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The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1)

William Peter Blatty

Start date: June 1, 2024

Finish date: June 30, 2024

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Feb 12, 2017 Jen from Quebec :0) rated it it was amazing

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Amazing- a full, well-crafted, complete novel. Unlike the film, which primarily focuses on just the exorcism itself, the book is full of rich characters (some not even IN the film) and this book has it all, (except romance) including suspense, a murder mystery, questions of faith and humanity, medical mysteries, etc. I cannot say enough good things about it.

I read a 1971 paperback edition while following along with an Audible audio copy. However, the audio version was a revised 40th anniversary ...more

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Sep 21, 2016 Jen from Quebec :0) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Amazing- a full, complete novel. Unlike the film, which primarily focuses on just the exorcism itself, the book is full of rich characters (some not even IN the film) and this book has it all, except romance- suspense, a murder mystery, questions of faith and humanity, medical mysteries, etc. I cannot say enough good things about it. I read a 1971 paperback edition while following along with an Audible audio copy. However, the audio version was a revised 40th anniversary edition of the book and ...more

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