Joan S. (Yoni) reviewed Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church on + 327 more book reviews
This is the memoir of a life inside the Westboro Baptist Church from Laura Drain, whose parents cast her aside in the name of the church. I was horrified by the beliefs of the church, which is really a cult run by one family that âallowsâ others to join if it is God's will. I felt for her, as she was thrown away by her own family and shunned by the only friends she ever had. It was eye-opening to say the least. I just would have liked to learn more about her life when she moved to Connecticut - how she learned to live on her own and thrive.
