Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Der Exorzist by William Peter Blatty

34 reviews

fuathling's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Sexual violence, Blood, and Vomit

kyra_joy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I had high expectations this book and it didn’t really disappoint, it was a great story on exorcisms, I didn’t find it very scary personally but I am a pretty avid horror fan so for someone less use to horror I could see it being quite creepy. More than scary for me it had some more disturbing parts, and in general was paced pretty well you could feel the building tension of the possession. I loved almost all the characters  who seemed very real, and overall had a wonderful reading experience! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Blood

uhhlexiconic's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring medium-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

4.75

The Exorcist is absolutely frightening in the first half, but the horror gives way to a beautiful rumination of guilt, faith, and responsibility.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

thereadingdude's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

ishouldreadthat'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

I've loved the film for years and finally got around to reading the book it was based on. The hype is real - I really loved this and the film follows it pretty closely. The author narrates the audiobook, something I don't always enjoy, and does a great job.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Murder

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

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

bibliophilecrocodile's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

A very trigger heavy, disturbing read. Well written, creepy and unforgettable. Lots of cursing, obscenities and gore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

slugmilk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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