Going Clear's subtitle defines the book's structure. The first section pretty well covers "Everything you ever wanted to know about Scientology (and quite a lot you'd never have thought to ask)," and that begins with the rather colorful biography of its founder, the exceedingly prolific writer L. Ro...
Adult children who hate their parents just because they find that parent’s values and beliefs stupid. Sons feuding with mothers, fathers feuding with daughters, everyone feuding with their neighbors. Smug and self-satisfied do-gooders thinking themselves better than the racists while they use people...
"New York" is a well researched, wonderful inter-generational saga that spans several centuries, from the mid 1600’s until 2011. It traces the generations of several families through feast and famine, prosperity and poverty, hope and despair. Many of the characters develop and reconnect seamlessly a...
This wasn't as much fun as other books by Sophie Kinsella but it wasn't terrible, either. It seemed to have more ridiculous points than funny. I also felt more of a connection with Fliss than with Lottie, who, I think, was the main character. But, it wasn't bad, just not great.
Fascinating, terrifying, intriguing and - at times - boring. This book filled in the gaps of my knowlegdge about Scientology's founder, tenets, followers and current leaders. If it's even only 50% accurate, it paints a pretty damning picture of the current state of the church and the abuses heaped u...
Throughout history, “home” has been considered the one idealized safe haven in a dangerous world. It is supposed to be the one place that allows one to heal one’s wounds – mental, spiritual, and physical – and it is the one place filled with people who are supposed to provide unconditional love. Yet...
2.5I'm on the fence with this one. It seemed like there was almost too much drama going on. There was a kidnapping, a murdered family, a Pokemon themed gang (wth?), and victims of violence stories. It was a little much. I guess it was okay, though.
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