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Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology - Leah Remini

4 stars

After watching her documentary series about scientology, I was interested in reading this book to get a more personal account of her life in the organization and her decision to leave. I found the book very interesting. I felt like Leah was very sincere and honest in the book, admitting to her own faults and mistakes through the years. She was also very forthcoming about both the corruption of scientology as well as the positive aspects she got out of practicing the religion and how she has been reconciling that it is OK to appreciate the good as well as condemning the bad. I thought the behind the scene look into some of her jobs in the entertainment industry were also interesting. While she did not hold back in criticizing or praising some of her co-workers or, it did not seem like she was name dropping or throwing mud. Overall, it was an entertaining read and an interesting look at how someone lost faith with their religion.