Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple by Deborah Layton

Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple

Deborah Layton

368 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark tense slow-paced

Description

Told by a former high-level member of the Peoples Temple and Jonestown survivor, Seductive Poison is the "truly unforgettable" (Kirkus Review) story of how one woman was seduced by one of the most notorious cults in recent memory and how she found...

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Moods

dark 85%
informative 61%
tense 57%
emotional 42%
sad 42%
reflective 38%
challenging 23%
mysterious 14%
inspiring 9%
adventurous 4%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 22%
fast 11%

Average rating

4.08

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