Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Der Exorzist by William Peter Blatty

32 reviews

kristasorocks's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Drug use

jackbifrost's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia

eininthebird's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Big content warning for this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

meecespieces's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction

astraether's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

crysta_lyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Pretty darn freaky!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

glitterpeach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Sexism, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

ktrecs's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

bookedrightmeow's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

No synopsis needed. You know this one. 

What I liked:

• I wanted something creepy for spooky season and wow, this delivers. 
• I've always been too chicken to watch the whole movie so I didn't know the whole story
• There’s a lot more going on than pea soup and spinning heads (def disturbing though)
• The author is an amazing narrator. Seriously, get the audio.

What I didn't like:

• Story slowed down a little toward the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

isstar's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

If not scary, this book is surely disturbing. 
Overall, the conversations between the priests and the alleged demon are what makes The Exorcist works so well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, and Medical content