There was little to no discussion of scientific reasoning or recordings of evidence that were taken and anyone saying they were slightly sceptical changes their mind without any challenge two sentences after. The story comes across as a messy retelling of a neighbourhood gossip rather than a biography of a factual event, making it hard to care or take even slightly seriously. Whether you believe in the paranormal/religion or not you should still be able to enjoy a well researched story about a haunting.
I very much doubt I'll be bothering with another Warren book. It's all about the mind and world view of the person/people the events are happening to. You will often find that poltergeist cases that are reported by non-practising religious people, agnostics or atheists never manifest as 'demonic'. To me, this whole case was a poltergeist manifestation that took on a religious bent because of the views of the Smurls and that was reinforced by the presence of the Warrens. If they had have sort the advice of neutral scientifically minded investigators as well this would have been a much more interesting listen. But it was so over-poweringly pushed onto the reader with no alternative explanations or theories being offered it did make the whole thing feel like a concocted tail that fit their specific world view. I knew going into this that I had to put to one side that they would try to explain everything inside of a Catholic specific context. Speaking of the story, it would be an interesting account of odd happenings with no real explanation except for the fact that everything is skewered and projected through the religious views of the Smurls and the Warrens. It's at once hilarious and distracting, completely taking you out of the story. I have seen it mentioned in other reviews but I didn't realise it would be so simultaneously laugh-out-loud funny and off-putting at the same time - it's every time the reader puts on a feminine/child-like voice for Janet and the daughters. I'll start with the most distracting thing about this book and that's the performance. Interesting Paranormal Story Skewed by an Agenda
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