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A review by laurenbookwitchbitch
The Believer: Encounters with the Beginning, the End, and our Place in the Middle by Sarah Krasnostein
4.0
“The Believer,” - Sarah Krasnostein This is a book I’ve always wanted to write. A book chronicling the strange sometimes fringe beliefs of people on the margins. From Death Doulas to UFO researchers, paranormal investigators and road side biblical themes attractions. Odd, off the beaten path, Krasnostein writes it all with tact and grace. I appreciated the way in which she was honest and non- judgmental, or rather if she did judge it was with measured facts and totally transparency.
Even among those who’s beliefs I as a reader greatly disagree with, reading about the people who held those beliefs was easier then say reading an article or a click-bait headline. It was fascinating, and while I inevitably felt more compelled by some sections more than others, (Annie the death doula and Vlad the paranormal investigator mainly), I enjoyed all of them very much. I’d read a whole anthology of work like this!
Even among those who’s beliefs I as a reader greatly disagree with, reading about the people who held those beliefs was easier then say reading an article or a click-bait headline. It was fascinating, and while I inevitably felt more compelled by some sections more than others, (Annie the death doula and Vlad the paranormal investigator mainly), I enjoyed all of them very much. I’d read a whole anthology of work like this!