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Books Worth Reading
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Autobiographies/Biographies
Thrillers/Drama
Autobiographies/Biographies
I love to read about people and their experiences.
This book is just one of the many harrowing accounts of how women in the FLDS have to make hard decisions to save their children. I have an interest in cults and religion so this was an interesting read. It also proved that women are stronger than th...
Escape: A Memoir
This was a good read but I had to take some breaks while reading it. I get very emotional when it comes to injustices and this book highlighted some gross injustices in the medical system against women, family legacy, and lack of consent. Even so, He...
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, (Hardcover)
Another FLDS escape story but from the daughter of FLDS Warren Jeffs. Rachel Jeffs story is unique because she was considered FLDS royalty and no one would have thought she would ever escape. It also highlights the horrors she endured behind closed d...
Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and My Father, Warren Jeffs
This is a fantastic story about how the author, Deborah Feldman, escaped the Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism from Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She details all the rituals the Satmar Jews followed such as the arranged marriages, the sole responsibilities of...
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
Thrillers/Drama
Books that have a lot of good suspense and twists and turns.
I love a good legal thriller. This book starts of with with a quick surprise and showcases the family dynamics and drama that come with a reading of a will. Its main character is a lawyer who is fresh out of rehab and goes on an excursion that is rid...
The Testament: A Novel
Another great legal thriller. This book takes place in the South in Mississippi. It involves Willie Clayton uncovering details of crimes and ruffling feathers. This leads to a set of jurors dieing one by one that served on a specific court case that ...
The Last Juror: A Novel