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hmbird's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.25
this book requires you to be interested in both true crime and religion. with this highly specific audience I don't think I could recommend it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Incest, Gore, and Blood
Minor: Car accident
lydiaewinters's review
4.0
Wow. I thought I knew a lot about this story because I’d read memoirs by some people who were peripherally involved, but I had no idea. It was so much worse than I already knew.
This book was an excellently written account of the Ervil LeBaron family. It had a lot of good details about the family before Joel pronounced himself prophet and really showed a family history of instability as well as a good primer on Mormon history in general.
If you find cults or polygamy fascinating like I do I highly recommend this book. And if after that you want to read further, check out my other reviews of polygamist memoirs from this family. (And I still have two more to go!)
This book was an excellently written account of the Ervil LeBaron family. It had a lot of good details about the family before Joel pronounced himself prophet and really showed a family history of instability as well as a good primer on Mormon history in general.
If you find cults or polygamy fascinating like I do I highly recommend this book. And if after that you want to read further, check out my other reviews of polygamist memoirs from this family. (And I still have two more to go!)
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