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El exorcista

William Peter Blatty

4.06 AVERAGE

queenofhearts99's review against another edition

3.25

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

_luuucy_'s review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

Damn if it doesn't read different when I'm closer to Karras' age than Regan's! Also when we're in a world where the legacy of the Satanic Panic is clearer than it was when I was read it as a kid. I reread it partly because of the anniversary and partly because I want to read Legion and figured I could use a refresher, and it was kind of funny (if entirely understandable) how the mood of the book The Exorcist felt more like the mood of the movie Exorcist 3 than the mood of the movie The Exorcist.

horrorcitos's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny 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

goodguyeli's review against another edition

5.0

"'Nowonmai,' something answered him in pain and in a groaning whisper. 'Nowonmai. Nowonmai.' The cracking, breathy voice seemed to come from afar, from some dark, cloistered space at the edge of the worlds, beyond time, beyond hope, beyond even the comfort of resignation and despair."

Just a taste of Blatty's style, which is deeply evocative and haunting.

I really loved this. I was concerned in the beginning because it definitely is a slow burn, but it packs a punch. Found myself repeatedly on the edge of my seat. This has easily become one of my all-time favorite horror novels. I agree with those that say it's up there with Frankenstein and such. Wish it hadn't taken me so much time to read it.

Recommended to all fans of the movie and horror in general.

kirayoung's review against another edition

4.25

dark tense 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

asdf_1234's review against another edition

5.0

One of the very few horror books which kept me awake at night or even made me through nightmares while in sleep. I would love to read books more spooky than this one. Anyone any suggestion?