“About the Mormon culture. True story. Creepy”
Penny K wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Scary as far as content, difficult to read quickly, more like a study book”
Lucy M wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“From the perspective of someone who wants to understand more about the settlement of the American West (and Utah in particular), this is certainly an interesting book and would be an enjoyable read for those whom are critical of organized religions in general. As Krakauer comments in his final chapter ("Author's Notes") what makes the Mormon religion interesting to study is that it was formed during an era of record keeping and documentation as opposed to the ancient religions (Judaism, Christianity, etc.). Were one to extrapolate the heavily documented Mormon foundations in order to understand the creation of other religions, it could give us a whole new interpretation of the origins of the ancient faiths.”
James H wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book is fucked up.”
Wurm wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I learned a lot about the Morman religion. Very well documented information”
Comic Mom wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“An interesting overview of the history of the Morman Church in America and the radical fundamentalist offshoots that practice polygamy.”
Marvin S wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I don't like to speak too much about politics and religion, but this book is an eye opener. ”
Ed wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Wow! Krakauer can write! This is a sad story of religion gone very wrong!”
Kathleen H wrote this review Saturday, October 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No