- Mass Market Paperback: 396 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press; Reprint edition (Oct 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312983735
- ISBN-13: 978-0312983734
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,082,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Gone to be an Orb"
25 May 2002
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"Gone to be an Angel" is a popular epitaph, but if the IGHS (International Ghost Hunters Society) has its way, it won't be long before we walk through a cemetery and see a marker bearing the inscription, "Gone to be an Orb"! I would have liked Ms. Ramsland's book a lot more had she not devoted so much of it to the IGHS and its ridiculous theory that "orbs" (reflections of light off minute particles directly in front of the lens and flash of cheap digital cameras) are spirits of the dead. (Quite frankly, I cannot think of anything less appealing than dying and becoming an orb!) The book contains 300 pages and on page 296, the author finally gets around to interviewing a reputable ghost hunter who cast some doubt on the "orb" theory, but she devoted only a single paragraph--and a short one at that--to his opinions. I expected something more objective from Ms. Ramsland. This book was a great disappointment.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Flawed, but fun.
18 Oct 2002
Format:Hardcover
As a meandering, first-person tale of paranormal dabbling, this book isn't bad, although many of the people Ramsland contacts for their "expertise" are so over-the-top that they damage the credibility of parapsychology rather than bolster it.
The main problem with this book is that Ramsland ties her paranormal explorations to "Christian," a dead and supposedly sadistic vampire wannabe. Ramsland obtains Christian's ring from a psychopathic youth named "Wraith." Wraith then stalks Ramsland to get the ring back. Ramsland refuses to give it to him or get rid of it, as she feels it is her connection to the departed Christian. As all this drama unfolds, Ramsland never does the very first thing any journalist should do: verify that Christian existed. She accepts Wraith's high-gothic tale of multiple murders and psychic mayhem without a blink, yet never seems to have tried to find police records, new reports, or other vital records about Christian and his supposed victims.
Lacking any kind of hard evidence that Christian was a human on Earth, it's hard to accept her evidence of Christian as a tormented ghost in need of Ramsland's intervention. In the end, this book does nothing to prove the reality of the paranormal, but it is fun to read, if only to encounter the many unusual personalities she introduces who claim to have an in with the Other Side.
18 of 22 people found the following review helpful
rambling, fails to capture interest
23 April 2002
Format:Hardcover
I expected more from this author, who, according to the book jacket, "taught philosophy for many years at Rutgers University." There is little intellectual rigor in this rambling discourse down already well-known paths. Ramsland includes a section of "orbs" photographs taken with a digital camera, and in several places quotes camera manufacturers who say they have no explanation for the pictures. Anyone who uses a dig cam (and without making an accusation, I remind readers of Adobe Photo Shop) knows that aberrations of light do occur at times.
In short, although the topic remains fascinating, Ramsland's treatment is woefully short of originality.
In short, although the topic remains fascinating, Ramsland's treatment is woefully short of originality.
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