Small, Offbeat Religion Memoirs (248 books)

This list is for non-fiction memoirs of people who grew up or spent a large period of time in a religious community considered strange, cults, or just non-mainstream by the rest of society.

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1	Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill 3.78 avg rating — 41,651 ratings score: 4,802, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 224,816 ratings score: 4,647, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Escape by Carolyn Jessop 3.99 avg rating — 46,428 ratings score: 4,429, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 68,248 ratings score: 3,892, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 10,499 ratings score: 3,381, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 76,753 ratings score: 3,065, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 4.20 avg rating — 92,553 ratings score: 2,994, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,358,352 ratings score: 2,636, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamist Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall 3.95 avg rating — 31,635 ratings score: 2,555, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Cult Girls by Natalie Grand (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 798 ratings score: 2,299, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 44,990 ratings score: 2,125, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Educated by Tara Westover (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 1,850,335 ratings score: 2,118, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Jesus Land: A Memoir by Julia Scheeres (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 19,557 ratings score: 1,655, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 64,573 ratings score: 1,337, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church by Lauren Drain 3.56 avg rating — 4,191 ratings score: 1,207, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	I'm Perfect, You're Doomed: Tales from a Jehovah's Witness Upbringing by Kyria Abrahams 3.42 avg rating — 1,831 ratings score: 1,162, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	fathermothergod: My Journey Out of Christian Science by Lucia Greenhouse (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 2,851 ratings score: 1,135, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice by Rebecca Musser (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 13,195 ratings score: 1,118, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple by Deborah Layton 4.12 avg rating — 3,997 ratings score: 942, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs 4.11 avg rating — 15,717 ratings score: 888, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie ten Boom 4.48 avg rating — 355,753 ratings score: 877, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polygamist's Wife by Irene Spencer 3.85 avg rating — 8,840 ratings score: 837, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope by Megan Phelps-Roper (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 18,878 ratings score: 766, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 48,583 ratings score: 763, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Lovely Lady She is Today by Kate Bornstein 3.94 avg rating — 3,642 ratings score: 759, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	All Who Go Do Not Return by Shulem Deen (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 6,388 ratings score: 738, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Heritage by Mary-Ann Kirkby 3.76 avg rating — 4,518 ratings score: 677, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia by Dennis Covington 3.93 avg rating — 4,554 ratings score: 675, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	His Favorite Wife: Trapped in Polygamy by Susan Ray Schmidt 3.94 avg rating — 5,363 ratings score: 673, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Cartwheels in a Sari: A Memoir of Growing Up Cult by Jayanti Tamm (Goodreads Author) 3.36 avg rating — 1,014 ratings score: 660, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Holy Ghost Girl: A Memoir by Donna M. Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 2,238 ratings score: 659, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Lost Boy by Brent W. Jeffs 3.90 avg rating — 4,227 ratings score: 656, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	I Fired God: My Life Inside—and Escape from—the Secret World of the Independent Fundamental Baptist Cult by Jocelyn R. Zichterman 4.06 avg rating — 1,268 ratings score: 606, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Prophet's Prey: My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints by Sam Brower 3.98 avg rating — 7,078 ratings score: 578, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown by Julia Scheeres (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 5,161 ratings score: 560, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood by Leah Vincent (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 3,010 ratings score: 516, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Cult Child by Vennie Kocsis (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 716 ratings score: 497, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Evolving in Monkey Town: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask the Questions by Rachel Held Evans 4.24 avg rating — 10,948 ratings score: 473, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Growing Up Amish by Ira Wagler 3.40 avg rating — 13,663 ratings score: 468, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana by Haven Kimmel 3.80 avg rating — 37,589 ratings score: 464, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home by Rhoda Janzen 3.19 avg rating — 32,582 ratings score: 461, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Book of Mormon Girl: Stories from an American Faith by Joanna Brooks 3.54 avg rating — 3,216 ratings score: 451, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	My Life in Orange by Tim Guest 3.50 avg rating — 2,566 ratings score: 447, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance: A Memoir by Elna Baker 3.61 avg rating — 7,470 ratings score: 435, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Rebbe's Army: Inside the World of Chabad-Lubavitch by Sue Fishkoff 3.97 avg rating — 644 ratings score: 377, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Daughter of the Saints: Growing Up in Polygamy by Dorothy Allred Solomon 3.83 avg rating — 1,074 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Church of Lies by Flora Jessop 3.94 avg rating — 3,064 ratings score: 362, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Confessions of a Latter-day Virgin: A Memoir by Nicole Hardy (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 1,133 ratings score: 358, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Unchosen: The Hidden Lives of Hasidic Rebels by Hella Winston 3.78 avg rating — 1,254 ratings score: 349, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Girl on a Wire: Walking the Line