Public Service Message: THE EXORCIST

Posted on by Jonathan Janz

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I’m reading THE EXORCIST right now. It started out decently, and though I didn’t think it was bad, I didn’t really see why it’s considered a classic.

I’m over halfway through the book now.

Now I see.

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If you value your sleep, don’t read this book. It’s not perfect—I find myself not liking Chris (the mother) as much as I’m supposed to, and some of the early dialogue bugged me with its preciousness.

But Father Karras is an incredible character. The detective (Kinderman) is very cool too.

And the horror scenes? Good gravy.

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I’ll tell you what I think of this thing when I’m done, but if it keeps going like it has over the past hundred pages or so…well, I doubt I’ll be sleeping much this weekend.

Wish me luck.

 

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Jonathan Janz grew up between a dark forest and a graveyard, and in a way, that explains everything. Brian Keene named his debut novel The Sorrows “the best horror novel of 2012”. The Library Journal deemed his follow-up, House of Skin, “reminiscent of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House and Peter Straub’s Ghost Story.” Samhain Horror will also publish his third novel, The Darkest Lullaby, in April. Savage Species will be his fourth full-length work. Look for his fifth novel, a vampire western called Dust Devils, in early 2014. He has also written three novellas (The Clearing of Travis Coble, Old Order, and Witching Hour Theatre) and several short stories. His primary interests are his wonderful wife and his three amazing children, and though he realizes that every author’s wife and children are wonderful and amazing, in this case the cliché happens to be true. You can learn more about Jonathan at www.jonathanjanz.com. You can also find him on Facebook, via @jonathanjanz on Twitter, or on his Goodreads and Amazon author pages.