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jo_is_lit 's review for:
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
by Leah Remini
It was great listening to the audio book. Hearing the author's words, in her strong Brooklyn accent, made the story all the more vivid. I honestly cannot imagine experiencing her story any other way.
What struck me the most is how, for Leah, Scientology was like catholicism is for any devout Catholic. She's been a member of her religion since she was 9 and never wanted to leave. She doesn't even speak against the religion until the very end. She expresses her heartbreak with her discontent and disillusionment with her faith and those running the religion. The vast majority of the book is about her life, her years in Hollywood, her romantic life and her various experiences with Scientology. But, she does tell it all - the good, bad, and the ugly. She details her interactions with Tom Cruise, being a member of the Sea Org, and the various punishments she suffered through for not being a good Scientologist. All in all, this was a fairly well written book and an engaging story.
What struck me the most is how, for Leah, Scientology was like catholicism is for any devout Catholic. She's been a member of her religion since she was 9 and never wanted to leave. She doesn't even speak against the religion until the very end. She expresses her heartbreak with her discontent and disillusionment with her faith and those running the religion. The vast majority of the book is about her life, her years in Hollywood, her romantic life and her various experiences with Scientology. But, she does tell it all - the good, bad, and the ugly. She details her interactions with Tom Cruise, being a member of the Sea Org, and the various punishments she suffered through for not being a good Scientologist. All in all, this was a fairly well written book and an engaging story.