Ninth Configuration by William Peter Blatty

Ninth Configuration

William Peter Blatty

172 pages first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark emotional funny fast-paced
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Hidden away in a brooding Gothic manor in the deep woods is Center Eighteen, a secret military rest camp currently housing twenty-seven inmates, all officers who have succumbed to a sudden outbreak of mental illness. Have the men truly lost their ...

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Community Reviews

3.35
based on 140 reviews

Moods

dark: 83%

funny: 55%

emotional: 44%

reflective: 44%

sad: 44%

challenging: 38%

mysterious: 38%

tense: 22%

adventurous: 11%

hopeful: 11%

lighthearted: 5%


Pace

55% of readers chose fast
33% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
13% of readers chose A mix
73% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

71% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

85% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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