![]() She told the audience about her experience with a ghost ship and she even told us that she wanted to go into the world of exorcism, but was denied by an expert in the field. ![]() Roach became curious over the question of life after death, and what lies on the other side, so she decided to investigate for answers. Curiosity is her driving force into writing a book for others to read, but it is a way for her to explore what she is curious about. She talked about why she wrote Spook, and even her other books her reason being her curiosity. I had the privilege of meeting Mary Roach before the Convocation even began, and she was incredibly sweet then! Then from when she set foot on stage to when she walked off, she was very open to a variety of questions from all the students in attendance. I learned about Mary Roach by first reading Spook, but then I attended the Spook Convocation on September 26th, and it offered insight on her latest book, Spook. Mary Roach definitely writes the way she speaks, with a small humorous banter and the slight tangent here and there, but she showed that she isn’t all about simply getting the research, and that she enjoyed getting the research and obtaining answers, and then making her own conclusions. My impression was that she was all about research and getting her answers, but I was pleasantly shocked. ![]() ![]() Mary Roach is a different person than what I saw from reading her book Spook. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Throughout it all Rushdie serves up his hallmark social criticism. The two stories bounce off each other in delightful ways, often matching each other character-for-character, before finally interweaving in a blockbuster ending that feels earned, even if not quite real. The crazy plot can't truly be summarized in a 500-word review, but Rushdie tells two stories simultaneously, Quichotte's quest to meet and live happily-ever-after with Miss Salma R., the aforementioned talk-show host of Indian origin, and the man writing his story, pen name Sam DuChamp, who has written only "modestly (un)successful" spy novels until he conceives Quichotte. There are mastodons in New Jersey, a talking cricket ("you can call me Jiminy") and even Oprah Winfrey has a legitimate talk-show competitor. Rushdie's so-called "magical realism" (that's lit-crit for "making stuff up in an otherwise mostly real setting") is on full display here. ![]() It does help to have an open mind, however. ![]() |