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A review by capnlinnius
Psycho by Robert Bloch
2.0
If we had cut out the first bit where Norman just describes this book about, to him, strange and weird rituals of "lesser civilized people", and took out the part with the explaining his behaviors (i e the psych eval thing) at the end, this would have been a 3 star read for me.
While the book gives more insight into Norman's thoughts, something that is mostly impossible to do in a movie, that's about the only thing that I can say would trump the cult classic that Hitchcock's adaptation is. A quick read, but barely adds anything if you've already seen the movie, and is noticeably aged. Similar, more engaging stories exist today, so I don't think you'll miss out if you skip this one.
While the book gives more insight into Norman's thoughts, something that is mostly impossible to do in a movie, that's about the only thing that I can say would trump the cult classic that Hitchcock's adaptation is. A quick read, but barely adds anything if you've already seen the movie, and is noticeably aged. Similar, more engaging stories exist today, so I don't think you'll miss out if you skip this one.