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Jesus Land: A Memoir
 

Jesus Land: A Memoir

by Julia Scheeres

The memoir the New York Times Book Review called "heart-stopping and enraging" and about which Entertainment Weekly raved "Jesus Land will break your heart and mend it again"
Sinners go to: HELL. Rightchuss go to: HEAVEN. The end is neer: REPENT. This here is: JESUS LAND.
Julia Scheeres stumbles across these signs along the side of a cornfield while out biking with her... (read more)

Top tags: memoir,  religion,  coming of age,  child abuse,  racism (all tags)

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Rachel G
  • Rated 5 stars

“THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE!!!!!!

i know thats a cheesy line but i LOVE this book!
i saw this book and i had just gotten back from what i call "jesus camp" aka Camp High Harbour.

well i picked it up and i just couldn't put it down!! i was hypnotized!
my cousin had been sent to a ranch in tenn. to try to get him out of the drugs and alcohol stage of life. for he did a lot of bad things.

and when she got sent away it made me think of where he is. like how...”

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  • Rated 4.097778 stars
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  • Rated 4.833333 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Tamara Doehring

    tamara doehring said:

    “This is an excellent read. Julie Scheeres does not stray from some disturbing realities of religious fanatics.”

    posted Monday, July 14 2008
  • chelsea k

    chelsea k said:

    “anyone know any good memoirs.... funny abrasive.. a cut above the rest..”

    posted Saturday, July 12 2008
  • Amber

    amber said:

    “ok so i found this book in the christian section of barnes and noble and i went with my school cuz we get mainly a free book and i couldnt find one and i thought this looked good...im not finished, but its pretty messed up and it has nothing to do with christianity other than the mom claiming to be a christian.”

    posted Saturday, May 17 2008 ( | view 3 replies )
  • AudreytheGreat

    audreythegreat said:

    “I want to read this one. ”

    posted Friday, October 5 2007
  • joshmchugh

    joshmchugh said:

    “y”

    posted Friday, May 11 2007
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