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rosy1912 's review for:
Under the Banner of Heaven
by Jon Krakauer
3.5 stars.
Quite engaging well written book to read and finished it quite quickly. As an ex Mormon the historical stuff about the church was educating although I knew quite a bit already. I think how religious people turn to fundamentalists can happen in any religion so it’s not purely a Mormon phenomenon. How much can you blame the LDS church for people taking the stick off to the deep end to fundamentalism I don’t know. I think this is the books weakness. The LDS church does have a bizarre history one that I’m glad to no longer be a part of but whether or not they can be blamed for what happened with the killings I’m not sure. The author does make you think about things so a worthwhile read for that reason alone
Quite engaging well written book to read and finished it quite quickly. As an ex Mormon the historical stuff about the church was educating although I knew quite a bit already. I think how religious people turn to fundamentalists can happen in any religion so it’s not purely a Mormon phenomenon. How much can you blame the LDS church for people taking the stick off to the deep end to fundamentalism I don’t know. I think this is the books weakness. The LDS church does have a bizarre history one that I’m glad to no longer be a part of but whether or not they can be blamed for what happened with the killings I’m not sure. The author does make you think about things so a worthwhile read for that reason alone