06-08-2011, 06:50 PM
(05-13-2011, 10:12 AM)Heslopian Wrote: I'm currently reading The Exorcist, the novel by William Peter Blatty on which he based his Oscar-winning screenplay for the film of the same name. I half expected it to be trashy schlock, something Blatty knocked off before going to work on the script as a way of making more money, but I've just finished the prologue and so far it's gorgeously written. The scenes with Father Merrin in Northern Iraq are as compelling as they were in the film.Blatty's The Exorcist is probably one of my favourite novels. The movie touches me like no other - I believe it to be a very powerful film. I've read the book countless times, and would love to read the (kind of) sequel Legion, too. The extra subplots involving Karl make it an absolutely stunning read.
Currently I'm reading various geographical text books about ancient monuments and megaliths, and hopefully I'm going to start reading Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy very soon.