1 out of 4 stars
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Place 33: Secrets of Universal Truths Revealed Through Hypnotic Channeling chronicles the author's journey into the afterlife via hypnosis. Author Sherilyn Bridget Avalon begins her spiritual journey when she takes on a graphic design job for an indoor skydiving facility. There, she meets Sterling, a janitor who has a deep connection to the spiritual realm. Together, they ride on the "Elevator of Enlightenment" to different dimensions.
While definitely a unique concept, Place 33 is a jarring, disjointed read that is very difficult to follow. I do consider myself a spiritual person, and I don't hold any strong opinions about hypnosis, so I can confidently say that my conclusions do not stem from a lack of belief. I wanted to enjoy this book, but Place 33 leaves much to be desired.
Foremost, this book is in great need of re-editing. At the beginning of the book, Ms. Avalon thanks her editors, but the enormous number of errors throughout this book made me doubt their merits. There are a great number of missing or incorrectly placed commas, many cases of dialogue without quotation marks (which led to some confusion), and a smattering of punctuation errors. But the most glaring oversight is the constant shift between first and third person point-of-view. The author switched frequently between the first and third person perspectives, which was an enormous distraction throughout the book.
Place 33 also falls short in overall narration. The book switches settlings abruptly, and there were times when I had trouble figuring out the author's physical location. The scenes that played out in the spiritual realm were understandably abstract, but the author used many words and phrases to describe these events that I did not comprehend. Ms. Avalon seems to be quite knowledgeable about many different religious doctrines, and I couldn't help but feel that this book was filled with a lot of otherworldly jargon. I would have appreciated some expansion on some of the topics, or perhaps the inclusion of a glossary for easy reference.
I also had trouble sympathizing with the author as a person. To be honest, Sherilyn came across and flat and underdeveloped. Details about her life were scant, or sometimes revealed a bit too late. I just could not connect to her, and I felt similarly about the other characters within the book.
Place 33: Secrets of Universal Truths Revealed Through Hypnotic Channeling has many shortcomings, and unfortunately I can only rate it 1 out of 4 stars at this time. Those who are interested in hypnosis may find the subject matter of this book interesting, but I cannot recommend it to anyone in its current state.
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Place 33, Secrets of Universal Truths Revealed
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