Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Spook by March Roach

Renay - If you do read it, I hope you will enjoy i...

2007-09-22T00:06:36.558-07:00

Renay - If you do read it, I hope you will enjoy it! Stiff is really good and if you get the chance, definitely pick that one up to read.

A lot of my friends have been reading this and sin...

2007-09-21T23:15:50.042-07:00

A lot of my friends have been reading this and singing its praises for being interesting. I've been reluctant to add it because I still have her previous work on cadavers on my never-ending to-read list, but you make it sound intriguing. I'll have to see if my library has it. :D

Blogger must be going through some changes because...

2007-09-21T22:41:57.879-07:00

Blogger must be going through some changes because I did post a response to all your wonderful comments. Argh.

Let's try this again.

Jody - I think it's still worth reading. :-)

KW - I've noticed the mixed reviews too. The author doesn't spend a lot of time on the topic of reincarnation--only one chapter and it wasn't the most informative.

Stephanie - Thanks! I know a few people that this book really wouldn't appeal to, and so you aren't alone. :-)

Andi - Exactly! What could stand up to Stiff? Haha

I am sorry to hear that this one didn't stack up t...

2007-09-20T08:25:48.806-07:00

I am sorry to hear that this one didn't stack up to Stiff (but what could?). I'll give it a go, more for Roach's writing than the actual subject matter.

Nice review. But I really don't think this one is...

2007-09-19T14:35:06.562-07:00

Nice review. But I really don't think this one is my cup of tea!

Hi Wendy--I actually have this book at home ready ...

2007-09-19T11:10:37.954-07:00

Hi Wendy--I actually have this book at home ready to read. I've seen it has mixed reviews, and yours is consistent with others, so I'm not surprised. The subject of reincarnation fascinates me. I've done a lot of reading on it. I hope I'm not disappointed in Spook. Thanks for the review. :)

Wendy, I am so looking forward to reading this. I ...

2007-09-18T22:19:48.132-07:00

Wendy, I am so looking forward to reading this. I know you really like the author so was surprised you didn't really love it. I'm going to read it but i can't get my hopes up too high. I still need to read Stiff, as well. Jody

Kookie - You're right. I don't think she had near...

2007-09-18T21:38:31.766-07:00

Kookie - You're right. I don't think she had nearly as much material to work with as she did with Stiff, and it made a difference in the end.

Carrie - LOL Yes, it's amazing what people believed back then. I wonder what people will say 100 years from now about the theories floating around today.

Nancy - This is a fun book. :-) If you do read it, I hope you will enjoy it.

I almost picked up this book, the other day, but s...

2007-09-18T20:38:31.566-07:00

I almost picked up this book, the other day, but stopped myself. Darn! It sounds fun! I'll have to put that one on the wish list.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Some of those theo...

2007-09-18T14:37:14.697-07:00

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Some of those theories were wild, weren't they? It's almost as fascinating as learning various old science theories (alchemy, bloodletting, etc.)

I found it amusing that quantum physicists were the ones who most belived in an afterlife. Not like that. ;)

I felt almost exactly like you did, Wendy. Just n...

2007-09-18T10:04:51.757-07:00

I felt almost exactly like you did, Wendy. Just not as satisfying as "Stiff" was. There just isn't enough science in this field, so it's a hard subject to write about in an objective way, I think.

JMC - It is an interesting topic. I highly recomme...

2007-09-17T18:09:58.284-07:00

JMC - It is an interesting topic. I highly recommend Stiff if you haven't yet read it. It's her first book and is quite good.

This sounds really interesting. I normally don't ...

2007-09-17T17:59:44.279-07:00

This sounds really interesting. I normally don't read much nonfiction, but I may make an exception.