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The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren
Gerald Brittle
3.53 AVERAGE
160 reviews for:
The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren
Gerald Brittle
3.53 AVERAGE
Gripping account of the early career of Ed and Lorraine Warren, though was sad to see it was originally written in the 80's so is missing many of their more recent cases, but includes the true stories of their most famous cases: Annabelle, Amittyville, Enfield, ect. Absolutely loved this book.
I’m struggling with this rating. I am such a huge fan of The Conjuring franchise and so I thought it would be fun to read a book on their cases while preparing for Conjuring 3. I will say that if you believe in demons and possessions then you will love this book. This book does not do a great job with convincing those who do not believe, however I don’t feel like that was this book’s purpose. So, I will say that it’s definitely meant for only some people. I will stay neutral and just give it a middle rating. I enjoyed some parts and was entertained in others, so a 3 sounds fair. I will not read anything else by this author. A huge problem with this book was including a million (!)s to help me understand how my emotions should be. This bothered me more than it probably should have, but I think that the readers should decide if something surprises or frightens them.
adventurous
mysterious
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I really like Ed and Lorraine Warren, and their work. I'm familiar with the stories behind The Conjuring and Amityville Horror, but I was interested in hearing more of their other stories. This book barely touches on the two situations mentioned above, which was good. But a lot of the stories seemed very repetitive, or at least the information that was relayed by them through the book was very repetitive. Because of this, I got a little bored reading it after awhile.
Fantastic. While it claims that heaven and hell exist, they talk about things like a demon who worships Diane (goddess of the hunt) and reincarnation.
It took me a bit to finish this book because I couldn't read it in the dark or when I was alone. LOL
It took me a bit to finish this book because I couldn't read it in the dark or when I was alone. LOL
This has been on my TBR for a while now. I have followed Ed and Lorraine for many years. I love the movies that are loosely based on their cases. I have also been fascinated with Demonology for years as well.
This book, I feel has very good pacing. It starts off with an introduction to how they got started in this work, their life together, and the case that really shot them to fame, Amityville. It is a non-fiction book so, if you're expecting a play-by-play of their cases, you may want to rethink that. It's not. This is about demonology and their experiences dealing with the different types of cases where the demoniacal and diabolical attempt to take over.
It talks about what brings in these types of hauntings/possessions and the process that it goes through: Infestation, Oppression, and Possession, and/or Death. It talks about the difference between demons and devils and why that's important when dealing with a case. They do use specific references to further the reader's understanding of this information, which is why I read this. I knew a lot about demons, devils, and demonology beforehand, but I did learn a couple of things that I did not know until now.
There are a couple of things that do help you understand the process the movies, The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2, go through. There are moments, where I was thinking, "Ah ha, so that's where that came from."
The only things that brought it down a star for me were the fact that it wasn't as informative to ME as I thought it would be, but that's because I've done my own research and know about these topics for a while. Also, there were a couple of times in the book when Ed refuses to speak of certain things or go into major detail, which I do respect, but, in my opinion, sometimes those truly horrific things need to be spoken of in order to deter some. However, I understand that it may also draw some even more.
If you're truly interested in their careers and the topic of demonology, then you will enjoy this. If you're looking to be terrified or looking for a case-by-case account, then you won't. This book exists for the same purpose that Ed and Lorraine speak and do interviews, to educate people about the realities of the demonic and that it's nothing to play around with.
This book, I feel has very good pacing. It starts off with an introduction to how they got started in this work, their life together, and the case that really shot them to fame, Amityville. It is a non-fiction book so, if you're expecting a play-by-play of their cases, you may want to rethink that. It's not. This is about demonology and their experiences dealing with the different types of cases where the demoniacal and diabolical attempt to take over.
It talks about what brings in these types of hauntings/possessions and the process that it goes through: Infestation, Oppression, and Possession, and/or Death. It talks about the difference between demons and devils and why that's important when dealing with a case. They do use specific references to further the reader's understanding of this information, which is why I read this. I knew a lot about demons, devils, and demonology beforehand, but I did learn a couple of things that I did not know until now.
