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Book Review of Jesus Land: A Memoir

Jesus Land: A Memoir
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Helpful Score: 18


Wow. I hated this book. I loved this book.

I hated the story. I hated that people like this exist/ed - her parents, the teachers, her older brother. Where do these people come from?

The writing was simply amazing. Julia has real talent and it shows. I had no idea the first sentence in the epilogue was coming. Tears sprang to my eyes for David, for what he had and what he lost. What a sad end of the book. Having said that, my copy had an interview with the author that made me feel better about it *laugh*

I was WAY invested in this book from the get go... she pulls you in, and even after it's over, won't let you go. I finished reading this last night and I simply couldn't come write about it until now. I needed time to think about it, to get over my anger at her teachers - and her family. Her parents... what horrible people.