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The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

grvhppr's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kmyukie's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

runjnee's review against another edition

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4.0

I whizzed through this in nearly a single straight sitting of 5 hours. I found the skeptical approach very gripping - at no point in the first two thirds of the book is anyone just trigger happily jumping for their exorcist flags. I think the movie disambiguated the events of the ending a bit more than the book, not sure how I feel about that yet.

jessmcreno's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.5

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taytay_gray's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

janey's review against another edition

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3.0

Well, I guess I wasn't missing much in all the years I didn't read this.

rwilhoyte's review against another edition

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2.0

This has been on my TBR list FOREVER. The movie's a classic. The book starts out pretty strong but then I just got annoyed with how it dragged to the end. Overall, I ended up just being glad it was over.

gg_mac's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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

4.25

amy3313's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jmbreslin's review against another edition

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5.0

So happy I finally decided to read this book! For years, the Exorcist has always been my go to "it's October must watch a scary movie" choice. I am not a fan of slasher films and demonic possession seems to be my favorite trope. However, I never wanted to read the book. For one, since I probably could narrate the film verbatim I simply thought it would be a waste of my time. I was so wrong! I loved the book. There are not so many variances albeit the subtle addition of details makes the story line more complete. Oddly, despite knowing exactly where the book would lead with every turn of the page I couldn't put it down and just wanted to keep going. If you love the movie- read the book. I don't think you would be disappointed - it is a short read that has great flow and the story still comes alive. Now should I read the Omen?