The Ninth Configuration
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (833 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765337304 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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J from NY said Col. Kane what are you holding. One of the most multi-layered, hard edged, difficult novels I've ever read. Even though I saw the film first (chiefly a meditation on morality and theology at the extremes), this book makes it even more difficult to consider the redemption of Col. Vincent Kane. In short, it is a bit like considering the absolute redemption of Sgt. Barnes from "Platoon" when you get right down to it.William Peter Blatty, as he himself admits, is old school; a Tridentine Catholic, but one who still considers "the issues" at hand in the contemporary world. I suppose t. zgmcgee said Was not what I was hoping for in light of. Was not what I was hoping for in light of The Exorcist and Legion; this was more of a Catch-"Was not what I was hoping for in light of" according to zgmcgee. Was not what I was hoping for in light of The Exorcist and Legion; this was more of a Catch-22 meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to me. Well written and poignant, but simply too trippy for my taste.. "Was not what I was hoping for in light of" according to zgmcgee. Was not what I was hoping for in light of The Exorcist and Legion; this was more of a Catch-22 meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to me. Well written and poignant, but simply too trippy for my taste.. meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to me. Well written and poignant, but simply too trippy for my taste.. Bill Slocum said Lenny Bruce In Sunday School. This script by author-director William Peter Blatty won the 1981 Golden Globe Award and was completely ignored by Oscar. Who got it right? True, the Golden Globes have named their share of embarrassing winners over the years, but a careful reading of the screenplay, now available here in book form, reveals this was a deserving recipient.The story goes like this: During the Vietnam War, a secret base is set up on the grounds of a gloomy castle to deal with some of the U.S. military's hardest headcases. When a man named Kane arrives to take charge of
One of the funniest, most hauntingly serious and best novels of the year." The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel "Chilling."The Kansas City Star "Riotous Nobody can write funnier lines than William Peter Blatty." The New York Times "Hilarious and devastating."Peoria Journal-Star "Tender and touching."The Fresno Bee "Suspenseful An ending that will haunt you."The Oklahoma City Oklahoman . "Spectacular!" The San Antonio Express "Unforgettable
Have the men truly lost their minds, are they only pretending to be insane to avoid combat, or is some more sinister conspiracy at work?Desperate for answers, the Pentagon has placed a brilliant Marine psychiatrist in charge of the base and its deranged occupants. 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. But as Center Eighteen descends into chaos, Kane finds the greatest challenge may be his own buried demons.The basis of an acclaimed 1980 film (also known as Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane), William Peter Blatty's The Ninth Configuration is a thought-provoking, blackly comic journey into the heart of madnessand the outer limits of belief.. A man of deep faith and compassion, Colonel Kane hopes to uncover the root of the men's bizarre obsessions