Many years ago, starting out a new job in a new city, a good friend and I moved into an apartment together to save on rent. On moving day, we got all the boxes indoors, dug out the necessities for the night, ate carry-out on the bare floor, and passed out for the night. Neither of us so much as got up to go to the bathroom until morning. And yet when we blearily emerged and went into the living room, we found all the […]
I just died in your arms tonight
Is there life after death? This is the question Mary Roach attempts to find the answer to in ”Spook”. Through visits to mediums, neuroscientists and psychologists (both of the normal and the paranormal kind) she explores such issues as ghosts, near-death experiences and ectoplasm that is secreted out of said mediums’ vaginas. This is the second book by Mary Roach that I’ve read. The first one, Packing for Mars, left me indifferent to her style of writing. Having read great reviews about some of her […]