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A review by jarvvis
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
My Best Friend’s Exorcism gets a full (almost) five stars for its stupidity, its cheese, its genuine horror, and its heart. I read this book a few years ago (and then twice again after that, I’m a big rereader) and loved it, and I still love it now. There are parts that border on ridiculous, but are ultimately saved by its sheer earnestness and clear love for everything this book was written about. It’s a testament to b-horror, to the 80s, to the power of friendship most of all. It’s probably not going to be for everyone, but it’s fucking amazing for what it is.
(Two minor complaints I had (more so of my reading than the book itself) were 1. I kind of wish I remembered less going in, I had a weirdly complete memory of almost everything and 2. I sort of regret not audiobooking it, I could practically hear the performance in my head as I was reading and I think it would have nice to revisit it.)
(Two minor complaints I had (more so of my reading than the book itself) were 1. I kind of wish I remembered less going in, I had a weirdly complete memory of almost everything and 2. I sort of regret not audiobooking it, I could practically hear the performance in my head as I was reading and I think it would have nice to revisit it.)