Reviews

Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey

eurydycja's review against another edition

4.0

Rzetelny, skrupulatny reportaż. Czasami zbyt szybko obnażający nudną prawdę. Bo to nie są tylko opisy skrzypiącego domu, ale całego zaplecza historycznego, od niewolnictwa, przez emancypację kobiet, do klasizmu.
I pewnie moja dusza uwielbiająca straszliwości nie pogardziłaby przeciągnięciem napięcia, ale druga jej połowa docenia wnikliwość i logiczne rozwiązania spraw.
Natomiast jedna rzecz przeszkadzała mi tu mocno: nie umieszczenie zdjęć nawiedzonych miejsc, o których była mowa.
Tak bardzo ich tu brakowało!

lancemama's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.0

joshort's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0

scottnap's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

njdarkish's review against another edition

4.0

A very interesting exploration on the ways that ghost stories inform and are shaped by history. Most of the information kept me very interested. I did feel that some of the referenced ghost stories didn't have enough detail-- we were given the history but not the ghost story itself in more than a couple brief lines-- but that was my only real complaint about this book. I also like that it was written with a healthy blend of skepticism and open-mindedness, acknowledging the ways that many of the stories were (falsely) shaped while also nodding to things that didn't necessarily have an easy explanation.

tristan_lince's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.5

sayoes's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

3.0

triangulartoaster's review against another edition

informative sad medium-paced

4.25

dangrous's review against another edition

informative mysterious fast-paced

5.0

I really liked this - it was super interesting to learn about all the history that spawned ghost stories, whether or not the ghost stories themselves are true/real. I love the path he took from smaller spaces to bigger ones - although it wasn't necessarily needed thematically, it was a fun journey. And, of course, the individual stories - and how they came to be - were really fascinating too. A well written, smart book, that takes a lot of our history into account

dhrachovec's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

Entertaining read with an interesting thesis.