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A review by melissasbookshelf
The Believer by Stephanie Black
4.0
Really enjoyed this dystopian novel. The story is set in New America (a portion of the U.S. that has been sectioned off to prevent civil war). In New America, religion has been banned and anyone caught with religious materials is subject to police interrogation and potentially death. When Ian Roshek, a young history professor begins to study the history of the United States and gets ahold of a Book of Mormon, he begins to question the validity of New America and the propaganda he is forced to teach. When he stops the beating of a young woman caught with subversive materials, he is soon placed in a position where he has to decide what he believes and what he is willing to do about his beliefs.
This book laid out great themes of the individual versus the collective, and can a moral society exist without the underpinnings of religion. There was plenty of action and twists and turns, though more psychological than violent. While this is geared to an LDS audience, the themes and persecutions experienced could pertain to any religion. Really like this author and can't wait to read the sequel The Witnesses.
This book laid out great themes of the individual versus the collective, and can a moral society exist without the underpinnings of religion. There was plenty of action and twists and turns, though more psychological than violent. While this is geared to an LDS audience, the themes and persecutions experienced could pertain to any religion. Really like this author and can't wait to read the sequel The Witnesses.