There are a couple of things that do help you understand the process the movies, The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2, go through. There are moments, where I was thinking, "Ah ha, so that's where that came from."
The only things that brought it down a star for me were the fact that it wasn't as informative to ME as I thought it would be, but that's because I've done my own research and know about these topics for a while. Also, there were a couple of times in the book when Ed refuses to speak of certain things or go into major detail, which I do respect, but, in my opinion, sometimes those truly horrific things need to be spoken of in order to deter some. However, I understand that it may also draw some even more.
If you're truly interested in their careers and the topic of demonology, then you will enjoy this. If you're looking to be terrified or looking for a case-by-case account, then you won't. This book exists for the same purpose that Ed and Lorraine speak and do interviews, to educate people about the realities of the demonic and that it's nothing to play around with.
As another reviewer said, I have a hard time believing that events in this book are explained exactly as they happened with zero embellishment. Very interesting but it does read like a dated, soap operaish, kind of shock and awe campaign. There is much use of the !!!! The photographic evidence is weak at best. We all see the world through our own beliefs and perceptions, often coming into situations and seeing what we expect to see rather than what is actually there, and the Warrens' are very well explained in this book.
I picked up this audiobook a while ago, before I had really dived into the Warrens and learned how they were nothing more than snake oil salesmen.
I wouldn't call this a hate read, because I was still interested in some of the cases they were involved with, but it was vastly disappointing how the author virtually didn't even bother to address the controversies surrounding them. (But, to be fair, this was originally published in 1980, so I don't know if the word was out yet; however, an epilogue addressing this - or any of the matter - would have been great).
The writing itself is great, and the cases are interesting even if you can't trust anything the Warrens said about them. However, I would be more than willing to read any fiction by Gerald Brittle, as he is more than capable of writing intriguing work.
I listened to the audiobook version of this, and Todd Haberkorn does a great narration of the work. For some reason, his voice of Ed Warren is reminiscent of Mort from Bob's Burgers, so I laughed a lot.
The writing and performance is a solid 4/5, but painting them as these heroes when they are just after money and fame is gross, so it gets 0/5 for that. Call it a 2/5.
I wouldn't call this a hate read, because I was still interested in some of the cases they were involved with, but it was vastly disappointing how the author virtually didn't even bother to address the controversies surrounding them. (But, to be fair, this was originally published in 1980, so I don't know if the word was out yet; however, an epilogue addressing this - or any of the matter - would have been great).
The writing itself is great, and the cases are interesting even if you can't trust anything the Warrens said about them. However, I would be more than willing to read any fiction by Gerald Brittle, as he is more than capable of writing intriguing work.
I listened to the audiobook version of this, and Todd Haberkorn does a great narration of the work. For some reason, his voice of Ed Warren is reminiscent of Mort from Bob's Burgers, so I laughed a lot.
The writing and performance is a solid 4/5, but painting them as these heroes when they are just after money and fame is gross, so it gets 0/5 for that. Call it a 2/5.
Judging by the reviews, your appreciation for this book will depend on whether you believe in ghosts and demons and if you think the Warrens are gifted in studying the paranormal of if you think they are total fakes. I liked it. I believe in the paranormal. I have no idea if every story is absolute truth and I really I wish that more of their reported evidence was posted on line. This book was interesting to read, gave me at least one spooky dream, and reinforced my belief to never touch a Ouiji board. I'm satisfied.
I read this for a book club, otherwise I probably would have never picked it up. It’s still entertaining and interesting and if you are a fan of the occult then this book is definetely for you! I enjoyed the background info on the conjuring movies , including Annabelle etc. it also made me look up more on Ed and Lorraine warren and some of the cases they described and sure enough everything lines up and I really do believe most of what they are talking about.