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Lost Boy: The True Story of One Man's Exile from a Polygamist Cult and His Brave Journey to Reclaim His Life by Maia Szalavitz, Brent W. Jeffs

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4.0

This book was pretty good. It talks about the FLDS, or the mormons who never gave up polygamy. It's told from the viewpoint of a "lost boy" or a boy who left the church. After years of sexual abuse at the hands of the prophet, Brent Jeffs grows up, leaves the church, and then sues the prophet of the church for what he has done to him. I had heard some of this story growing up, but it was interesting to hear it from the perspective of an insider to the whole thing. I'm only giving this 4 stars as opposed to 5 because there were several points in the narrative where I thought "who the hell cares?" and started skimming over whole chapters. There was enough of interest for me to say I liked this book, but not enough for me to say I loved this book. Still, I'm glad I read it, especially since it only took 3 months to get through.  
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