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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Remini doesn't hold back. Scientology is even more intense than I thought.
While this book was not nearly the Scientology-bashing book I'll fully (and a little guiltily) admit I was hoping it would be, Leah Remini writes wonderfully, has me laughing, and truly feeling sorry for the experiences she had. I hope she is in a much happier place now, and the wisdom she shares from the other side is pretty inspiring.
I flew through this book! I was curious about what it is Scientologists actually believe. Like most people I know that it is a bit out there and that a lot of celebrities are in it but I didn't know any specifics about what they do. It was eye opening to read the things they believe and are told to do in this "religion". I take the things she says about Tom Cruise with a grain of salt because she doesn't paint him well at all. This really broke my heart for all the people who can't afford to spend the money that they do or who have just invested millions of dollars into it; only to find out the people they trusted with their money weren't trying to save the plant like they were told but just buying bigger and better buildings.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
dark
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I have to admit, I wasn’t a huge Leah Remini fan. I liked her in Saved by the Bell, but I didn’t watch King of Queens. But then I discovered the Scientology show she was doing on A&E and I became a huge fan!
Hearing things from Leah’s point of view about Scientology was nice. She focuses on her guests on her show, and doesn’t talk a ton about her experiences (which I appreciate because it shows she really cares about those she’s interviewing). I didn’t know much about her backstory, or about her husband and daughter, whom she doesn’t talk about on the show.
Another interesting aspect was reading about people we’ve seen on the show. It seemed more real to me.
The writing in this book was really good. I felt like I was listening to Leah talk the whole time.
This was a good book and I would recommend it.
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Hearing things from Leah’s point of view about Scientology was nice. She focuses on her guests on her show, and doesn’t talk a ton about her experiences (which I appreciate because it shows she really cares about those she’s interviewing). I didn’t know much about her backstory, or about her husband and daughter, whom she doesn’t talk about on the show.
Another interesting aspect was reading about people we’ve seen on the show. It seemed more real to me.
The writing in this book was really good. I felt like I was listening to Leah talk the whole time.
This was a good book and I would recommend it.
Blog --> https://tvaddictedbookworm.wordpress.com/
Twitter --> https://twitter.com/tvaddictbookwm
Instagram-->https://instagram.com/tvaddictedbookworm
Great read! Definitely gives the reader an inside look into the secretive world of Scientology! I was a fan of Leah's before reading the book, especially her strong personality and "take no crap" attitude, so there were times when I found myself wanting to scream at the book and her naivete, at least until I finished reading. I definitely recommend this for anyone interested in learning a little bit about Scientology from an insider's view.