Nevertheless 12-year-old Jake was a character I could really relate with his irrational fears of the otherworldly, self-consciousness about his weight, and insecurities around others were poignant reminders of my own experiences around that age. The Ghost Club and mystery around Uncle Calvin are a good catalyst for the events that take place, but these elements were a little more secondary to the plot than I expected going in. Paranormal explorations and intrigue lends a particular flavour to the book, but by and large it is much more of a coming-of-age story about Jake. During this life-changing summer Jake discovers that this club is unearthing something more horrible buried in his uncle’s past, something that has been kept from him all his life. It was organised by his eccentric uncle Calvin to explore the supposedly haunted places of the city. In this novel Jake recounts when he was twelve years old living in his home town of Niagara Falls-or Cataract City, as the locals called it-and the summer of the Saturday Night Ghost Club. He even paints himself as nothing more than a glorified mechanic he can help treat a physical malady like a tumour, but the deeper workings of the mind and memory are a mystery even to him. Neurosurgeon Jake Baker knows that the brain is a much more complex organ than we realize. The Saturday Night Ghost Club is the latest fiction novel by Canadian author Craig Davidson.
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