Corey Taylor - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Heaven
From Slipknot and Stone Sour front man Corey Taylor comes this Sunday Times Bestseller book for atheists (or religious people with a sense of humour).
Taylor has not just accomplished a vastly entertaining collection of ghost stories, but an intelligent blend of memoirs and the relationship between the supernatural and it's paradoxical sister - Faith. His second attempt at authorship (his first being the similarly successful Seven Deadly Sins) is a smart yet (borderline) respectful way of dissecting religion and it's many shortcomings in the dirty, humorous but relativity eloquent manner that is to be expected.
As aforementioned, this book is not for the light-hearted (by that I mean the religiously ignorant). Taylor referencing infamous biblical events in such a way: from "Noah and his weird cruise ship" to "Jesus and his magical fruit punch trick and walking across ponds". Also my personal favorites, he describes God as an "ancient, invisible stalker" and the "original paranormal activity" and his childhood Sunday-Church-going as "doing time in the holy holding pen"; demonstrating his terrifically sarcastic tone.
Taylor has not just accomplished a vastly entertaining collection of ghost stories, but an intelligent blend of memoirs and the relationship between the supernatural and it's paradoxical sister - Faith. His second attempt at authorship (his first being the similarly successful Seven Deadly Sins) is a smart yet (borderline) respectful way of dissecting religion and it's many shortcomings in the dirty, humorous but relativity eloquent manner that is to be expected.
As aforementioned, this book is not for the light-hearted (by that I mean the religiously ignorant). Taylor referencing infamous biblical events in such a way: from "Noah and his weird cruise ship" to "Jesus and his magical fruit punch trick and walking across ponds". Also my personal favorites, he describes God as an "ancient, invisible stalker" and the "original paranormal activity" and his childhood Sunday-Church-going as "doing time in the holy holding pen"; demonstrating his terrifically sarcastic tone.
Throughout the book there are nice interjections of philosophizing, Taylor raising brave questions such as - "What is religion" and "why atheists are the way we are". These points break up the vivid and humorous anecdotes and recollections of Taylor's paranormal experiences - most of which never fail to scare and adds an intelligent fluidity to the overall piece.
There are also attempts of justification using science to explain some things that are discussed. Going to show that this is not some doctrine (pardon the irony) that has an aim to brainwash and manipulate people into believing in the supernatural. But the beliefs and subjective opinions of one man.
If you have a vivid imagination (like myself) I would highly advise against reading this book at night. With most horror films you can just about get over what you've witnessed by repeating to yourself "it's just a film!" However, this is a true documentation of true events (whatever you believe)that happened to this man. Even myself - someone who has the same relationship with ghosts as they do with religion- a disbeliever, was partially turned by this book. It 100% got the mere notion and idea of a spiritual post-death being's existence etching into my mind.
I have to admit, I did get particularly paranoid about halfway through the book, as semi-strange occurrences began to happen as soon as I started reading it. Our washing machine broke (yeah.. maybe not that weird but still). The sound on my laptop would randomly decide not to work (not an earphone nor water damage problem in contrast to popular belief).
But all that aside one thing happened that really messed me up -I was sitting in the living room with the book propped up against the sofa and as I was reading mid sentence THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF.
Like, they just switched off not because the bulb had ran out, they just turned off...
WEIRD.
There are also attempts of justification using science to explain some things that are discussed. Going to show that this is not some doctrine (pardon the irony) that has an aim to brainwash and manipulate people into believing in the supernatural. But the beliefs and subjective opinions of one man.
If you have a vivid imagination (like myself) I would highly advise against reading this book at night. With most horror films you can just about get over what you've witnessed by repeating to yourself "it's just a film!" However, this is a true documentation of true events (whatever you believe)that happened to this man. Even myself - someone who has the same relationship with ghosts as they do with religion- a disbeliever, was partially turned by this book. It 100% got the mere notion and idea of a spiritual post-death being's existence etching into my mind.
I have to admit, I did get particularly paranoid about halfway through the book, as semi-strange occurrences began to happen as soon as I started reading it. Our washing machine broke (yeah.. maybe not that weird but still). The sound on my laptop would randomly decide not to work (not an earphone nor water damage problem in contrast to popular belief).
But all that aside one thing happened that really messed me up -I was sitting in the living room with the book propped up against the sofa and as I was reading mid sentence THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF.
Like, they just switched off not because the bulb had ran out, they just turned off...
WEIRD.
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