Psycho (Deluxe Edition): A Novel

At this point, pretty much everyone alive knows that Norman Bates is a mad murderer because of Hitchcock's brilliant film (though I admit I only watched for the first time this year). But if you can suppress your knowledge enough, the book is a grimly fun read. There are multiple POVs, with Norman himself as a Nabakovian unreliable narrator. And the structure of the book helps to build a lot of suspense, as well as stand apart from the film's structure enough to be fresh. For those worried about gore, because of Hitchcock's vision, there is actually very little. The shower scene is almost a hiccup in just one paragraph, and not explicit at all. What stands out is the dark, deteriorating mind of Bates.

And no matter how much you try, you show more can't entirely suppress your knowledge of Norman as the baddie, so it's fun to read for the clues in the book left by Bloch for the unsuspecting reader as to truth. Very fun!

5 bones!!!!!
Highly Recommended!!!!! show less