{"id":1243,"date":"2008-10-28T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2008-10-28T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2008-10-07T15:24:51","modified_gmt":"2008-10-07T21:24:51","slug":"witches-goblins-and-ghosts-oh-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/witches-goblins-and-ghosts-oh-no\/","title":{"rendered":"Witches, Goblins and Ghosts, Oh No!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Halloween is fast approaching, and of course this makes an ideal time to read some of those gory horror books. <\/span>However, if you\u2019re not a big Horror<\/span> fan (like me) you might enjoy these titles of a kinder, gentler nature.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Brida<\/em><\/a><\/strong> by Paul Coelho<\/p>\n

Well, I should\u2019ve known better. <\/span>This popular Spanish author, Paul Coelho, has written other books about witches (The Witch of Portobello<\/em> most recently) but from the title and the cover art, I guess I was expecting something different. <\/span>And, really, it\u2019s more of a light romance. <\/span>The main character, Brida, is a 21 year old Irish lass who wants to become a witch, so the story line revolves around her search and\/or efforts to become one. <\/span>There\u2019s some pulling together of Christian and spiritualist themes which I personally didn\u2019t understand, but <\/span>then, I kept reminding myself that it was a work of fiction.<\/p>\n

Mozart’s Ghost<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Julia Cameron\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As for ghosts, I\u2019m just finishing up Mozart\u2019s Ghost<\/em>, by Julia Cameron. <\/span>This, also, has turned out to be a light romantic story. <\/span>Here, the main character is Anna, a 30-something \u201cmedium \u2013medium\u201d as she calls herself. <\/span>Anna moved to New York a few years ago in part to escape the conservative Midwestern <\/span>views present in her home town of Ann Arbor, Michigan. <\/span>In order to pay the rent, she teaches school by day, but her main focus is to establish herself as a medium, someone who helps others contact recently departed loved ones (i.e. \u2013 ghosts). <\/span>When a struggling young pianist moves into her apartment building, she finds his constant practicing very distracting. <\/span>Even more disturbing, though, are the frequent intrusions she gets from Mozart\u2019s ghost, who is anxious for Anna to \u201chelp\u201d the pianist correctly interpret his complex musical compositions. <\/span>I\u2019m not going to spoil the ending for you. <\/span>Besides, as I said, I haven\u2019t finished it \u2013 yet! <\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, I really haven\u2019t read any goblin stories recently \u2013 but if you\u2019d like to recommend one, I\u2019d certainly give it a shot. <\/span>Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy these \u201cHalloween Light\u201d suggestions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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