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A review by andmingmingtoo
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
This book sets itself apart from most other "true crime" by going beyond the who+what+where+when to ask why-- instead of just focusing on one tragedy, this book asks how the setting and history surrounding what happened led to it occurring.
(Also bonus points to this book for making me hyperfixate on mormonism. It's so hard to explain to my friends that I'm having a mormon phase but not in a religious way, it's in a learning about neat history way)
(Also bonus points to this book for making me hyperfixate on mormonism. It's so hard to explain to my friends that I'm having a mormon phase but not in a religious way, it's in a learning about neat history way)
Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Incest, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, and Rape
Moderate: Confinement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism
Minor: Deportation, Homophobia, Cursing, and Alcohol
The main case in this book involves the murder of a woman and her baby . There's also a lot of discussion around religious fundamentalism, which includes religiously-motivated murders and religiously-sanctioned child brides