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A review by sde
The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice by
4.0
I listened to this book, and it was gripping. Not sure if it would be quite as much so if reading the print book. I found the earlier parts of the books more engaging than the trials because it gave you a window into the world of the FLDS church and what it was like growing up in the community, including the positive parts. But, of course, without the trial and the hard work of law enforcement, the lawyers and the witnesses, the book probably never would have been written, and kids might still be subject to the abuse.
I would like to read a narrative written by someone who was forced out of their life after the trial. To us, it seems like a horrible life that the kids were rescued from, but it must have felt disorienting at best for those who were put into foster care or whatever as a result of this activity.
It was interesting to hear how the FLDS slowly changed to become stricter and more abusive. It made me think about how things might be changing around me, but I don't notice it because it is done incrementally. (e.g. the slow taking away of rights. Perhaps this is happening in the larger society.)
I admire the author and doubt I could have gone on the stand the way she did, especially since it meant estrangement from many loved ones.
The author does a good job of describing what happened without going into gory and explicit detail. Some things are shocking and horrifying because, well, they WERE shocking and horrifying. And you get that from her general description without exploiting what happened for the reader's titillation.
I would like to read a narrative written by someone who was forced out of their life after the trial. To us, it seems like a horrible life that the kids were rescued from, but it must have felt disorienting at best for those who were put into foster care or whatever as a result of this activity.
It was interesting to hear how the FLDS slowly changed to become stricter and more abusive. It made me think about how things might be changing around me, but I don't notice it because it is done incrementally. (e.g. the slow taking away of rights. Perhaps this is happening in the larger society.)
I admire the author and doubt I could have gone on the stand the way she did, especially since it meant estrangement from many loved ones.
The author does a good job of describing what happened without going into gory and explicit detail. Some things are shocking and horrifying because, well, they WERE shocking and horrifying. And you get that from her general description without exploiting what happened for the reader's titillation.