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Communion: A True Story
Communion A True Story
Author: Whitley Strieber
ISBN-13: 9780688070861
ISBN-10: 0688070868
Publication Date: 2/1987
Pages: 299
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 18 ratings
Publisher: Beech Tree Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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18 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

jenasmiles avatar reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 110 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 10
Totally Freaked me out... Hmmm... An intelligent man to be sure. Then how can you explain....
Made me think and rethink and sit on edge.
reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 29 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
Truly horrifying, and enlightening, if you've ever been taken this book will be familiar to you, if you have an inkling that you have been taken, it will open up memories, this is not for the closed minded.
countrylane avatar reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 81 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
If you are interested in UFOs and aliens and you have not read this book, I have to wonder why! This is the best book ever written on alien abduction. Very sincere and sensibly written. It will scare the hell out you! Now that there is a US astronaut in the news claiming that aliens and UFOs exist and are regularly visiting the earth, this book is worth taking a look at. This book was a New York Times bestseller and very controversial at the time. But, maybe.......just maybe, this author is telling the truth! It gave me chills but I couldn't put it down, a very good book.
faun avatar reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Would be a good read for the right person. I found it very analytically written and a bit much to wade through. But interesting none the less.
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Helpful Score: 4
This is the creepiest book I have ever read. It was in the 90's and it had such a profound affect on me at the time that I actually had nightmare's. I loved watching scary movies my entire life...Nightmare on Elm St., Psycho, Silence of the Lambs and others and nothing ever bothered me. Communion, however, touched a nerve because for three nights in a row I'd wake up and "see" shadowy aliens hovering around the sides and foot end of our bed. This happened while I was reading the book, but as soon as I finished it, the nightmares stopped. I get the goosebumps just thinking about it!
reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 16 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Excellent Book! It's soooo cool and believable source.
dabookworm avatar reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I remember reading this book when it was first published like 20 years ago. I was up much of the night reading it, and it disturbed me so much I had to sleep with the lights on for days after. Strieber's sincerity were utterly convincing and terrifying. No other book has scared me so much, and I have read hundreds.

That said, I will be ordering it again from PBS sometime in the near future. It's been so long and I am long overdue for a good creep-out!
reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 336 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
very good read.. this is about alien abduction
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Helpful Score: 1
File Under: Ufology, Forteana

Blurb: On December 26, 1985, at a secluded cabin in upstate New York, Whitley Strieber went skiing with his wife and son, ate Christmas dinner leftovers, and went to bed early.

Six hours later, he found himself suddenly awake...and forever changed.

Thus begins the most astonishing true-life odyssey ever recorded -- one man's riveting account of his extraordinary experiences with visitors from "elsewhere" ...how they found him, where they took him, what they did to him and why...

Believe it. Or don't believe it. But read it -- for this gripping story will move you like no other...will fascinate you, terrify you, and alter the way you experience your world.

My Thoughts: This is essential reading for anyone interested in "alien abduction" phenomena or Forteana in general. Strieber's account (if it is that) was sort of a cultural springboard for ETs and the folks who claim to be probed by them. Strieber leaves his analysis of the events described in _Communion_ open-ended. Recommended.
karenbfromtennessee avatar reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 7 more book reviews
Fascinating. Read this years ago and the images have stuck with me.
12th-house avatar reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 11 more book reviews
In my opinion, if you are drawn to read this book, it is likely you've had a *strange* experience of your own, even if you cannot consciously recall anything. I was drawn to read this book, several years ago, and it really resonated with me, at some unconscious level. It is truly a classic.
ashleylovespugs avatar reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 2 more book reviews
This book was given by one of my high school teachers, he told me it would freak me out and boy was he right. Years later i still own the book and plan on reading it again in the near future. I read often and this is the only book that has truly scared me so bad to where i could not sleep at night.
reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 70 more book reviews
Loved it and it made me understand I was not alone in what I belived.
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One of the best alien abuduction novels ever written. So realistic that ist scary!!
reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 29 more book reviews
This book was VERY interesting... A true story about what is happening on our planet....A very scary thought! I couldn't put it down...
reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 1568 more book reviews
From the back cover:
On December 26, 1985, at a secluded cabin in upstate New York, Whitley Strieber went skiing with his wife and son, ate Christmas dinner leftovers, and went to bed early.
Six hours later, he found himself suddenly awake...and forever changed.
Thus begins the most astonisning true-life odyssey ever recorded--one man's riveting account of his extraordinary experiences with visitors from 'elsewhere'... how they found him, where they took him, what they did to him, and why . . .
Believe it or don't believe it. But read it---for this gripping story will move you like no other, will fascinate you, terrify you, and alter the way you experience your world.
donkeycheese avatar reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 1255 more book reviews
On December 26, 1985, at a secluded cabin in upstate New York, Whitley Strieber went skiing with his wife and son, ate Christmas dinner leftovers, and went to bed early.

Six hours later, he found himself suddenly awake....and forever changed.

Thus begins the most astonishing true-life odyssey ever recorded - one mans riveting account of his extraordinary experiences with visitors from "elsewhere"..how they found him, where they took him, and what they did to him and why.
reviewed Communion: A True Story on + 162 more book reviews
good book