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A review by xoshee
Life with the Afterlife: 13 Truths I Learned about Ghosts by Amy Bruni
Did not finish book. Stopped at 66%.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Opinion: Memoir-style book by Amy Bruni on the truths behind ghosts and ghost hunting. This was a @themorbidlycuriousbookclub monthly read with great reviews so I purchased it with an open mind, as I would not consider myself a believer of the supernatural. Full disclosure, I did not finish it. Bruni starts off strong, detailing her first experiences with the supernatural and how she got into ghost hunting. Each chapter takes a common misconception about ghosts and refutes it (except not always and I’ll get into that) while also offering some stories about Bruni’s own experiences that offer a fun, spooky element. My issue with the book is that Bruni constantly contradicts herself. For example, an early chapter is entirely devoted to squashing the myth that ghosts are trying to scare/hurt you, but then later in the book (and even within the same chapter) discusses how some ghosts are dangerous. This is a reoccurring theme in each chapter and about 3/4 through the book, I couldn’t do it anymore. Perhaps this was intentional as Bruni explains early on that the paranormal is, in its nature, unexplainable, but all the definitive language used throughout the book was irritating to me.