amaranth_wytch's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Vomit, and Cursing
quirkyelf's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
domislibrary's review against another edition
5.0
This was so frightening to read but I wanted to read it. The movie is one of my faves but it doesn't scare me like it used to when I was younger. I'm not going to lie though...this book made me sleep with the light on. =)
queenleaf's review against another edition
4.0
Okay I want to start out with saying I loved this book. I have been reading a lot of horror/thrillers and this may be the only one that freaked me out. I came into reading this only know that the little girl gets possessed (spoiler?). I was very surprised with the slow burn of the possession, the frankness used when describing what Reagan went through, and the terror that the mom had. I loved how scientific and medical it was and how exorcisms were seen as something nobody did. I went into thinking that this book would be full of religious ideas, and everyone would be on board. But that wasn’t the case. I loved it and I would suggest not reading it at night!
seamusr2's review against another edition
4.0
Great book. The suspense had me hooked from the second chapter. Pacing was great going from “everything’s perfect” to “hmm that’s a bit off” to “this is getting bad” to “this is getting worse” until you can’t believe what you’re even reading. I loved the ending and Karras’ character in general. He had so much depth and brought so much to the story and to the dialogue between characters. First horror book I’ve ever read (kinda) and I feel like it was a great place to start.
paholau's review against another edition
4.0
Oh God!
Es de los pocos libros de este género que he leído y me ha dejado con una sensación del tipo paranoico y sin duda logró que me quedara pensando mucho tiempo si lo que se hablaba podría ser real, si los espíritus nos rodean, o como bien dicen, solo son inventos de creencia popular mezclados con religión.
Nos cuenta la historia de una actriz famosa cuya tierna y dulce niña comienza a comportarse cada vez más raro, hasta el punto que ella, y los doctores y psiquiatras piensan que es una rara combinaciones de enfermedades mentales.
Por otra parte está el Padre Karras, un jesuita y psicólogo que atraviesa un una época de falta de fé. Las dos historias convergen para mostrar que no todo es lo que parece, y que esto no es más que una farsa, por más increíble que parezca... o tal vez no.
Es de los pocos libros de este género que he leído y me ha dejado con una sensación del tipo paranoico y sin duda logró que me quedara pensando mucho tiempo si lo que se hablaba podría ser real, si los espíritus nos rodean, o como bien dicen, solo son inventos de creencia popular mezclados con religión.
Nos cuenta la historia de una actriz famosa cuya tierna y dulce niña comienza a comportarse cada vez más raro, hasta el punto que ella, y los doctores y psiquiatras piensan que es una rara combinaciones de enfermedades mentales.
Por otra parte está el Padre Karras, un jesuita y psicólogo que atraviesa un una época de falta de fé. Las dos historias convergen para mostrar que no todo es lo que parece, y que esto no es más que una farsa, por más increíble que parezca... o tal vez no.
bethesunn's review against another edition
5.0
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oddly's review against another edition
5.0
I could not be torn away from Blatty's fortieth anniversary reading of his classic novel. Whether you've seen the movie, already read the book, or none of the above, you need to get this audiobook. By turns chilling to downright terrifying, the story Blatty creates truly comes alive with his voice.
starringskie's review against another edition
3.0
The book was okay. Not as disturbing as it had been advertised to me, but certainly not a book to read on a chill Sunday afternoon.
The prose was alright. It took me a while to get used to the "stream of consciousness" moments, but they flowed well after a while.
Besides that, not much to note. I was annoyed at how sexual the demon was, but I guess that demons don't have any qualms on that area. Some characters were kinda dumb at certain moments, but I guess I wouldn't believe in demonic possessions at first either, and keeping rationale when all is going down is not an easy thing.
Didn't have trouble sleeping and didn't think much about demons or the book after it was over. Still, a nice read.
The prose was alright. It took me a while to get used to the "stream of consciousness" moments, but they flowed well after a while.
Besides that, not much to note. I was annoyed at how sexual the demon was, but I guess that demons don't have any qualms on that area. Some characters were kinda dumb at certain moments, but I guess I wouldn't believe in demonic possessions at first either, and keeping rationale when all is going down is not an easy thing.
Didn't have trouble sleeping and didn't think much about demons or the book after it was over. Still, a nice read.