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I try not to let goodreads reviews suade how I choose my books too much, but I almost didn't pick this up because of the low reviews...and im glad I did anyways.

I think the bad reviews are people who picked up a NONFICTION book and expected like actual ghosts?

Anyways, I first heard about Nandor Fodor, the Hungarian psychoanalyst, when I learned about Gef the talking mongoose...and I was happy to learn more about this weird guy. I loved the bizzare old timey science in this and the fact that there was a National Labratory for Psychical research which they referred to as "The Institute". I had a lot of fun reading this.

If you're looking for real ghosts, you should probably stick to fiction.

mcintoshheidi's review against another edition

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dark informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

branwynnemay's review against another edition

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2.0

The point of view and conclusions don’t have enough “grip” to them. The main people weren’t explored with enough depth and certainty for this story to work in the way it’s presented. Fodor’s main conclusions were based on assumption, and the tie-ins to time and place are interesting but more poetic than persuasive for me. The references to other works of fiction felt random and grasping.

emandem123's review

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4.0

A lot less narrative than I expected! Better for people who enjoy history than fiction.

megan_is_aa's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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