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My Best Friend's Exorcism: A Novel

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Soon to be a major motion picture.From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, this unholy hybrid of Beaches and The Exorcist blends teen angst and unspeakable horrors into a pulse-pounding supernatural thriller.The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act…different. She’s moody. She’s irritable. And bizarre incidents keep happening whenever she’s nearby. 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? Read more


Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quirk Books; Reprint edition (July 11, 2017)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1594749760


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 66


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.8 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.97 x 0.87 x 8.96 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #13,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #425 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books) #756 in Teen & Young Adult Literature & Fiction #886 in American Literature (Books)


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    • A teenager in the 80's
I don't review books, but I loved this one. I was a teenager in the 80's and I could appreciate the song titles as chapter titles. The songs would start playing in my head as soon as I read the chapter title. The humor along side the suspense made this book a delightful read.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 20, 2023 by FearsomePixie131
    • Like living a memory
Loved it. The 80s vibe was perfect and it was a great book. The ending brought me to tears. Grateful to Grady Hendrix for this book and highly recommend if you grew up in the 80s or just like a fun yet spooky romp.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 21, 2023 by Christine
    • Fun 80s themed horror novel
4.5 stars, kept me engaged the whole time. Made me giggle, cringe, and tense up. Everything you want in a thriller/horror novel. All the 80s nostalgia and references were great and added to the "fun" of this novel
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 12, 2023 by Darby High
    • A true nostalgic delight.
"But she remembers when the word 'friend' could draw blood…having a total stranger choose you, someone who wanted to know you, another person who cared that you were alive." Abby and Gretchen are best friends. But one night, at a sleepover with two other friends, Gretchen disappears. When she returns she’s….different. As these changes become more and more drastic, Abby realizes there’s only one reason for this: her best friend is possessed. It’s up to Abby to save Gretchen. I think sometimes there can be a wrong time for a book. I’d been seeing a lot of buzz about My Best Friend’s Exorcism for a while so I ordered a copy to read at the beginning of the month. Lo and Behold….when I went to enter it into GoodReads I discovered I’d already read it in December 2017 and gave it a one star with no write-up! I decided to give it another read anyway since I’d already committed. Friends, this book was a delight! I loved every 80s reference, I had Alexa play the chapter titles (they’re all songs) and, overall, I just had the greatest time reading this book. Not sure where I was in my reading head-space in 2017, but I’m so glad I gave this another shot. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 21, 2022 by Lea Mclemore
    • You’ve Got The Right Stuff
So, this was a fun read for the spooky season! Last fall, I read Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix and loved the book. I made sure to add My Best Friend’s Exorcism to my reading list for this year. From the awesome VHS style cover (front and back), the song titles for each chapter, the hilarious artwork (throughout the ebook), to all the 80’s references, this book is a treat! I’m not someone who likes overtly scary stories, so this book was on the nose for a dark comedy exorcism story. When the synopsis indicates that this book is “Beaches” meets “The Exorcist” you know exactly what you are getting. While there were some absolutely GROSS parts of this story (I mean, we are talking about demon possession), I found the book totally engaging and addicting. As someone who grew up in the 80’s, I absolutely loved all the references to things I had not thought about in ages. There’s even a Spotify playlist of the chapter song titles that is so fun to listen to and relive those glorious times. But ultimately, this is a story of true friendship and how complicated relationships can be between women-no matter what phase we are in our lives. I’m impressed with Grady’s ability to capture the feminine psyche. I recommend buddy reading this book with a good friend. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 15, 2022 by Sandoval Family
    • That’s what friends are for❣️
This is a story about the true meaning of friendship. All the exorcism stuff is a bonus. The ending is one of the best I’ve read in a while.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 2, 2023 by Tess
    • Your mother cuts socks in hell!
My Best Friend's Exorcism centers on the friendship between Abby and Gretchen, two fairly well off white girls from Charleston, South Carolina. Well, at least at the beginning they are. We first meet Abby, as she invites her entire class to her ET themed birthday party at the roller rink, which only Gretchen shows up for, since one of the other girls decides to host a horseback riding party the same day just to be evil. We find out Gretchen's parents are at once very religious, and as the book goes on, we find that they're also social climbers. Abby makes sure Gretchen gets exposed to the pop culture her parents forbid. This friendship continues on into High School, even as Abby's father has gotten fired, laid off, until he's nothing more than a guy who lacklusterly repairs lawn mowers in the front yard and Abby's mom has gone back into nursing to pay the bills. This fall from economic grace also means Abby is working at TCBY, paying for a used car, and at the private school Gretchen also attends on scholarship. As it happens, Gretchen and Abby are among a clique of 4 girls who are both in the top 10 of the class and the most popular. They all play Volleyball. They gather to go boating at one of the girls' lake house. There comes a night when they try LSD for the first time. Three claim it doesn't work for them, Gretchen goes full Reefer Madness, describing how she feels like someone is always touching her and talking to her. This is after she vanishes into the woods overnight after the acid. Abby spends most of the rest of the book trying to help her friend, whop gets sicker and sicker, believing that Gretchen got attacked by one of the other girls' boyfriends in the woods that night. Then Gretchen suddenly snaps out of it, cuts Abby off, and starts "helping" her other friends. (Little things like giving one girl tape worm eggs to help her lose weight, helping another think the school's chaplain wants her as a wife.) Things happen, like a fetus disappearing on a field trip to the medical science building. Then Geraldo Rivera's special that either set off or at least amplified the Satanic Panic of the 80's is broadcast, coupled with body building evangelists coming to the school to get the kids to Jesus. In the end, we finally get answers as to what's going on, and some resolution. Some of the cover blurbs refer to this as a cross between Beaches and The Exorcist, I personally found it more to be the latter crossed with the pop culture minutiae of say, Tarentino or Kevin Smith, with the actual advertised exorcism feeling at first like the one Mandy Moore performs in Saved! And, while none of my friends were ever possessed by Pazuzu in High School, I found I understood where Abby was coming from as old friendships seem to break apart for no apparent reason. While I felt the ending lacked something, the book was overall pretty good. Well worth reading. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 23, 2021 by James P. Ebert
    • Another great read.
I read this after discovering The Final Girl Support Group. The detail to the nostalgia of the 80s and the relationship of the friends was well done and inspiring. And the story kept you hooked throughout. Highly recommend this book.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 21, 2022 by Kelly T. Loucks

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