Reviews

American Messiahs: False Prophets of a Damned Nation by Adam Morris

cpullman's review against another edition

4.0

Fascinating topic and argument with solid research, but the structure of the writing and the quickness of the author’s final points detracted from the overall cohesion of the book and strength of his idea.

lela's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

2.5

This book had such a bold thesis in its introduction and epilogue but the majority of the book was just recounting historic tales with little analysis/inclusion of the thesis. There were some interesting things in here but it was a bit dry - I ended up reading mostly by audiobook because physically reading wasn't drawing me in enough.

I'm not sure what to make of the author's intent with this book either... overall I think it was well-researched and an interesting history to follow but definitely missing something

veryliterarykari's review against another edition

2.0

I got halfway through this book, and I had to DNF it. It just wasn't what I hoped it would be. I don't know if I just wasn't in the mood for it or what, but it seemed a bit dry. The title led me to believe there would be a bit more analysis about what causes the U.S. to be so rife for cults. This seemed more like a well-done research paper, it didn't capture my attention. It may be me, so I gave it to a friend. I fully disclosed my feelings

themadmaiden's review against another edition

3.0

I thought this was going to be more of an overview on False Prophets in America. Like, why they exist, the psychology around them. Turns out it was more or less a collection of stories about a few of them.

I was a bit disappointed but at least the stories were interesting. It just wasn't what I thought the book was going to be.

ingridm's review

informative medium-paced

3.0