Under the Banner of Heaven : A Story of Violent Faith
2 journalers for this copy...
Saved from the thrift shop to become a Bookcrossing book!
Reserved for the Dec. Seattle Bookcrossing Meetup
I gave this to my boyfriend to read. He only made it half way through and quit. He said he got the point two chapters in and felt that it was a bit much even for him (he's a crime reporter)!
Journal Entry 4 by stagecrafty at White Horse Trading Co. 1908 Post Alley in Seattle, Washington USA on Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (12/20/2005 UTC) at White Horse Trading Co. 1908 Post Alley in Seattle, Washington USA
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Released during Bookcrossing meetup
Released during Bookcrossing meetup
I picked this up at my bookcrossing meetup last night. Woo hoo! Something off of my wish list. I thought I was going to have to arm wrestle gypsywomaninred for it! Reserved for her when I'm done. :)
I have read several other Krakauer books. This one is different.
Religious fundamentalists are both scary and fascinating (in a train-wreck sort of way). Krakauer does a good job of outlining both morman and morman fundamentalist backgrounds and explaining the difference.
I found the absolute lack of any sort of rights for women especially disgusting. The use of tax money to support polygamist families - because of legal loopholes (basically) was also infuriating.
This was a disturbing book to read directly after reading Atwood's "Handmaids Tale" especially since Joseph Smith refers to his wife, Emma, as a "handmaid" in his prophecy about polygamy.
The book would be much shorter without all of the quotes from other authors' works - especially that of Fawn Brodie's biography of Joseph Smith.
You don't learn about the Lafferty boys in any sort of detail until you get about half way through the book. The book is mor or less a history of Mormonism. Not what I thought it was going to be. Only a few of the chapters actually talk in detail about the Laffertys. They remind me of Charles Manson. Creepy.
Enough with the footnotes already! I quit reading most of them about half way through the book. There were just too many - almost on every page.
Mailed to gypsywomaninred (several months ago).
I have read several other Krakauer books. This one is different.
Religious fundamentalists are both scary and fascinating (in a train-wreck sort of way). Krakauer does a good job of outlining both morman and morman fundamentalist backgrounds and explaining the difference.
I found the absolute lack of any sort of rights for women especially disgusting. The use of tax money to support polygamist families - because of legal loopholes (basically) was also infuriating.
This was a disturbing book to read directly after reading Atwood's "Handmaids Tale" especially since Joseph Smith refers to his wife, Emma, as a "handmaid" in his prophecy about polygamy.
The book would be much shorter without all of the quotes from other authors' works - especially that of Fawn Brodie's biography of Joseph Smith.
You don't learn about the Lafferty boys in any sort of detail until you get about half way through the book. The book is mor or less a history of Mormonism. Not what I thought it was going to be. Only a few of the chapters actually talk in detail about the Laffertys. They remind me of Charles Manson. Creepy.
Enough with the footnotes already! I quit reading most of them about half way through the book. There were just too many - almost on every page.
Mailed to gypsywomaninred (several months ago).
