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The Exorcist

By: William Peter Blatty
Narrated by: William Peter Blatty, Eliana Shaskan
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Four decades after it first shook the nation, then the world, William Peter Blatty's thrilling masterwork of faith and demonic possession returns in an even more powerful form. Raw and profane, shocking and blood-chilling, it remains a modern parable of good and evil and perhaps the most terrifying novel ever written.

©2011 William Peter Blatty (P)2011 HarperCollinsPublishers

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The BEST!!!!

This was such a phenomenal book!! The performance was one of the best that I’ve listened to so far!!! I highly recommend this book for people who love to be scared!!!!

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The Exorcist

I enjoyed the story and the author read it quite well! He wrote it after all.

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Way scarier than the film.

This was a treat. I love the film "The Exorcist" and have always wanted to read the book, but never had the time. This was an absolute treat.

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Awesome!

this was a really cool story, and the voices were great especially for the demon. pretty messed up book (but in a good way) definitely worth listening to!

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Superb

Obviously this book is highly acclaimed like the movie that spawned from it. The author's performance really elevates the story and captures the feeling of the narrative. If you're like me and love a great narration in your audio books look no further. You will not be dissapointed

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Beyond expectations

Brilliant performance by the author himself, what a classic piece of literature. Beginning might be a bit slow but once the ball starts rolling there’s no stopping it.

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The Exorcist

A classic! I saw this when a freshman in a Jesuit High School in NY.

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wonderful reading

Mr. Blatty's performance proves that he was not just a world- class author; he was a world- class storyteller.

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Awesome

Narrator and story were both excellent, wish all horror stories were this intense and scary.

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Excellent Audiobook version of an excellent book

Great performance by the author. great additional details that were not shown in the movie.

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