Ectopalsm, ouija boards, and EVPs, oh my
The media hot librarian is back! I’ve brought a
pre-Halloween spooky treat. Most geeks will tell you
that ghosts and the after-life are fictitious. In the
same breath they’ll tell you they’re a Jedi. Go
figure. This is the ultimate book for those geeks that
do believe. Spook by Mary Roach, is a funny and
informative.
Spook covers all possibilities for the after-life from
reincarnation to ghosts. It also dives right into the
subjects of mediums and EVP. What makes this book so
interesting is it’s not written by a believer. Quite
the opposite, Mary Roach is interested in finding
proof but not so interested she accepts anything and
everything at face value.
Ms. Roach goes so far as to attend medium school in
England to see what that was like. It’s interesting
to see how that
actually plays out. (You to can be a
medium or Sherlock Holmes, which ever comes first!)
This book also shows its reader how legitimate science
has been trying for years to find proof of an
after-life. So, contrary to popular belief, it’s not
just some crackpot idea held by new age-y crystal
wavers.
I give this book four and a half bats and very much
recommend this to anyone who seeks the truth about ghosts.