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a_girl_and_some_books's review against another edition
2.0
I found this book at my school library and it seemed like a great October book to pick up. However, I was very disappointed in what I read. Sure it was creepy with what was happening, but it was all facts on what happened. I didn't feel connected to the story or the characters. I didn't even read the appendixes because I lost interest by the end of the book. Also there were misspellings in the book that I couldn't get over; the main one being the girl's name is Marcia, but multiple times spelled as Marcie.
katrinadreamer's review against another edition
3.0
I've always been interested in strange phenomena and have experienced my fair share. I had never heard about the events described in this book before and when I saw it on the shelf at the library, found I couldn't put it down. I read it in an evening and appreciated the inclusion of various people's theories about what might have caused the poltergeist activity in the house. It's gotten my wheels turning about things I've experienced and has led me down a new rabbit hole of investigation.
kingsteph's review against another edition
2.0
Alright, this book was kind of a hot mess. It was written by a someone who cares A LOT, but who doesn’t seem to have much experience with investigative writing. The last 1/4 of the book really saved the whole thing because it was cut and dry police reports of the incidents that took place. I wanted to read this book because it happened in the recent past (1974) in Bridgeport, CT! (Just twenty or so minutes from where I live.)There is SO much to this story, and the author just does not do it justice. His writing style seemed to focus solely on convincing the reader that it was TRUE TRUE TRUE in such a frantic way, instead of just giving the cut and dry tale of what happened, which I’ve found I prefer in non-fiction writing. Topics that didn’t get the focus they deserved : Marcia’s adoptive background/the Goodin’s deceased son and how that impacted the familial relationship/created an overbearing atmosphere for Marcia, Marcia’s admission of the ‘hoax,’ Marcia’s mental health issues, Marcia’s apparent falling out with her overprotective parents later in life. And probably a million other things, all Marcia related. MORE MARCIA! Reading the police reports is what started to convince me that maybe something supernatural really had taken place at this house. The rest of the book was just an explosion of incidents that moved on to other incidents that moved on to other incidents, and it was actually exhausting to read. I recommend this TOPIC, but not necessarily this book
aimeebeth's review against another edition
1.0
If you're interested in this story, just find youtube videos describing it. This book is terrible.
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