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Worldly: How NOT To Escape A Cult
A fast-paced and provocative story told in a humorous voice. Jason is raised in a deeply religious town in Amish country, Pennsylvania. At a young age he finds he is different than the other children at public school and he is to be no part of their world. Despite being isolated from possible friendships he finds himself in precarious situations as he is sent to preach to those same people's doorsteps. As he struggles to come of age under the veil of a enormously strict cult, curiosity pulls him farther away from blind faith in the Jehovah's Witness religion called "The Truth" which creates a turmoil that sends him running away from home before adulthood. Jason loses his family but gains new friends in the forbidden world, along with experiences that lead him across several United States to experience drugs, sex and punk rock. A lifetime of experience in thirty years, this journey will teach a lesson fit for modern times of how truly damaging religion can be... and theorize what it all means.
422 pages, Paperback
Published July 29, 2018
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August 17, 2018
I enjoyed reading this book. It took me a few days but I feel it was time well spent, which you can't always say about a KU book.
It was insightful and I related well to some of the stores, like the part about 9/11 since I believe (from reading) that the author and I are about the same age. If you think you had a shitty experience growing up read this book and you will probably feel better about yourself. If you really did have a shitty experience growing up, read this book and relate to the stories.
On the downside, I do think the last 10% or so of the book got a little ranty. Perhaps the author sat down and wrote that part all at once and the emotions took over. Notice I said ranty and not preachy. I felt that it could have been shortened down and still held the same effect as I found myself skipping over a few of the lines.
Overall, highly recommended read.
It was insightful and I related well to some of the stores, like the part about 9/11 since I believe (from reading) that the author and I are about the same age. If you think you had a shitty experience growing up read this book and you will probably feel better about yourself. If you really did have a shitty experience growing up, read this book and relate to the stories.
On the downside, I do think the last 10% or so of the book got a little ranty. Perhaps the author sat down and wrote that part all at once and the emotions took over. Notice I said ranty and not preachy. I felt that it could have been shortened down and still held the same effect as I found myself skipping over a few of the lines.
Overall, highly recommended read.
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