Between Faith and Freedom in the Westboro Baptist Church by Libby Phelps 3.74 avg rating — 639 ratings score: 314, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	All Who Believed: A Memoir of Life in the Twelve Tribes by Tamara Mathieu 4.34 avg rating — 97 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor 4.13 avg rating — 9,330 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	All the Fishes Come Home to Roost by Rachel Manija Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 814 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People by Tim Reiterman 4.32 avg rating — 2,663 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith by Martha N. Beck (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 5,022 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint by Nadia Bolz-Weber 4.33 avg rating — 13,998 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People by Nadia Bolz-Weber 4.20 avg rating — 14,205 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	In the Shadow of the Moons: My Life in the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Family by Nansook Hong 3.79 avg rating — 279 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion by Janet Reitman (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 9,569 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Foreskin's Lament by Shalom Auslander 3.88 avg rating — 6,303 ratings score: 276, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Truth Book: Escaping a Childhood of Abuse Among Jehovah's Witnesses by Joy Castro 4.12 avg rating — 294 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Polygamist's Daughter by Anna LeBaron (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 14,507 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Saving Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That's When My Nightmare Began by Alex Cooper 4.12 avg rating — 2,186 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Why I Left the Amish by Saloma Miller Furlong (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 593 ratings score: 272, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	My Fundamentalist Education: A Memoir of a Divine Girlhood by Christine Rosen 3.40 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 267, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Waiting for the Apocalypse: A Memoir of Faith and Family by Veronica Chater 3.80 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Cult Insanity: A Memoir of Polygamy, Prophets, and Blood Atonement by Irene Spencer 3.68 avg rating — 1,702 ratings score: 261, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear by Jinger Duggar Vuolo 3.61 avg rating — 51,539 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Trespassers Will Be Baptized: The Unordained Memoir of a Preacher's Daughter by Elizabeth Emerson Hancock 3.54 avg rating — 159 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Jonestown Survivor: An Insider's Look by Laura Johnston Kohl 3.23 avg rating — 133 ratings score: 253, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Crossing Over: One Woman's Escape from Amish Life by Ruth Irene Garrett 3.22 avg rating — 1,567 ratings score: 250, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Greetings from Utopia Park: Surviving a Transcendent Childhood by Claire Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 1,053 ratings score: 248, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Stories from Jonestown by Leigh Fondakowski 4.06 avg rating — 606 ratings score: 242, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Daughter of Gloriavale: My Life in a Religious Cult by Lilia Tarawa (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,976 ratings score: 240, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Shunned: How I Lost My Religion and Found Myself by Linda A. Curtis 3.89 avg rating — 825 ratings score: 228, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Hollywood Park by Mikel Jollett (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 16,625 ratings score: 226, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back by Frank Schaeffer 3.68 avg rating — 2,257 ratings score: 217, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 155,026 ratings score: 212, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life by Rod Dreher 3.90 avg rating — 2,641 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Once You Go In: A Memoir of Radical Faith by Carly Gelsinger (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 296 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Tears of the Silenced by Misty Griffin (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 26,770 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Last Year of the War by Shirley Nelson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Dating Jesus: A Story of Fundamentalism, Feminism, and the American Girl by Susan Campbell 3.43 avg rating — 428 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Born into the Children of God by Natacha Tormey (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 1,334 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Embraced By The Light by Betty J. Eadie 3.97 avg rating — 9,960 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	A Year of Living Prayerfully by Jared Brock (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 827 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Class of '65: A Student, a Divided Town, and the Long Road to Forgiveness by Jim Auchmutey (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 456 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Awake in a Nightmare: Jonestown, the Only Eyewitness Account by Ethan Feinsod 4.18 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Taking Back God: American Women Rising Up for Religious Equality by Leora Tanenbaum (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Tramp for the Lord by Corrie ten Boom 4.50 avg rating — 26,202 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller 3.90 avg rating — 118,561 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson 4.01 avg rating — 46,444 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X 4.37 avg rating — 290,746 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth 3.62 avg rating — 21,843 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Through the Narrow Gate: A Memoir of Spiritual Discovery by Karen Armstrong 4.12 avg rating — 2,247 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond by Deborah Laake 3.36 avg rating — 1,004 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Becoming Un-Orthodox: Stories of Ex-Hasidic Jews by Lynn Davidman 3.46 avg rating — 132 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama: The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution by Diane McWhorter 4.22 avg rating — 1,050 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Here and There: Leaving Hasidism, Keeping My Family by Chaya Deitsch 3.62 avg rating — 223 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Escape: My Lifelong War Against Cults by Paul Morantz 4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars