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The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty
The Exorcist
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 5530720017
Publisher: Harper&Row
Pages no: 404
Edition language: English
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Carmilla Reads
Carmilla Reads rated it
3.5 Slow at first, but very tense by the end.
The first thing that struck me is that the film follows the novel pretty accurately. The second thing was that point of view jumps around a bit too quickly for my liking, although the shifts are signposted pretty well and I didn’t get lost for long. I enjoyed the ongoing discussion about whether R...
Reading is my ESCAPE from Reality!
Reading is my ESCAPE from Reality! rated it
2.5 The Exorcist
Like the brief doomed flare of exploding suns that registers dimly on blind men's eyes, the beginning of the horror passed almost unnoticed; in the shriek of what followed, in fact, was forgotten and perhaps not connected to the horror at all. So begins this book and indeed many other extremely h...
Murder, She Reads
Murder, She Reads rated it
3.0 I set my expectations to high
I think because I watched the movie years ago that I just set my expectations for this book too high. The movie totally creeped me out and was scary and this book wasn't. To be honest I felt like most of the book was filler in between the Regan parts and found it kind of boring at times. I though...
Cheri's Book Blog
Cheri's Book Blog rated it
4.0 Good stuff!
Not nearly as scary as when I read it as a teen but I didn't expect it to be. Still a great, great read. The author's voice was nearly perfect for the narration. If you like horror books - and this one is quite graphic - you'll probably like this.
Read All The Things! Reviews
Read All The Things! Reviews rated it
4.0 The Exorcist
The Exorcist is advertised as the scariest book of all time. I didn’t think I could call myself a true horror junkie until I had read it. The story follows two main characters: Chris McNeal, an actress and mother; and Damien Karras, a priest who’s reconsidering his decision to become a priest. One...
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