Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

Jon Krakauer

399 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history religion true crime challenging dark informative slow-paced
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This extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America's isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities, where some 40,000 people still practice polygamy. Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt La...

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informative 91%
dark 73%
challenging 44%
sad 33%
reflective 30%
tense 23%
emotional 17%
mysterious 7%
adventurous 3%

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medium 46%
fast 6%

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