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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Scary... My second read... Simple and scary... Much better than the movie
I just spend 4 hours reading this novel and I don't even know why.
I wanted something for Halloween and I wanted it to be a classic, so the exorcist sounded like a good choice. Now after 4 hours I don't like it. I didn't like it after just 1,5 hours but I told myself to just get though with it because I hate unfinished books, but shouldn't I spend my time better ? Better than crawling though a book I don't enjoy? It isn't too scary, far from it but it makes me uncomfortable and not in a good way. Not in a way Stephen King makes you uncomfortable, it's just a pain to read. So I'll stop now.
Maybe I'll come back, maybe not.
I wanted something for Halloween and I wanted it to be a classic, so the exorcist sounded like a good choice. Now after 4 hours I don't like it. I didn't like it after just 1,5 hours but I told myself to just get though with it because I hate unfinished books, but shouldn't I spend my time better ? Better than crawling though a book I don't enjoy? It isn't too scary, far from it but it makes me uncomfortable and not in a good way. Not in a way Stephen King makes you uncomfortable, it's just a pain to read. So I'll stop now.
Maybe I'll come back, maybe not.
Disturbing more than it is scary, and honestly? boring.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual content
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
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:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was fucked up. I really liked how the demon is portrayed in this novel, it was so sinister and insidious. The helplessness Chris felt as a mother is palpable. I could really feel how badly she wanted to save her daughter from the possession. This book made me appreciate the movie adaptation and the translation from book to movie. While I loved many parts of this novel, it did take a long time to get to the actual exorcism. This makes sense in the novel however, as Chris has to jump through many hoops before anyone believes her daughter’s need for an exorcism. This novel won’t be giving me nightmares but it sure was disturbing.
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was pretty dull. Adults are shocked when an 11-year-old calls them a cocksucker (honestly, same), and then she throws up on a priest—which, to be fair, I kind of get. Turns out she has multiple personalities. One old priest dies next to her bed, and the other yeets himself out the window. 🤷🏼♀️ All that, and it’s still written in a pretty stiff, awkward way.