Crazy
A Novel

Although it shares some themes with his magnum opus, William Peter Blatty's "Crazy" is about getting possessed by the spirit of goodness, not Evil. It is the exact antithesis to "The Exorcist"... quaint, colorful, concise, but very VERY sarcastic. I had not read a narrator this sarcastic in a long w......more

With this book, acclaimed horror author William Peter Blatty has told a story uncharacteristically bright and sentimental. Coming from the guy who wrote the infamous novel, The Exorcist, as well as its uniquely unsettling sequel, Legion, this simple story of a boy who meets a charmingly mysterious y......more

"Mr. Blatty, sir? You still have to write us another novel... you know... to fulfill the terms of your contract." "Oh, yes, of course. Now, what's the most popular topic these days?" "We're always up for a bit of nostalgia, sir." "Brux! What else? What's the demographic on readers? Anyone still reading......more

Jane asks El Bueno somewhere in the novel,"Past,present and future.. What's the difference.?" Well.. It might not have any difference in the ultimate sense,but it does in the world of writing. All these tenses were mixed in a very disturbing format that at most places,it became difficult to comprehe......more

I wanted to read this strictly for William Peter Blatty’s writing, which is usually outstanding but here is overwrought and confused. Occasionally I will find it entertaining when an author will let their sentences flow on for almost an entire page, indulging in metaphors and similes, but it can als......more