A review by mellowhello
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

This book is a little hard to follow at times (at least for me because my working memory isn’t so good) with all of the intermarriage and polygamy and jumping back and forth in time, but it is a fascinating dive into the history of Mormonism and its consistent fracturing into schisms. Although the book is largely focused on Mormon fundamentalists rather than mainstream Mormons, it provides an in-depth background on the founding of the faith and the factors that led to Utah being Mormon central. Would highly recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about it, with a big CW for some graphic violence, pedophilia and SA. 
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