psychologist_reads 's review for:

Psycho by Robert Bloch

4.0

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My only issue with this book was that I'd seen the movie based on it first. Don't get me wrong, it's a masterpiece of a movie but it does spoil the experience a little bit. However, I have to admit that Robert Bloch sets the novel up in an excellent manner and the build up is great. It does get somewhat slow before the ending, with Lila and Sam just waiting around for Arbogast to come back, but it's such a small book that I didn't bother that much. The dialogue between Norman and his mother, as well as his internal monologue were masterfully written. A great novel overall, though I would definitely recommend reading it before watching the movie.