Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
- Title: Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
- Author: Mary Roach
- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: W. W. Norton (October 2, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0393329127
- ISBN-13: 978-0393329124
Mary Roach likes to write about things she initially knows nothing about; she must really dig doing research (and meeting some off-kilter folks). Her last book, Stiff, discusses what happens to the human body after death. This book tries to look at what happens to the soul.
Its not as good a read as her last book – I thought this one lacked some of the “a-ha” moments that made the last book entertaining. And, I thought her skepticism reduced some of the book’s potential.
While I recommend Stiff, I think I’d pass on Spook.
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January 13th, 2009 by alephnaught