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A review by littleghostelli
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
1.0
I really wanted to like this, but ultimately couldn’t get through the writing, which is definitely of it’s time. What a lot of critics referred to as “wit” or “sharp humor” turned out to just be long, offensive and off-color jokes at the expense of individuals the author has deemed lesser than herself, for seemingly no reason other than not having a college education or belonging to a country she considers uncivilized. For someone who spends a lot of time assuring readers that she isn’t seeking or discredit or debunk, she makes it very clear from the first chapter that any ideas presented in this book regarding the afterlife are only being humored.