purple prose felt like a knife stabbing me in the eye while I read. But besides that, it is a page-turner, pretty easy to read even if the writing is sparse and clotted. The dialogue is unrealistic, the characters are moronic, the ending fell flat. Also, the author seemed to aim at 'shocking' the audience rather than scaring it.
The purple prose felt like a knife stabbing me in the eye while I read. But besides that, it is a page-turner, pretty easy to read even if the writing is sparse and clotted. The dialogue is unrealistic, the characters are moronic, the ending fell flat. Also, the author seemed to aim at 'shocking' the audience rather than scaring it.