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Books : Under the Banner of Heaven |
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by: Jon Krakauer
Dewey Decimal Number: 364 EAN: 9781405032803 ISBN: 1405032804 Label: Macmillan Manufacturer: Macmillan Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: September 05, 2003 Publisher: Macmillan Sales Rank: 377956 Studio: Macmillan Editorial Review: Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Not a book for adventure-writing fans.I came to this book after "Into the Wild" and "Into Thin Air" ,both of which I enjoyed immensely. This effort is really a potted history of Mormonism , about which I don't give a dinky-do. If it wasn't for the authors style, I would have given it 1*. If like me, you like adventure/travel, stear clear of it. Rating:  - Under The Banner Of Heaven'Under The Banner Of Heaven' is written with Jon Krakauer's usual easily read and digested style and tells the story not only of the Mormon fundamentalist murder of a mother and baby in the early 1980's, but also the history of the Mormon faith. Knowing nothing about Mormons, this historical aspect of the book really added to my overall understanding of the murders (and what may have lead to them) and the two aspects of this book are weaved together perfectly. The parts about the murders are shocking and a touch distressing to read in places and the origins and development of the Mormon faith is hard to believe at times. Jon Krakauer seems to write in a measured way and doesn't seem excessively biased. A great deal of the points he makes are backed up by various Mormon texts and interviews. The extent of Mormon fundamentalism is unnerving to discover and read about and casts their self proclaimed religious superiority in a rather dubious light. This is a clear and readable account of some horrific murders and the history of the Mormon faith and it kept me engrossed the whole way through. It's not Krakauer's usual outdoor adventure type book, but it is a fascinating read never-the-less. Worth a read. Rating: - BrilliantAnother substantial nail in the coffin of religious fundamentalism. Gives the reader another perspective on those smart "elders" in black suits and ties knocking on doors. Utterly compelling and anger inducing. Rating: - A chilling story of religious fundamentalismThis book is entirely absorbing, which is no surprise coming from this fine author. There are two strands woven together throughout the book -- the shocking 1984 murders attributed to fundamentalist Mormons, and a historical perspective on the origins of the Latter Day Saints. The skillful way in which Krakauer weaves the strands together holds the reader's interest and is very effective. The book includes extensive interviews with fundamentalist Dan Lafferty, incarcerated in the Utah State Prison for the murders of his brother's wife and daughter. The interviews, along with the recounting of the murders, are chilling in their details. Just as chilling is the the historical perspective on how the polygamous fundamentalists splintered from mainstream Mormonism, claiming their religious direction to be directly received from God. The facts of this frightening phenomenon were probably not widely known before this book was published. Knowing very little about the Church of the Latter Day Saints, I came away from this book with much more knowledge about the religion. The distinction is clearly drawn between the mainstream LDS and the fundamentalist sect, giving the book a balanced feel when it could have been pure sensationalism. Krakauer seems to stand aside and let the story tell itself without interpretation or judgment; only the best writers can give that impression.
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