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Book Reviews of Leaving the Saints : How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith

Leaving the Saints : How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith
Leaving the Saints How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith
Author: Martha Beck
ISBN-13: 9780307335999
ISBN-10: 0307335992
Publication Date: 4/25/2006
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 26 ratings
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Book Type: Paperback
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Grnemae avatar reviewed Leaving the Saints : How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith on + 451 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I was prepared to read a scathing expose. That is not what this book is about - rather it is the heart wrenching tale of one woman's journey to overcome deep set religious dogma and abuse in her life. A journey to a faith not linked to any one religion was a difficult and dangerous trip for Ms Beck. While this is the story of a woman raised as a Mormon, this could have been a woman from any organized religion making the same realizations and decisions in her life. This is a haunting story that once started is hard to put aside.
MyLikeIt avatar reviewed Leaving the Saints : How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith on + 450 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Beck writes with unusual candor and humor. I found myself in tears at the end of the book, as Beck describes her deep love for those she's left behind without regret. A poignant call to healing and joy. Recommended.
SuzanneB avatar reviewed Leaving the Saints : How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith on
Helpful Score: 2
Interesting recollection of a painful LDS past and a new spiritual journey. Kudos to the author for leaving the cult-like LDS patriarchy and finding a role for herself in the "outside" world. Hard to believe that the secrecy within the LDS is so well-guarded that the author has feared for her own life after telling her story. Definitely worth the read.
stocktonmalonefan avatar reviewed Leaving the Saints : How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith on + 58 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book was very easy to read and believable. I found it very interesting to read about some of the rules of the LDS, some I'd heard of before. It isn't a negative review of LDS. It's more a book about finding what your own beliefs are and following what you believe to be true. Having been raised in a very strict religious home, I understood exactly what she meant about finding her own way. An excellent read, I would highly recommend it!
ceebab avatar reviewed Leaving the Saints : How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I don't like it as much as Martha's other books. It's ok, but the scenes with her dad have a lot of conjecture of what he's thinking, which I'm not crazy about.

It's interesting, but maybe I'm just not the target audience for this one.
reviewed Leaving the Saints : How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
An interesting read, mainly for the insider's view of the workings of the LDS church. This book is more of a personal testimony than I expected, but still worth reading. For an absolutely superb historical review of Mormonism and the splintering of the church into fundamentalism and a more culturally palatable version, read "Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith" by Jon Krakauer.
reviewed Leaving the Saints : How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith on
This book seems rather sketchy to me. I know many mormons and they are all good people.
reviewed Leaving the Saints : How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith on + 11 more book reviews
Wonderful!
reviewed Leaving the Saints : How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith on + 4 more book reviews
Perhaps the best book I read all year.