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The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice
M. Bridget Cook, Rebecca Musser
4.01 AVERAGE
311 reviews for:
The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice
M. Bridget Cook, Rebecca Musser
4.01 AVERAGE
challenging
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emotional
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slow-paced
Interesting if occasionally disjointed, overall a fascinating look at the life of one former FLDS woman. I was especially interested in the latter half where she talks about the work she did with the Texas Rangers.
I have conflicting feelings about this memoir. I really admire the courage and determination of the author and am very grateful for everything she’s done. That doesn’t stop me from feeling like the general tone of this work is a little on the sanctimonious side. I think a large part of it is me being ex-Mormon and largely atheist, still working through a lot of my own pain from my religious upbringing, but her so often speaking about god and her spiritual experiences irked me, along with the permissive attitude she held toward FLDS families as a whole. That in combination with the heavy focus on her own achievements just didn’t really sit well with me. Her accounts of working with Texas law enforcement were harrowing and I really respect her work, though.
My obsession with the FLDS continues. This was closer to a 3.5 Stars. I liked that this one spent time talking about the legal issues and the raid. It's a side of the story I haven't read in a FLDS memoir yet.
This book really got into the evidence and further trials of Warren Jeffs. I have seen a book supposedly by her brother that refutes what she says, which is interesting in concept because he was one of the first to help her when she left the FLDS so I'm confused about that.
I would have enjoyed it more with a different audio narrator.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking
Moderate: Pregnancy
Interesting memoir. This was written with compassion for the FLDs while holding contempt for Warren Jeff's and his minions. It was an interesting dichotomy.