To say that you "enjoyed" this book really takes a little work. Peter Blatty puts his heart and soul into making the reader meet, and love his son, Peter. He tells us little things about his child...much like any proud parent would do...however because of the huge impact that his movie The Exorcist has had Peter Blatty Has already had the aura of otherworldly occurrences...scary and divine things attached to him...so getting the reader to see and understand that what he believes about his son has noting to do with the movie...and is to him, real. I found the book both hilariously funny and profoundly moving... a rare combination in any book...and Blatty pulled it off in spades. It didn't matter if I or you believe that he communicated with Peter...he believed it and it helped to bring him comfort after the death of his child. ( )

Finding Peter is a funny autobiography of William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist. I learned a great deal about Blatty--that he was born in Lebanon, that his mother was "definitely different," that he was best known as a comedy screenwriter, that he has known many of the all-time greats of Hollywood. The anecdotes and stories are hilarious. Yet there is sadness--the sudden death of his son, Peter, was probably the saddest. Yet the story has an optimistic note in that Blatty and his wife believe that Peter has revealed his continuing presence in their lives through signs that point to him. Some of them would fit well into Jung's notion of "synchronicity." Are they evidence of life after death? The reader will have to judge for himself. Blatty is a devout Roman Catholic who believes in divine providence in his life. The book is a good read, and I highly recommend it. ( )