An Exorcist Tells His Story

Repetitive, and disappointing. But perhaps more realistic than the stories about exorcists and their experiences. The exorcisms performed seemed mostly related to disturbances in the mind of the victim, rather than anything more supernatural or external influences; and it was simply prayer, and the willingness of the victim to ask for a cure that deemed the exorcism a success. Still interesting.

Fr. Gabriel Amorth's work is worth the read. With the many questions about the paranormal, the spiritual realm, "beings" that the senses incompletely comprehend and the lack of reliable comprehensive informative materials, An Exorcist Tells His Story is a gift from above. It is well written, organized in a manner that the reader gets inside the world of an exorcist. If one is looking for thriller, scary stories on the influence of the devil, this is not the book. The presentation of stories and cases of exorcisms were written in detail to give light and explanation rather than induce fear and excitement. This book is not only theoretical or hypothetical because it presents real live experiences drawn for the many years of practicing the show more ministry. I commend the book for it is not only written in purely religious perspective but also touches the importance of science mainly the field of medicine and psychology. The last pages filled with prayers of deliverance and guides to help people against evil influences are a bonus! show less

The title of this book is misleading. This is more of an instructional book told through various experiences. For those of you looking for the Roman Rituals, you will not find them in this book, only a discussion about them.
The misleading title aside, this book was very interesting and well written. Gabriele Amorth, is the head exorcist for Rome, he was the student of Candido Amantini probably the most well known Catholic Exorcist of recent times. Mr. Armorth has performed thousands of exorcism as well as general deliverance ministry.
The book is an explanation of where demonology is today by looking at the past and his own present experiences. The book is meant to be a kind of guide. He is giving information not only for those people show more that are just unaware of this side of the Catholic Church, but also giving advice for those thinking of entering the exorcising ministry.
I found this book to be very informative of the perspective of the Catholic church, giving the historical as well as experiential information. I found it to be a quick read, this is in part because the book is only 200 pages in length and they are not large pages of text. I also found this book to be well written and full of useful information. show less

This could have been a great book, but it seems like it was hastily written. He never goes into detail about anything, and when he tries he repeats himself. However, I would still recommend it if you are interested in the topic matter. He has interesting things to say, but he could have gone into more detail or shortened the book.

An interesting interview. Interview style question and answer very fast read.

Some interesting parts but overall just beliefs and opinions. I was expecting something more exciting.

Practical.