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The Doomsday Mother: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the End of an American Family
John Glatt
3.65 AVERAGE
207 reviews for:
The Doomsday Mother: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the End of an American Family
John Glatt
3.65 AVERAGE
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I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I remember when this story was all over the news. It was mind-boggling to me, as a mother, that this woman would not produce her children or keep them safe. I knew that they must be dead, and that she and her husband had done it. Chad Daybell’s ability to twist his religion into a way to get rid of people who didn’t fit his plan for his life and convince others of the validity of these plans is unbelievable. Evil perpetuated in the guise of religion is the worst kind.
I remember when this story was all over the news. It was mind-boggling to me, as a mother, that this woman would not produce her children or keep them safe. I knew that they must be dead, and that she and her husband had done it. Chad Daybell’s ability to twist his religion into a way to get rid of people who didn’t fit his plan for his life and convince others of the validity of these plans is unbelievable. Evil perpetuated in the guise of religion is the worst kind.
informative
slow-paced
I first discovered this author when he wrote about the 3 missing and found woman in my community. I was impressed by his research and unbiased account of the case. He reports the facts, keeps his opinions out of it, but writing in a way that is like reading a dry police report.
This case made me angry even when the details were scant in the media. Two children go missing in Idaho and their mother is in Hawaii celebrating her FIFTH marriage. The story centered around Lori was riveting as you try to comprehend a mother so nonchalant about the whereabouts of her children.
The viewpoint of Chad was very stilted and he is the mastermind behind the cult and brainwashing Lori you think he would have a bigger presence.
I do wish this book would of waited until the trails were completed too see what charges they are found guilty. I tend to think Lori could be the mastermind manipulative with sociopath behaviors.
This case made me angry even when the details were scant in the media. Two children go missing in Idaho and their mother is in Hawaii celebrating her FIFTH marriage. The story centered around Lori was riveting as you try to comprehend a mother so nonchalant about the whereabouts of her children.
The viewpoint of Chad was very stilted and he is the mastermind behind the cult and brainwashing Lori you think he would have a bigger presence.
I do wish this book would of waited until the trails were completed too see what charges they are found guilty. I tend to think Lori could be the mastermind manipulative with sociopath behaviors.
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informative
mysterious
medium-paced
This story is so bizarre and mind-boggling that I’d hoped the book would shed a light on what went on here. Unfortunately, it doesn’t. If you’ve seen the documentary, you’ve already absorbed everything that’s presented here. No deep dive into the cult mentality or mental illness that are at the root of the crime.
This is an insane true crime story, the culty title got me to click but the book was very focused on the crime. Extremely well done not a lot of unnecessary gore for shock value. True crime is not my thing but after this book it might be.
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#8 of beach reads 2k23. Definitely didn't do myself any favors reading this after Michelle McNamara's masterpiece.
Wow. How did I not know about this crazy true crime story so close to my home state?! This was a crazy ride from beginning to end.
This story was still in progress at the time of publication (Jan 2022). The book describes the story as getting a lot of media attention, but I had never come across it in the news. Basically this mormon woman ends up getting her brother to kill her two children, her husband, and Chad's wife. The husband/wife murders were clearly motivated so that Lori/Chad could married. The children's murders were less well motivated. Why... exactly... did Lori want them dead? I guess that is the thing with true crime, there always all the answers. The book didn't really provide a 'critical' accounting. It was written more in a pop-sci DRAMATIC accounting. There were some descriptions of the murder that were a little TOO graphic. Towards the end of the book I got tired of it. Even though my threshold for audiobooks is low, I almost didn't bother listening all the way to the end. It gave me vibes similar to "Somewhere Inside" about this IMPORTANT story that was partly IMPORTANT because it was happening to Privileged people. There is an entire podcast series "Through the Cracks" about missing black children that no one cares about - police don't try hard to find them, little to no media coverage, etc. The book did not present any awareness of how the victim's whiteness affected the story. Blah. Not recommend.