Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

14 reviews

bookishconstellations's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

ghostface's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

Was an interesting read, less about demonic possession and more about the struggles of religion 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol