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Anonymous
Posted November 7, 2011
The Grandmother of all horror stories.....
Although Blatty has always described the Exorcist as more of a detective story, The Exorcist comes across as one of the scariest books, and films of all time. It will tap into your deepest fears, and remains one of the few novels that has and will stand the test of time. An instant classic !!!
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Posted October 22, 2011
Scariest...EVER!!!!!
I read this book when I was 11 years old and I have never read anything that has surpassed the sheer terror this book instilled in me. And TRUST me!!! I've read a TON of horror novels.
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Anonymous
Posted December 14, 2007
Incredible
This book was exactly what I was looking for. It fed me. Page after page it delivered line after line of great storytelling, great characters and great setting. It was eerie without being over the top. It was informative without being boring. It was powerful without being pretentious. This is the ultimate horror novel. It is the standard.
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Anonymous
Posted September 20, 2005
Truly The Scariest Book
This is a very well-written, suspenseful, disturbing, one-of-a-kind, horror novel. This is not for sissies! It is better than the well-known film. I recommend this for all fans of sheer ultimate horror it is cleverly and expertly written. I dare you to read this and not get chills crawling up your spine...
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Anonymous
Posted October 28, 2011
Agkaralus u are nuts
This is a fantastic book! Very chilling!
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The Exorcist holds up nicely against the test of time
In 1940s Georgetown, actress and single mother Chris MacNeil begins a new film. Her happy young daughter Regan is with her. The child begins to complain to her mom about noises at night and her bed shaking. Chris assumes it is just a child's imagination perhaps caused by her parents' recent divorce. However, she becomes concerned when Regan's mental state deteriorates. Doctors find nothing wrong while Regan's health changes for the worse as her language is filled with profanity, her strength greater than several circus strong men and she claims to be the devil as she molests herself with a religious icon.
Chris asks the Jesuits to conduct an exorcism. Psychologist Father Karras, who suffers from a crisis of faith when he failed to be there for his dying widow mom, arrives seeking a medical solution even when he witnesses first hand the inexplicable. Finally Father Merrin comes to Georgetown to attempt the exorcism while DC Police Lieutenant William Kinderman seeks a ritual serial killer who also desecrates churches.
Forty years since the classic horror was published (two years before the movie) and The Exorcist holds up nicely against the test of time as an exciting good vs. evil thriller in spite of most readers knowing the story line and the release of a sequel (see Legion). The novel is character driven by a strong cast with readers wondering for much of the plot whether Regan is possessed or insane; for how can the devil take residence in an innocent child. This barrier breaker tale remains a strong psychological horror thriller as William Peter Blatty enables his audience to see deep into the souls of the priests, the actress, the cop and mostly the besieged victim.
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Anonymous
Posted August 3, 2011
I Also Recommend:
this book seriously is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
amazing from begining to the very end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Anonymous
Posted July 19, 2011
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this book seriously is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you william peter blatty for this one amazing work of art true art in a form of a amazing tale good against evil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Anonymous
Posted November 5, 2007
A reviewer
This book is a really great read. It held my attention all the way through and I found myself not wanting to put it down. It may be a long book, but I read through it like a flip book. It is wonderfully written and is a great book to read even if you aren't scared by it.
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Anonymous
Posted February 27, 2006
Awesomely creepy
if you scare easily dont read this book. it was very chilling but i could just not put this book down for the life of me!!!
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Anonymous
Posted October 29, 2004
LOVES IT!
This book was sooooo good! It's so gripping! It's like your being possessed to read this book! MUST READ!!!!!!!!!!
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Anonymous
Posted May 26, 2004
Excellent
Read it at one sitting....just like the movie....loved it
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Anonymous
Posted April 22, 2003
Wow, good book!!!!!!
Wow this book is good and you really can't put it down. All the events and people are described with such amazing adjectives and words. It also scares you and almost makes you afraid of people you know because of the thought of any events in this book happening to them or even you. I saw the movie first and the book has captivated much better. I would definately recommend this book. It's so awesome.
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Anonymous
Posted March 2, 2003
Thrilling and spell binding
This was a remarkable book. I couldn't put it down. Very spooky. A must for all scary story lovers.
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Anonymous
Posted January 2, 2003
Scarier than the movie!
This book was absolutely incredible. The book is so consuming that it makes you think twice about what you believe. Blatty describes the horrors of this novel with just enough detail to let your imagination run wild with your fear. Worth the read.
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Anonymous
Posted December 7, 2002
Best book I've ever read
This is one of the best books I've ever read. I'm actually just a kid, and I could understand the book mostly, and it's really exciting. I could'nt put the book down, it was just too exciting and "scary". I would definetly reccomend this book to anybody-- it's great!!!
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Anonymous
Posted August 22, 2002
I couldn't put it down
This book was great! It was filled with action and excitement, I couldn't put it down. As a matter of fact I started reading it one afternoon and didn't stop until I had finished it, at 3o'clock the next morning!
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Anonymous
Posted July 18, 2002
A HORRIFYING. CHILLING. RIVETING. AND MAGNIFICENT CLASSICAL HORROR STORY
THE SCARIEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. A MARVELOUS TALE OF DEVIL POSSESSION, ESPCIALLY DURING A TIME OF ANGUISH AND DISORDER THE WATERGATE SCANDLE, THE ENDING OF VIETMAN WAR. CHILLING, INNOVATIVE, AND ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING.
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Anonymous
Posted May 24, 2002
MUST READ
I just have three words for you, SCARY AS HELL!
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Anonymous
Posted May 15, 2002
Geraldine v.
This is an outstanding book containing Religon excitement and Horror.
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