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A review by betsyrisen
Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items by J.W. Ocker
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
4.0
"What do you get when you mix tribal weapons possessed by ghosts and women possessed by tiny humans? Possibly a curse. Definitely a public relations mess."
"So has anything bad happened to the people of Prague thanks to their cursed clock? Maybe. Do Nazis count?"
I think my favorite story was about "Irish-born American sculptor August-Saint Gaudens" because, I mean, what a guy. Followed closely of course by the curse of Shakespeare's tomb.
This was a very clever book, although a bit of a slog to get through. And I didn't like how it sometimes seemed as if the author was actively trying to make me believe there is no such thing as cursed objects. Excuse me? I'm a believer!
"So has anything bad happened to the people of Prague thanks to their cursed clock? Maybe. Do Nazis count?"
I think my favorite story was about "Irish-born American sculptor August-Saint Gaudens" because, I mean, what a guy. Followed closely of course by the curse of Shakespeare's tomb.
This was a very clever book, although a bit of a slog to get through. And I didn't like how it sometimes seemed as if the author was actively trying to make me believe there is no such thing as cursed objects. Excuse me? I'm a believer!