5/7/2023 0 Comments Spook by mary roach![]() Weirder still is how ‘ectoplasm’ would often appear around the medium during a seance. Folks believed in the presence of the dead during seances when tables levitated and trumpets played by themselves. How hardily many people accepted mediums a century ago is surprising. But what makes the book a worthwhile read is learning about some of the crazy history–and present day shenanigans–of folks who claim to be in touch with the dead. So the reader shouldn’t expect great revelation here. ![]() In fact, proving or disproving the existence of the human soul has frustrated great philosophers, theologians, and scientists all. This journey is pretty disappointing, and what she learns supports Roach’s initial feelings–she’s a skeptic. Roach accompanies an investigator who is hoping to verify the reincarnation of a man, born into a child who lives not far from where the man had lived his life. She begins her investigation (or at least her narrative about it) in India. She wants to know if there really is a human soul. Mary Roach, the author of Spook, wants to know if we can scientifically prove or disprove the existence of life after death. ![]() I’m gathering some scary stories for a fall display, and thought I’d add Spook –which is not a scary book at all, but rather an entertaining work of nonfiction that takes a look at life after death. ![]()
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