Escape by Carolyn Jessop, Laura Palmer
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Book Reviews of Escape
Book Review: Interesting tale, bad writing
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall the story is interesting. As someone who is interested in learning about what really goes on in extremist religions I found story itself to be interesting enough to hold my interest. I must say the the writing level really cripples its effectiveness. Overuse of "but" and "and" at the beginning of sentences and even paragraphs distracted me; it felt very cut and dry. I am not aiming to disrespect this woman or her struggle, but she isn't a writer. The story lines were also very disorganized. Quite often statements or ideas would be repeated and rephrased. The editor of the books fell short on picking out a lot of inadequacies.
If you're not someone who's easily troubled by writing level, it's a very compelling view into the world of a woman trapped in FLDS society who managed to escape.
Book Review: Very Interesting
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed reading this book. It was very interesting to see how the FLDS changed over time with Rulon and then Warren Jeffs gaining power. It seemed to me that Warren was much more interested in attaining money and power for himself and building a close knit group of men to do his bidding than being a spiritual leader. He used the young girls as pawns, which didn't really seem to happen before. At least as far as Carolyn, knew. I also thought it was really interesting how Carolyn's whole view of the religion she believed so deeply in could be changed by two men- Warren Jeffs and Merril Jessop... the two most powerful men in the group.Book Review: Unforgettable Memoir
Summary: 4 Stars
Escape was an unforgettable and haunting recounting of Carolyn Jessop's first 34 years as a member of a radical polygamist cult. I gave it only 4 stars because of a couple of discrepancies and repeating of facts in the book.
It blew my mind to read his book, as I never knew how bad some of these cults were. The women and children (with some exceptions) are little more than slaves and the entire group is brainwashed.
Carolyn's bravery in leaving the cult with her children is amazing. To do that took tremendous courage, and it helped get the cult leader in jail.
Book Review: A Remarkable Woman
Summary: 4 Stars
Carolyn Jessop is a remarkably strong woman who has endured many life altering experiences. She came from a family with a devout faith and grew to the realize that faith had changed and was detrimental to her and her children. She needed to take a stand for the preservation of their lives. We read this for our book club and discussed the many facets of her life that shaped her character so that she could find the fortitude to do what she felt was the right thing to do. It was a hard book to read for some but one that was riveting. It brought many insights to the discussion.Book Review: truly stranger than fiction!
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a fascinating read - it was a scary read in regards to how indoctrinated the cult was into a belief system that was ever changing - a belief system in which young people knew nothing else because of their increasing isolation - I would so be interested in a follow up book by Carolyn, a few years from now - I completely recommend this book to others.