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A review by tim_j_001
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini, Rebecca Paley
3.0
Way back in 1982 Battlefield Earth came out in bookstores and I was amped up to get my hands on a copy. Yes children, L. Ron Hubbard was my introduction to Sci Fi. There was a catch though, my Grandpappy insisted that he have the opportunity to read it before me. I begrudgingly handed over my copy knowing it would be at least a week before I'd get the book back. And the new book smell would likely be completely gone. What the hell was this? I was almost 12! I had read Helter Skelter and nobody batted an eye.
Many years have passed since I read of Jonnie's rebellion against Terl and the Psychlos and I have learned some things. One of those things I recognize now is that my old Grandpappy knew a few things. I don't recall anything in Battlefield Earth designed to indoctrinate readers and I am not generally, indoctrinable. It's the thought that counts though.
Indoctrinable? Is that even a word?
Anyway, Ms. Remini writes in an endearing and straightforward manner. I never read any of the articles about her departure from Scientology. I was surprised to learn that she was brought into the organization through her mother before she was a teenager, that she dropped out of school in the eighth grade, and that she used to have a mullet.
Scientology appears to be just a way to rob people blind. Generally speaking, I believe that people should do whatever makes them happy, as long as they don't hurt other living creatures and truly try to make the world a better place. Scientology doesn't meet those qualifications, at least not based on what I've read here. I try to keep an open mind but I could never be part of an organization that discourages one's right to question.
I didn't need Leah Remini to tell me anything about Tom Cruise though. That whole jumping on the couch thing on Oprah speaks for itself.
Many years have passed since I read of Jonnie's rebellion against Terl and the Psychlos and I have learned some things. One of those things I recognize now is that my old Grandpappy knew a few things. I don't recall anything in Battlefield Earth designed to indoctrinate readers and I am not generally, indoctrinable. It's the thought that counts though.
Indoctrinable? Is that even a word?
Anyway, Ms. Remini writes in an endearing and straightforward manner. I never read any of the articles about her departure from Scientology. I was surprised to learn that she was brought into the organization through her mother before she was a teenager, that she dropped out of school in the eighth grade, and that she used to have a mullet.
Scientology appears to be just a way to rob people blind. Generally speaking, I believe that people should do whatever makes them happy, as long as they don't hurt other living creatures and truly try to make the world a better place. Scientology doesn't meet those qualifications, at least not based on what I've read here. I try to keep an open mind but I could never be part of an organization that discourages one's right to question.
I didn't need Leah Remini to tell me anything about Tom Cruise though. That whole jumping on the couch thing on Oprah speaks for itself.