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Making Sense of Nonsense: The Logical Bridge Between Science & Spirituality by Raymond Moody
govbrown's review against another edition
2.0
Absolute quackery, but in an entertaining way. It starts out interesting with the linguistic discussion, but towards the end it goes off the rails. There are some sudden, incredible leaps in logic and the next thing you know the guy's telling you how to commune with the dead. Don't be misled by the MD and PhD after his name. Moody is a quack and you only need to skim his Wikipedia page to figure that out, if reading this book wasn't enough.
historyofjess's review
medium-paced
1.0
I don't know why this book ended up on my TBR list. I can only assume that I read the title and thought it would have something profound to say. It did not. It was just a lot of rambling about "nonsense" (which does include repeating the word "nonsense" ad nauseam). I didn't find any part of it insightful or particularly thoughtful. And what I did not know before reading this book was that the author is that he coined the term "near death experience" and that that has been his focus for some time (and that his research on the subject is controversial, to put it mildly). In fact, much of this book seems to be a preamble to get to his pet subject in the final chapter, in which the rambling about nonsense turns into rambling about how people talk about what happens after death.
Reading this book is like being cornered at a party buy some guy that won't shut up about his favorite subject that he's largely plagiarizing from some article he read online.
Reading this book is like being cornered at a party buy some guy that won't shut up about his favorite subject that he's largely plagiarizing from some article he read online.
ramonamead's review against another edition
3.0
This book is not what I was expecting when I requested it. I'm familiar with this publisher, having read several of their titles in the past. That, along with the synopsis, plus the fact that it's in the category of religion & spirituality, I was expecting this to be a book about spirituality, but it isn't. This is a book about language. There's one chapter toward the end, where the author relates the previous 80% of the book to religious beliefs, specifically the concept of life after death. What I was looking for when I requested it, was a book that would bridge the gap between my interests in Chakras, Tarot reading, and similar practices with modern science and societal expectations.
Don't get me wrong, I found this book interesting. If I had gone into it expecting a book about language, I probably would have been overjoyed! It's a thorough look into the actual definition of nonsense and the role it plays in our culture throughout history. The author examines the writings of Lewis Carrol and Dr. Seuss, among many others who used nonsense language in their works. The writing is dense at times and reads like an academic text.
I'd highly recommend this book for readers of non-fiction with an interest in language, literary history, and even pop culture. I would not recommend it as a book on spirituality.
Many thanks to NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Don't get me wrong, I found this book interesting. If I had gone into it expecting a book about language, I probably would have been overjoyed! It's a thorough look into the actual definition of nonsense and the role it plays in our culture throughout history. The author examines the writings of Lewis Carrol and Dr. Seuss, among many others who used nonsense language in their works. The writing is dense at times and reads like an academic text.
I'd highly recommend this book for readers of non-fiction with an interest in language, literary history, and even pop culture. I would not recommend it as a book on spirituality.
Many thanks to NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
annarella's review against another edition
5.0
An entertaining, well written and thought provoking book.
I loved the style of writing and how the book is organised.
I can't wait to read other book by this author.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
I loved the style of writing and how the book is organised.
I can't wait to read other book by this author.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
ramonamead's review
3.0
This book is not what I was expecting when I requested it. I'm familiar with this publisher, having read several of their titles in the past. That, along with the synopsis, plus the fact that it's in the category of religion & spirituality, I was expecting this to be a book about spirituality, but it isn't. This is a book about language. There's one chapter toward the end, where the author relates the previous 80% of the book to religious beliefs, specifically the concept of life after death. What I was looking for when I requested it, was a book that would bridge the gap between my interests in Chakras, Tarot reading, and similar practices with modern science and societal expectations.
Don't get me wrong, I found this book interesting. If I had gone into it expecting a book about language, I probably would have been overjoyed! It's a thorough look into the actual definition of nonsense and the role it plays in our culture throughout history. The author examines the writings of Lewis Carrol and Dr. Seuss, among many others who used nonsense language in their works. The writing is dense at times and reads like an academic text.
I'd highly recommend this book for readers of non-fiction with an interest in language, literary history, and even pop culture. I would not recommend it as a book on spirituality.
Many thanks to NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Don't get me wrong, I found this book interesting. If I had gone into it expecting a book about language, I probably would have been overjoyed! It's a thorough look into the actual definition of nonsense and the role it plays in our culture throughout history. The author examines the writings of Lewis Carrol and Dr. Seuss, among many others who used nonsense language in their works. The writing is dense at times and reads like an academic text.
I'd highly recommend this book for readers of non-fiction with an interest in language, literary history, and even pop culture. I would not recommend it as a book on spirituality.
Many thanks to NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
annarella's review
5.0
An entertaining, well written and thought provoking book.
I loved the style of writing and how the book is organised.
I can't wait to read other book by this author.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
I loved the style of writing and how the book is organised.
I can't wait to read other book by this author.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
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