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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
22 reviews
librarymouse's review against another edition
4.0
In the author's notes at the end of this book, Jon Krakauer addresses the path his writing process took. While his end product was not what he initially intended it to be, it was enriched by the research he'd done on the history of Mormonism. Having grown up in an area with a few Mormons, but not enough for them to be the dominant social group, I'd just lumped them into the group of people from religions I was not a part of. This peek at their storied history, historic and continued racism, historic and continued sexual violence and pedophilia, and the lengths to which the current church goes to hide the past from followers gives a suspicious tilt to the religion's intentions.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Violence, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Racism, Racial slurs, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual violence
hunkydory's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, and Incest
daishaspencer's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Violence
jacksonhager's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Violence, and Misogyny
mmccombs's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Pedophilia, Violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault
laurenleigh's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Xenophobia, Rape, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Incest, Homophobia, and Colonisation
Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty
bituinthepages's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Incest
hallieknipp's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Murder, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Kidnapping
bootsmom3's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Medical content, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gore, Gaslighting, Self harm, Death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Incest, Infidelity, and Mental illness
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Miscarriage
samarakroeger's review
4.75
I am absolutely terrified of true crime and had previously read the prologue and been so freaked out I set the book aside. I’m so glad I came back to it because most of the book isn’t directly about that horrific double murder case, but instead dives into the history of the founding of the LDS Church and more recent history pertaining to Fundamentalist sects and their devotion to polygamy. All of it will make you uneasy, because violence, pedophilia, and child rape are difficult topics to read about.
I think this is Krakauer at his best. He is a very consistently solid author for me throughout the four books of his I’ve read so far.
If you are fascinated by how people can possibly believe in ludicrous-sounding religions, this is a great book for you. My fascination and curiosity with the LDS Church has been further nurtured by this book.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Genocide, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Homophobia, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism