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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
I read this book in 2 days, once I got started it was difficult to put down. Jessop's time in the FLDS community was disturbing in so many ways, and I simply couldn't put it down until I knew how she worked her way out of it. However, I also believe that the book must be read with a grain of salt, as it is her unique experience as a the wife of one of the more powerful men in the community and may not necessarily represent the life of the average wife. However, what she writes paints a disturbing picture of the lives of FLDS women and children. It really makes you wish you could do something to the help the people who do want to get out.
Wow. What a rollercoaster. It made me want to scream! I want to go rescue every woman and child in the FLDS cult. It was a rollercoaster of emotions. I was mad, frustrated, sad, depressed, angry, scared. . .but couldn't get happy until the very end!! Whew! I definitely recommend reading this one!
Simply amazing, many have give this book low start ratings for some really stupid reasons but don't let that stop you from reading it. This book documents a lifetime of brain washing, abuse and life inside a FLDS cult. It's gripping and heart wretching, you are feeling all the shame and fear along with the author.
3.5
Horrific and raw account of institutionalized domestic abuse against women and children.
FBI appropriately compared this sect to Taliban.
Horrific and raw account of institutionalized domestic abuse against women and children.
FBI appropriately compared this sect to Taliban.
It just blows my mind how crazy people are.
I've always been interested in the topic of these religious cults and polygamy. I have watched countless documentaries and, obviously, I have watched Sister Wives.
It's just so bizarre to me that religion is taken to an extreme like that. What really had me hooked was the fact that this is all in her own point of view. All the terrible things that she went through and the strength she had to persevere... It was heartbreaking to read.
I've always been interested in the topic of these religious cults and polygamy. I have watched countless documentaries and, obviously, I have watched Sister Wives.
It's just so bizarre to me that religion is taken to an extreme like that. What really had me hooked was the fact that this is all in her own point of view. All the terrible things that she went through and the strength she had to persevere... It was heartbreaking to read.
Outstanding. This is a bio about Carolyn Jessop who fled the FLDS 'compound' with her eight kids. She (well, her husband) had close ties to the infamous Warren Jeffs. It was fantastic. Her writing really drew me in. To the point where I was subconsciously mad at my own husband, purely for being a man. (Im over that now). I was told she has written a 2nd book, I can't wait to check it out!
This book could have been so much better, had her ghost writer completely rewritten it. Kudos to Carolyn for being so brave, no kudos to your editor.
I couldn't put this book down. It's hard to think that this is still happening in the United States. She leaves nothing out about what happened to them and opens your eyes to the way she lived for so long.
Devastatingly sad. If even one third of this is an accurate portrayal of this group, then I'm horrified that more hasn't been done to stop the cycles of abuse.
A harrowing account of polygamous LDS tradition from the inside. Carolyn Jessop escapes with eight children in tow and manages to begin a new life with safety and love. The details from inside the FLDS community are explicit and terrifying. This is a necessary story to tell; this practice needs to be stopped. The bravery of Ms. Jessop should be universally heralded.