My Best Friend's Exorcism: A Novel

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I loved that each chapter was named after a song from the 80s, I loved all the cultural references, I loved that Gretchen went through a stage of crimping her hair. Readers who thoughtHeatherswasn t quite bleak enough will find thisdarkly humorous horror tale filled with spot-on 80s pop-culture references totally awesome. It s clever, heartfelt, and get-under-your-skin unnerving without succumbing to any of the more predictable exorcism story tropes things happen in this book that you will not expect. There were several horrific situations that happened and don’t worry, no spoilers here but wow, they were spectacular.

The ending is nothing short of remarkable and truly makes me appreciate all the little things in life even more. Abby does manage to save Gretchen, though love and friendship and the half-assed assistance of a wannabe exorcist. If you're a horror fan who likes possession themes and lovable characters, I highly recommend picking this one up! This is about what you would think: a snarky and fun pseudo spoof of an exorcist themed horror / black comedy.Take The Exorcist , add some hair spray and wine coolers, and enroll it in high school in 1988 -- that'll give you My Best Friend's Exorcism .

TakeThe Exorcist, add some hair spray and wine coolers, and enroll it in high school in 1988 that'll give youMy Best Friend's Exorcism Campy.La narrativa es muy ágil y abarca muchos temas desde la adolescencia, con todos los cambios que ello acarrea, las malas decisiones, las locuras típicas de la edad, hasta las diferencias entre las capas sociales, porque gran parte de la trama se enmarca en un instituto de niños pijos donde Abby puede estudiar gracias a una beca, de este modo lo tendrá más difícil que sus compañeros adinerados que todo lo pueden con ayuda de sus padres a golpe de talonario, para que crean su versión de los extraños hechos que se están sucediendo y quién se encuentra detrás de ellos. Abby's investigation leads her to some startling discoveries--and by the time their story reaches its terrifying conclusion, the fate of Abby and Gretchen will be determined by a single question: Is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?

I don’t know what’s going on with Gretchen…But if you care about your friend, you need to get her off whatever she’s on. I enjoyed every moment--stand out moments being the climax towards the end and the exorcism stuff--there were some laugh out loud moments (love the Phil Collins mentions in that scene) Ha! Es la segunda novela que leo de Grady Hendrix después de Horrorstör y la experiencia ha vuelto a ser muy divertida y aterradora a la vez. Their friend Margaret, who has always wanted to be thin, starts dropping weight until she’s skeletally thin.After some bizarre incidents in their friend group, Abby comes to the conclusion that Gretchen is being possessed by a demon. It has plenty of light hearted moments of two childhood friends who grew up together and graduated in 1989. Even before I started to read this novel, Hendrix literally put a PLAYLIST to listen to while reading. At one point she gets lost, naked, in the woods after skinny dipping and later tells Abby she was “raped” which I’m guessing is her memory of being possessed. I love recommending this book for the initial eyebrow raise, but it is a full blown winner of a book.

If YOU know what I'm talking about and if you're smiling at those memories as I am, then I recommend this book.

Abby s investigation leads her to some startling discoveries and by the time their story reaches its terrifying conclusion, the fate of Abby and Gretchen will be determined by a single question: Is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil? There are musical references but the culture of the time is the main 80s feature imported into the novel. National treasure Grady Hendrix follows his classic account of a haunted IKEA-like furniture showroom, Horrorstor (2014), with a nostalgia-soaked ghost story, My Best Friend's Exorcism.