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Summary: This was kind of an eerie book.
Review: Since my family comes from West Virginia, not too far from Point Pleasant, I thought that this would be a rather interesting book. I loved it. John Keel really summed up his sightings an accounts very well. I'd recommend this book to anyone who has interests in the paranormal of any kind. It seems to have it all: UFOs, mysterious creatures (the Mothman), poltergeist activity, ghostly activity, and psychic phenomena.
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Summary: SURREAL AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING
Review: I have never been interested in UFO literature, but decided to give this book a try. The early portions of the book are rather dry documentations of UFO sightings and other paranormal incidents. Towards the end of the book however, things pick up considerably. The author's description of events is credible and eerie. He concludes that so-called 'extraterrestrial' beings are really with us here on Earth but only perceived by those with perceptual abilities that most of us do not have. He also concludes that such beings are capable of influencing and interfering with humans. For books outside of the UFO literature that corroborate Mr. Keel's conclusions I recommend 1) The Active Side of Infinity (Carlos Castaneda), 2) Far Journeys (Robert Monroe), 3)The Path (Esmeralda Arana).
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Summary: Lame
Review: This book [stinks]. I read this book only, because I seen the preview for the movie. It jumps around from one thing to the next. John Keel is a nut, "the phone rang and nobody was there!" "That could only mean the time traveling space aliens, cause no human would be capable of calling my house and hanging up." "The CIA/FBI are out to get me" Please!!! Go see a shrink.
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Summary: "It was a dark and stormy night"
Review: John Keel's "The Mothman Prophecies" follows a usual form for ufology books: He presents a large collection of anecdotes, personal observations and experiences, mixes it with some debunking to woo the scientific mind, and throws in some ancient gods and goddesses, references to fairies, and a variety of religious "sightings". This is par for the course in this genre, and puts this reviewer in mind of Charlie Brown's standard beginning for tales, "It was a dark and stormy night."
Despite its rather disorganized and somewhat repetitive presentation (again, fairly standard for this genre), Keel relates his narrative earnestly, and he will engage your interest. Men in Black? Saucer shaped vehicles with diamond-shaped windows? "Thyroid-like eyes"? If this gets your attention, you'll enjoy "The Mothman Prophecies." The recent movie is based only loosely on Keel's research, by the way, and will fail to satisfy ufology readers.
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Summary: Ufology at its best!
Review: Usually with any book I can just jump on and write up a review as soon as I'm done reading. The Mothman Prophecies was a little more in depth to do such a thing, so it's taken me a little longer. I am one of those who has read the book and not seen the movie, so hopefully I'll give you some better insight than those who saw the movie first, then read the book. I'll give this review my best shot. This is the classic "don't judge a book by it's cover" type book. There's maybe 1 chapter on Mothman himself. There may seem to be no plot, but from what I got from the book, the plot is that Mothman was the base of the largest UFO "outbreak" in modern history. Keel goes on to describe how weird just go weirder. You must read this with an open mind in able to enjoy it. You can't start out with an open mind, and then shut it, because it'll be no good. Wait until you're done with the book before you say its trash. Certain things towards the end will perk you up. The book isn't very well organized. I am very disappointed with this. Keel has way too many witnesses in able to be doing this, and it will screw you up at times. You may want to take gradual notes while reading just so you can go back and say, "Okay, now who was Jayes again?" Keel also admits that this book was the first time that he let some information out as to techniques used, similarities in witnesses, etc. All of these things are pretty much known today, being that the book was published in 1975. As far as "proof" goes... Nobody has proof, as far as I know, that extraterrestrials are really out there. Everyone who writes books on them are using THEIR ideas/theories. To me, John Keel has some better theories than a lot of writers out there. If you want to hear plenty of accounts with UFO's and Men in Black involved, this is the book that you want. There are more stories in this book than I can even think of right now! Be sure to pick it up. Either you'll like it or you won't. ~Natalie Kilpatrick
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Summary: the mothman prophecies
Review: I thought this book was very informative to the reader. It's the first book that I have read about 'mothman' or ufos and now I am more interested in the phenomena. The content of this book is good, but I think that it could have been organized a little better. It would have helped if the author told the story in chronological order. There is not much dialog, but if you enjoy reading a book filled with desccription, then this book would probably appeal to you. Do not expect the book to be just like the movie because it's not, it goes more into detail. The book was very interesting and gave John Keel's opinion about what happened in Point Pleasant.
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Summary: X-Files meets Men in Black meets Close Encounters...
Review: If you've seen the movie, don't expect the book to be anything like it!(Which is not a new concept by far!) Although an interesting read, it's as strange as the Mothman himself, with eveything else supernatural in between! It leaves you asking yourself "What in the hell just happened?"
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Summary: Wow
Review: This book is absolutely chilling. At one point, I could only handle a couple of pages of this book at a time, as I was sitting in my living room with a darkened window behind me. Talk of Indrid Cold and "men in black", dark cadillacs, those haunting eyes, and even Keel's own interpretations/theories about the paranormal will send chills up your spine, and leave you thinking. Keel's frank writing style just adds to the reality of it all. One reviewer wrote, "Its labeled as fiction". I live quite near Point Pleasant, WV, and it is interesting to note that at the local public library, this book is shelved as Non-Fiction. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Where's the beef or Mothman in this case?
Review: There is a lot about the 60s' that for obvious reasons, I have forgotten but I do remember that there were a lot of Instamatic cameras and 8 mm movie cameras around so I guess my question is: Why are there no pictures of this thing? I believe the good people of Point Pleasant saw something as there were at least 100 reported sightings of "Mothman" and I simply cannot accept the author's statement that all those camera's that the newspeople took along failed to work for one reason or the other. The movie was excellent but then it was not based entirely on this wacky book which is written in kind of a random fashion and is not all that good in the first place. "Show me the pictures."
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Summary: poorly written nonsense
Review: The author apparently has some theory relating to unexplained phenomena, but you'll never figure out what it is from reading this book. He strings together repetitive descriptions of "unexplained" events, without coherent narrative or structure. The book is filled with ludicrous claims about what "scientists know" or "studies have shown." Of course there's no support for the claims. Don't waste your time on this book.
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