Book description
Communion is the iconic classic in which Whitley Strieber describes his 1985 close encounter experiences. This book, which fundamentally changed the way we understand close encounters and alien abductions, is presented here with a new introduction by the author.
The message of Communion, that something unknown is really happening toâŚ
Why read it?
2 authors picked Communion as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I highly recommend this book because it is one of the most influential and thoughtâprovoking books ever written on the UFO phenomenon, blending personal experience with cultural impact.
Strieber recounts his chilling encounters with mysterious âvisitorsâ in vivid detail, describing moments of paralysis, lost time, and hypnotically recovered memories that challenge the boundaries between dream, reality, and the unknown. His narrative is not just about alien abductionâit's about confronting the limits of human understanding, exploring whether these beings are extraterrestrial, interdimensional, or something entirely different.Â
I am an experiencer myself. Although our stories are very different, I can say thatâŚ
From Marvin's list on exploring UFOs and alien topics.
Over the thirty-odd years since its publication, Strieberâs haunting story of his own encounters with strange creaturesâperhaps from outer space, perhaps from another layer of reality, perhaps from his own mindâhas become the most popular and profound first-person account of alien encounters in modern American culture.Â
This is in part due to Strieberâs prose, both fevered and fiercely precise. He was a successful horror novelist before producing this book, and whether one believes he is simply continuing his trade here or not, his story is compelling, terrifying, philosophical, and deeply disorienting.
From Matthew's list on understanding the UFO phenomenon.
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On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argueâŚ
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