Review Ghosts From Our Past: Both Literally And Figuratively: The Study Of The Paranormal Articulated By Erin Gilbert Formatted As Kindle

downloaded this book, I had hoped for humorous anecdotes, Unfortunately, they are few and far between, There are some witty oneliners, but nothing that could stop this from feeling like a textbook, Of course I would want to read this book, I was curious the second it appeared in the movie I questioned "is this a real thing" That being said, the book with its update was a enjoyable easy read.
Anyone who enjoyed the movie or has a sense of humor could enjoy this book, It's quirky and anyone who is picking it up can probably guess just about everything in between the pages, but that still doesn't deter the fun.
Musthave for GBcompletists and, dare I say it, fanfic writers, It's entertaining, and the online extras are delightful, Andrew Shaffer put more love into this than any other dozen tiein books combined, In fact, for reasons I have this in paperback, hardback, and Kindle formats, .

If I had my way, we'd also get Shaffer to do A Journey into a Portal: Catching Sight of the Other Dimension: Discovering the Undiscoverable: A Curiosity Piqued and Peaked, and/or anything with lots more contributions from Holtzmann and Patty.
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Well, this was a lot of fun,

Although this is a media tiein to the new Ghostbusters film, there has clearly been a great deal of effort put in to this book to provide as thorough a read as possible.
In fact, there were often times I had to remind myself that this was satire though if I didn't remind myself I would come upon something that made it pretty clear that this was humor.
The book is featured in the film and is supposedly written by characters Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates,

The attention to detail really makes this book, I'm not 'up' on my paranormal knowledge but some of the history in here appears to come from the history books Eleanor Sidgwick, for instance and others seem to be completely fictitious Maureen Kemp.
Not knowing what's 'real' and what's completely made up for the book or the film really keeps the read on his/her toes.


There are plenty of little gems in this book, One of my favorites is in regards to technology for ghost hunting it's a great time they say, because of scientific advancement: "some of the tools available are so advanced, they are outpacing our knowledge of how to use them.
" I laughed out loud as I read this because there is so much truth behind the sentiment, and yet, at the same time, it suggests the authors don't know how to use their own equipment.


It's pretty hard to find humor/satire that can span two hundred pages and manage to stay interesting all the way through, but this book does it.
I enjoyed this read and would suggest it for anyone interested in media tieins, paranormal, or humor,

Looking for a good book Ghosts From Our Past by Erin Gilbert and Abby L, Yates is

a quirky spoof of paranormal researchers that reads quite real but is downright funny,

I received a copy of this book from the publisher, through Blogging for Books, in exchange for an honest review, I really liked this book at first, but as it progressed I became bored,

First off, I should say I wasn't expecting much from this book at all, I knew it was a tie in with the movie, so I figured I'd read it because I loved the movie and was curious to see what the author would do with this.


Well, I was disappointed in the end, because I feel like this book was trying to be taken as a partially serious book when it shouldn't have.
I started out well. I liked the little banter that happened between Abby and Erin, It was funny and lighthearted, and enough to remind you not to take this book to seriously, As it went on though, there was none of the fun banter, and only one segment for Patty and one segment for Jillian.
And by segment, I mean one page, Thrown in as an addon piece because this was a "revised" edition, So the book took a serious turn that I did not expect or want,

I had read on the author's goodreads page that he wrote this book with kids in mind, If that's the case, I feel like kids will become bored and quit halfway through, They may be expecting a really funny book because they found the movie funny, and then get bored with this book being too serious.


I wouldn't recommend this book, and I certainly hope the author does not write the sequel as is implied at the end of this book.


There was some actually pretty interesting stuff in this book, I don't really believe in ghosts but the information on paranormal investigation throughout history was actually really interesting to read about! Ghosts from Our Past Both Literally and Figuratively: The Study of the Paranormal by Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates is a difficult book to put into a category.
If you choose it as an informational book on the Paranormal, you will probably be disappointed while it does give loads of material on the paranormal, and on those who believe in the phenomon, if you think this is going to be a scientific tome on the Paranormal the book will probably leave you shaking your head and asking, "What the hell did I just read.
" The "Literally and Figuratively" of the title is quite apt, This is a humorous and often hilarious look into ghosts and those who believe, or don't believe in them it really doesn't matter.
While I have never seen a ghost, unlike Erin, I have never discounted the existence of the paranormal, The book uses sarcasm in the extreme, and if you are a lover of sarcasm, as I am, you will love this book.
I loved the personal insights of both Erin and Abby, who are not afraid of making fun at themselves, If you like oddballs, quirkiness, off the wall viewpoints, and rebels, you will love this book, I haven't seen thew new Ghostbusters movie yet because I don't leave the house, but I think the authors of the book are probably played to a T.
Just because I watch so many Melissa McCarthy movies and I know how funny she is would sum up one of the two authors of this book.




These women have a great sense of humor and they are so smart, But I have to say some of my favorite parts of the book was in the beginning when they were younger and it led up to how they met.
They are two peas in a pod, all about ghosts and science and they are hilarious! I can't say that enough!

When Abby was telling one part of her story when she was younger, it was just great.
Her parents were going to move and she was begging them to stay behind to finish out her school year with her freinds.
She would live with her aunt and uncle but that's not what happened,

They reminded me that I didn't have any friends at my old school,
So I lost that fight and packed my boxes, My uncle gave me some tips on adjusting to a new environment, Specifically, to avoid being bullied by other girls, I should walk up to the baddestlooking girl on the first day and casually slip a shank into her side.
Perhaps it's a good thing I didn't stay behind with them



I want to know, . . the hell is this



I have been watching Ghost Hunting shows for years so I recognized every instrument they were talking about using in cases.
But, there is another part that was rather funny, Lets see if you can guess what it is:

Paratechnology Tool Kit: The Basics
Audio Recorder
Batteries
Camera
Carbon Monoxide Detector
Compass
EMF Meter
First Aid Kit
Flashlight
Ghost Trap
Infrasound Monitoring Equiptment
Ion Detector
Motion Detector
Nightvision Goggles I really want some of these
Notebook
PKE Meter
Proton Pack
Toilet Paper
WalkieTalkies
Watch

The book actually has information on all of these things but the one that I found funny was the toilet paper.


Not Technically paratechnology, but it's better to be safe than sorry, And while we're at it, don't forget to pack an extra pair of underwear,

There are actually several lists of different things in the book, There are pictures and diagrams throughout the whole book,



I found the story about the Fox Sisters very interesting,



These sisters starting talking talk a spirit that was haunting their house in, His nickname was Mr. Splintfoot and they would talk to him by asking questions and he would tap out a reply, No one could ever explain where the sound was coming from, So, you have all kinds of neat stuff like that in the book,

I rather enjoyed myself in this little walk through the paranormal world that I love so much, Just keep out those equations!

I would like to thank Blogging for Books for a print copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.


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