380 reviews for:

Cursed Objects: Strange But True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items

J.W. Ocker

3.66 AVERAGE

ariannegionet's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 15%

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I just didn't find it interesting, not my kind of book. I was trying it out to expand the number of non-fiction books I read but I think I'll stick closer to fiction for a little while longer.

mindysbookjourney's review against another edition

4.0

funny informative fast-paced

motherofzero's review against another edition

4.5

medium-paced

mvatza57's review against another edition

3.0

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

dakota0509's review against another edition

3.5

funny informative mysterious fast-paced

ameliareadsstuff's review against another edition

4.0

funny informative mysterious medium-paced

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A great collection of cursed (not haunted!) objects from throughout history. I particularly liked the latter half, where Ocker discusses a number of cursed object collections and some fun, modern entries. Ironically, some of the items in the 'isn't considered cursed but probably should be' section were my favourite, and I see why Ocker was willing to stretch to include them. The illustrations by Jon MacNair were all great as well.

Like in The United States of Cryptids, Ocker maintains a skeptical tone without being a complete buzzkill, which is definitely my preferred approach to urban legends. Sometimes the book got a little bit of repetitive—a lot of the curses are just 'someone (vaguely) related to the item died for unconnected reasons'. But that, of course, isn't Ocker's fault; I'd just recommend not binge reading this one.

missbsbookshelf's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

claudiebee's review against another edition

3.25

dark funny informative fast-paced

ashtronomic's review against another edition

3.0

funny informative lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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 This review is uncharacteristically short because I just don’t have that much to say about this book. There’s plenty of interesting stories, but also many which I wished were more detailed. It’s fun and enjoyable, but not particularly memorable. I am glad there are pictures, but wish they were photos. Overall totally average, there's nothing bad about it, but nothing exceptionally good either. An ok experience. 

sapphodemia's review against another edition

3.0

dark informative medium-paced