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Feb 17, 2017taylorwoods rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Well....I've officially lost sleep. What I was delighted by in reading this novel was how much science and psychology was included in trying to diagnose Regan. Now it's been maybe five years since I've seen the film (which I will be watching as soon as I finish this review), but I don't remember that much detail on the science/psychology side; that may just be what separates the two entities. I practically devoured all the personality theories of Freud and Jung that came into play when Dr./Fr. Karras and the other psychiatrists were trying to figure out exactly what the hell was wrong with the poor child. I absolutely dug it as a psych major. Overall, it was definitely one of the best horror novels I've read to date. A lot of people say that this is the scariest novel ever- but not for me. I was definitely creeped out at times. I listened to it on audiobook, which was narrated by William Peter Blatty himself, and he just portrayed everything so well. I truly felt like the demon was yelling and Regan's mother's desperation was wailing in my ears. The language was, while casual at times, very vivid but not overbearing and too descriptive.