Dmitry Pospelov itibaren Rwebikona, Uganda

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2019-08-20 16:41

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I did not enjoy this book at all until the last few chapters, when Mary Roach starts writing about scientific studies of ghosts, hauntings, and out-of-body experiences. I thought all of that was interesting, and was relieved to finally find numerous references to real research papers or articles. I found myself beginning to enjoy Roach's humor in those last chapters, but she missed the mark at the beginning of the book. In the first chapter, about reincarnation, she recounts her visit to India and her observation of reincarnation research. Her attempt at humor on that topic comes off as sardonic rather than ironic ... frankly, she comes off as a bitch. And I say that as a non-believer in reincarnation, so it's not like I took any personal offense to her derision on the subject. Beyond that, the pointless footnotes sprinkled throughout the entire book and the meandering anecdotes both annoyed and confused me. Footnotes are supposed to serve a technical purpose. I don't care if your book is supposed to be irreverent or funny, don't use footnotes to continue another one of your meandering anecdotes! That kind of brings me to another thing that annoyed me; Roach constantly refers to her deference to science and so, starting out, I was given the impression that she must have some kind of background in science or at least have a scientific mind. But she doesn't and doesn't. She's just skeptical of anything and everything unless proof of some kind has been handed to her from someone in a white coat with lots of credentials and titles behind their name. That is not a bad thing, but I think I would have enjoyed her writing on the possibility of an afterlife more if she was technically minded rather than just hard-headed. (Not that she doesn't employ technical thought; I just wanted some of the science to be from her and not just quotes from a myriad of - sometimes random - sources.) Despite what drove me crazy about this book, I still want to read Roach's other books. I hope that decomposing bodies and/or sex make better subject matter for Roach's style and humor ...

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