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The Amityville Horror
by Jay Anson
I don't know what I was expecting when I went into this. I've been fascinated by the story for most of my life so I was quite chuffed when I got my hands on this.
The writing isn't the greatest, and certain sentences made me cringe. I didn't feel like the author made me feel sympathetic towards the Lutzs, which is really what you want. You want to be like, "damn, I'd hate to be in their shoes," when all it really gave me was, "aw, that sucks". I'd actually also hoped for more mention of the Warrens, but it looks like I'll have to focus on their actual books for that.
All in all, it's a decent book. It's good to have finally read the first book that started it all, if that makes sense. I'm not sure where it's left me with whether I believe in the haunting or not; I went into the book 100% convinced it was true, but the book actually gave me some doubts, strangely. It's a great read for anyone interested in the case or someone new to it, at least.
The writing isn't the greatest, and certain sentences made me cringe. I didn't feel like the author made me feel sympathetic towards the Lutzs, which is really what you want. You want to be like, "damn, I'd hate to be in their shoes," when all it really gave me was, "aw, that sucks". I'd actually also hoped for more mention of the Warrens, but it looks like I'll have to focus on their actual books for that.
All in all, it's a decent book. It's good to have finally read the first book that started it all, if that makes sense. I'm not sure where it's left me with whether I believe in the haunting or not; I went into the book 100% convinced it was true, but the book actually gave me some doubts, strangely. It's a great read for anyone interested in the case or someone new to it, at least.