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Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
by Leah Remini
This is a fast read thanks to the same grotesque curiosity that leads us to rubberbeck at bad highway accidents.
Obviously you're not reading literature here; rather, it's an autobiography on Remini's life, which includes her religion (Scientology), and her career. I estimate this book is about 2/3 Remini's Scientology experience, and 1/3 her Hollywood life.
I was horrified at the craziness sold in the Scientology cult, as described by Remini. Sure, what I learned if it in this book is one-sided, but, duh...it's an autobiography.
One thing unanswered in the book that I'm still curious about is the cross that Scientology uses as part of their logo. Where in Scientology is Jesus? I mean, the cross simply represents one thing in a predominantly Christian-based society, which Scientology is based predominately in the US. So, where is Jesus brought into this Scientology "religion"? ...because of all Remini discusses, no Jesus and no God exists, save for humans who are possibly/perhaps occasionally revered as gods- LRH & Tom Cruise.
Another reason it read so quickly for me was the voice and tone - very conversational and blunt, with a touch of naïveté behind it all. ...which is a lot like how I am, so I felt like a friend was telling me her story.
Obviously you're not reading literature here; rather, it's an autobiography on Remini's life, which includes her religion (Scientology), and her career. I estimate this book is about 2/3 Remini's Scientology experience, and 1/3 her Hollywood life.
I was horrified at the craziness sold in the Scientology cult, as described by Remini. Sure, what I learned if it in this book is one-sided, but, duh...it's an autobiography.
One thing unanswered in the book that I'm still curious about is the cross that Scientology uses as part of their logo. Where in Scientology is Jesus? I mean, the cross simply represents one thing in a predominantly Christian-based society, which Scientology is based predominately in the US. So, where is Jesus brought into this Scientology "religion"? ...because of all Remini discusses, no Jesus and no God exists, save for humans who are possibly/perhaps occasionally revered as gods- LRH & Tom Cruise.
Another reason it read so quickly for me was the voice and tone - very conversational and blunt, with a touch of naïveté behind it all. ...which is a lot like how I am, so I felt like a friend was telling me her story.