A review by bumblebabe
Der Exorzist by William Peter Blatty
2.0
I can't see how this book has 4 stars. The only redeeming thing about it are the few possession scenes which give it at least some horror atmosphere.
The mom is an incredibly annoying character with a mixture of pick-me, boss-babe and rich-and-famous-but-still-liberal-and-lovabe-vibe.
The first person who dies is an absolute asshole about who's death everyone should be excited and the only character trait of the girl is the she's diabetically-sweet and gives her mother a rose every morning (where tf does she get all those roses from),
the supporting characters of the housekeepers and the secretary have really useless plot points (like why did the dude in Karras dreams tell him to stay away from sharon), the ending is very disappointing and most infuriatingly the scene which shoud have been the most dramaric and epic one: the final fight between the demon and the priest ist near to nonexistent and absolutely not satisfying.
If you want demonic possession research the case of Anneliese Michel or the actual inspiration for the book Robbie Mannheim. This book is not it.
The mom is an incredibly annoying character with a mixture of pick-me, boss-babe and rich-and-famous-but-still-liberal-and-lovabe-vibe.
The first person who dies is an absolute asshole about who's death everyone should be excited and the only character trait of the girl is the she's diabetically-sweet and gives her mother a rose every morning (where tf does she get all those roses from),
the supporting characters of the housekeepers and the secretary have really useless plot points (like why did the dude in Karras dreams tell him to stay away from sharon), the ending is very disappointing and most infuriatingly the scene which shoud have been the most dramaric and epic one: the final fight between the demon and the priest ist near to nonexistent and absolutely not satisfying.
If you want demonic possession research the case of Anneliese Michel or the actual inspiration for the book Robbie Mannheim. This book is not it.