Under the Banner of Heaven

sheldon_rapoza shared a tip "For me, this book is about the history of the Mormon religion. In particular, the “Fundamentalists”. As with all Krakauer books, I find them both full of information and difficult to follow. There is just so much nuance and backstory and the central theme of this book appears to be a disturbing double murder but at least half of the book is dedicated to other people. Crazy story…but again, his style of writing makes it difficult for me to follow."

olivia_huie shared a tip "This is probably one of Krakauer’s best books - it dives deeply into how extreme beliefs can lead to violent behaviors. It also goes into detail about how religions can have members break off into more extreme versions throughout history."

carli_walker shared a tip "Im not going to say much about this one. I feel like 🤯 after this book. There were parts that were hard to follow…and many parts hard to hear. It was interesting to learn about the beginnings of the Mormon religion and the offshoots of fundamentalism. I can see how it would be controversial so that’s all I’ll say about it! Lol ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"

ben_kopetti shared a tip "I just finished the Grant biography by Chernow. It was an outstanding reminder that our present national condition of being bitterly divided is hardly unique. In fact, it’s somewhat commonplace in our history. Great writing too."

kerri_k shared a tip "Honestly, Ashley, it's been years since I read this one. I actually prefer the memoirs of people who have left FLDS. There are quite a few."