What I’m Reading: My Nonfiction Odyssey
I’m currently reading The Norns in Old Norse Mythology (2011) by Karen Bek-Pederson.
While I’m also a fan of comics, sci-fi, and fantasy, I’m currently on a nonfiction streak. My favorites are books about religion and mythology, history, folklore, and anything a bit strange, but you’ll often find me prowling the stacks, searching for something new.
After noticing that a lot of the more obscure nonfiction books don’t have any good reviews on sites like Goodreads, I’ve started writing my own. Here on my blog, each book review is accompanied with a public domain or Creative Commons image that I felt complemented the book.
The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist
The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist (2009) by Matt Baglio tracks an American Catholic priest, Father Gary Thomas, as he trains in Italy to become an exorcist. The book provides a fascinating look at modern exorcism in Italy and to a lesser extent America, but with a frustrating amount of inanity padding out the actual information…