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Ghost Eaters
by Clay McLeod Chapman
Ghost Eaters deals with grief and loss, addiction and the ghosts we carry with us.
Mushrooms, polyethylene, bodies and ghosts will never look the same to me after this. I loved everything in this book and it broke my heart over and over. Clay is for sure one of my favorite authors now. That ending was so heart wrenching and honestly the whole story was a gut punch.
The whole time we're left questioning if the main character is dealing with the effects of the drugs she's taking or if she's truly being haunted.
Here's some quotes that I want to share:
"What is a ghost? Is it a shadow of our past clinging to our present? I believe it's our addictions. The habits we form that end up consuming us if we allow them to take over."
"Once it's gone, our only hope for the afterlife is that our memories remain in the hearts of those still living. Those are the vessels we inhabit. I don't know if you can find comfort in that, but that's all I hold on to."
"We need to find a better way to live with our ghosts. Ignoring them gets you nowhere. After I cleaned myself up, I realized the best way - the only way, really - to keep living is to acknowledge the past. I have to try, at least. It's the only way to co-exist now.
So I look. I acknowledge their pain the only way I can: I let them know they are seen. That they are not forgotten. I don't turn away anymore. I look at them head-on. In their eyes.
Ghost won't let us look away anymore. We have to learn to live with them. Our dead."
Mushrooms, polyethylene, bodies and ghosts will never look the same to me after this. I loved everything in this book and it broke my heart over and over. Clay is for sure one of my favorite authors now. That ending was so heart wrenching and honestly the whole story was a gut punch.
The whole time we're left questioning if the main character is dealing with the effects of the drugs she's taking or if she's truly being haunted.
Here's some quotes that I want to share:
"What is a ghost? Is it a shadow of our past clinging to our present? I believe it's our addictions. The habits we form that end up consuming us if we allow them to take over."
"Once it's gone, our only hope for the afterlife is that our memories remain in the hearts of those still living. Those are the vessels we inhabit. I don't know if you can find comfort in that, but that's all I hold on to."
"We need to find a better way to live with our ghosts. Ignoring them gets you nowhere. After I cleaned myself up, I realized the best way - the only way, really - to keep living is to acknowledge the past. I have to try, at least. It's the only way to co-exist now.
So I look. I acknowledge their pain the only way I can: I let them know they are seen. That they are not forgotten. I don't turn away anymore. I look at them head-on. In their eyes.
Ghost won't let us look away anymore. We have to learn to live with them. Our dead."