Giving Up the Ghost: A Story about Friendship, 80s Rock, a Lost Scrap of Paper, and What It Means to Be Haunted, (Paperback)

from BlackjackNY

It took me a while to realize that this book wasn't a novel, but a memoir. I probably enjoyed the book more than most because my teenage years were similar to Mr. Nuzum's. I also think the book touches home because most people have someone in their past that they think would have made their own l...

from Jennisis

I found this memoir to be exactly what Rob Sheffield described it as: "...powerfully sad and evocative...". I was drawn into the story of Nuzum's terror, his psychiatric decline, his experience as a misfit and social outcast, but it never struck me as hilarious. It was moving, sympathetic, intrig...

from kraaivrouw

One of the best things about Giving up the Ghost is that it is not the memoir you expect. From the publisher's description it sounds like it's going to be sort of a search for information about his friend, but mostly a somewhat serious/somewhat silly romp through paranormal places. It's not that....

from MsNick

When I requested an advance reader's copy of the book, I didn't realize that Eric Nuzum's Giving Up the Ghost was a memoir. I'm typically not a huge fan of memoirs, yet I found this one to be an exceptionally candid and honest glimpse into Nuzum's difficult teen years. When other writers might ha...

from amyblue

This memoir was well-written and enjoyable. The overall theme was compelling: the author explores the meaning of being haunted, both literally and emotionally. So the memoir has two elements, the author remembering his youth and important friendships and unexplained paranormal encounters he had t...